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    • Practice notes
    • Notice to practitioners
      • Magistrates-Court-Civil-Block-Listing-Periods-and-Civil-Mediation-Blocks-for-2022.pdf
      • Magistrates-Court-Criminal-Block-Listing-Periods-for-2022.pdf
      • Notice-to-practitioners-15-October-21.pdf
      • Magistrates-Court-Operations-Easing-of-Covid-19-Restrictions-Pathway-15-October-21.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Ceremonial-sitting-to-mark-the-commencement-of-the-Legal-Year-2022.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Christmas-Sitting-Dates-and-Shutdown-2021-2022.pdf
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      • Notice-to-Practioners-Criminal-Block-Listing-Periods-for-2023.pdf
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      • Notice-to-Practioners-National-Day-of-Mourning-Queen-Elizabeth-II.pdf
      • 93996d33152222ea8c27e32762ddfcf8afe6d5e5.pdf
      • 93ee76146673096304cea5998d04ffe1dfba8294.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Ceremonial-Sitting-to-mark-the-commencement-of-the-Legal-Year-2023.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Christmas-Sitting-Dates-and-Shutdown-2022-2023.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Ceremonial-Sitting-Retirement-of-Special-Magistrate-Hunter.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Enforcement-Hearing-List.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Ceremonial-Sitting-Swearing-in-of-Magistrate-Temby.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Retirement-of-Special-Magistrate-Hunter-Notice-to-Practitioners-Ceremonial-Sitting.pdf
      • aef1f314a4a7d8724bb50861aa71254baea08907.pdf
      • Notice-to-practitioners-April-block-list-of-hearings-under-the-Family-Violence-Act-2016.pdf
      • Notice-to-practitioners-First-bail-application-to-be-in-person.pdf
      • 1d1735f026169e93d9f08569507ecbc1dfb40f3b.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practioners-Withdrawal-of-12-April-2023-notice..pdf
      • Notice-to-Practioners-Amendments-to-the-Court-Procedures-Rules-2006-Interrogatories.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practioners-Ceremonial-Sitting-Swearing-in-of-Justice-Louise-Taylor.pdf
      • Notice-to-practitioners-Notice-of-appearance.pdf
      • Notice-to-practitioners-Conference-days-19-and-20-October-2023.pdf
      • Notice-to-practitioners-Criminal-Block-Listing-Periods-for-2024.pdf
      • Notice-to-practitioners-Family-and-Personal-Violence-Herings_updated.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Civil-Block-Listing-Periods-and-Civil-Mediation-Blocks-for-2024.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Christmas-Sitting-Dates-and-Shutdown-2023_2024.pdf
      • Notice-to-practitioners-Changes-to-Criminal-Listings.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Ceremonial-sitting-to-mark-the-commencement-of-the-Legal-Year-2024.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Changes-to-Listing-Arrangements.pdf
      • Notice-to-practitioners-Interruptions-court-operations.pdf
      • Notice-to-practitoners-Commencement-of-the-Legal-Year-2025.pdf
      • Notice-to-practitioners-Filing-of-Notice-of-Solicitor-Acting.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Civil-Block-Listing-Periods-and-Civil-Mediation-Blocks-for-2025.pdf
      • Notice-to-practitioners-Ceremonial-sitting-Appointment-of-Magistrate-Begley.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners_Ceremonial-Sitting-Retirement-of-Magistrate-Cook.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Childrens-Court-Care-and-protection-hearings.pdf
      • Notice-of-Practitioners-Criminal-Block-Listing-Periods-for-2026-_-25-Aug-2025.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Family-and-Personal-Violence-Hearings_26-Aug-2025.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Civil-Block-Listing-Periods-and-Civil-Mediation-Blocks-for-2026.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Christmas-and-Shutdown-Sitting-Dates-2025-2026.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Expansion-of-E-lodgment.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Amendment-to-the-standard-directions-for-mediations.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Changes-to-Criminal-Listings_2026.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners_Ceremonial-Sitting-to-mark-the-retirement-of-Justice-Loukas-Karlsson.pdf
      • Notice-to-practitoners-Commencement-of-the-Legal-Year-2026.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Ceremonial-Sitting-to-mark-the-retirement-of-Chief-Magistrate-Walker.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Timely-attendance-at-court.pdf
      • NP-Ceremonial-sitting-Appointment-of-Justice-Muller.pdf
      • Notice-to-practitioners-Ceremonial-sitting-appointment-of-Chief-Magistrate-Taylor.pdf
      • Notice-to-Practitioners-Changes-to-listing-of-criminal-matters.pdf
    • Practice directions
      • Practice-direction-Revised-Arrangements-No-3.pdf
      • Industrial-Court-Practice-Direction-1_2021.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-Civil-3-1-October-2020.pdf
      • schedule_1_to_practice_direction_2_of_2021.pdf
      • schedule_2_to_practice_direction_2_of_2021.pdf
      • schedule_3_to_practice_direction_2_of_2021.pdf
      • Practice-direction-5-of-2024-usual-directions-in-civil-matters.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-_6-of-2024-Annexure-C-Protected-Confidences-Form.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-_6-of-2024-Annexure-B-Committal-Form.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-_6-of-2024-Annexure-A-Usual-Timings-for-Listings.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-_6-of-2024_2-December-2024.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-1-of-2025-FINAL.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-1-of-2025_Schedule-1.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-1-of-2025_Schedule-2_first-directions-hearing-questionnaire.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-1-of-2025_Schedule-3_standard-civil-orders-Final.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-1-of-2025_Schedule-4_Listing-hearing-questionnaire.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-1-of-2025.docx
      • Practice-Direction-1-of-2025_Schedule-1.docx
      • Practice-Direction-1-of-2025_Schedule-2_first-directions-hearing-questionnaire.docx
      • Practice-Direction-1-of-2025_Schedule-3_standard-civil-orders.docx
      • Practice-Direction-1-of-2025_Schedule-4_Listing-hearing-questionnaire.docx
      • Adult-Criminal-Practice-Direction-2-of-2025.pdf
      • Adult-Criminal-Practice-Direction-2-of-2025-Annexure-A-Usual-Timings-for-Listings.pdf
      • Adult-Criminal-Practice-Direction-2-of-2025-Annexure-B-Committal-Form.pdf
      • Adult-Criminal-Practice-Direction-2-of-2025-Annexure-C-Protected-Confidences-Form.pdf
      • Adult-Criminal-Practice-Direction-2-of-2025-Annexure-D-Pre-hearing-Mention-Questionnaire.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-Standard-Directions-in-Civil-Matters_3-of-2025.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-4-of-2025-Procedures-under-the-Fair-Work-Act-2009-Cth.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-4-of-2025-Procedures-under-the-Fair-Work-Act-2009-Cth_Annexure-A.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-4-of-2025-Procedures-under-the-Fair-Work-Act-2009-Cth_Annexure-B.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-4-of-2025-Procedures-under-the-Fair-Work-Act-2009-Cth_Annexure-C.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-4-of-2025-Procedures-under-the-Fair-Work-Act-2009-Cth_Annexure-D.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-4-of-2025-Procedures-under-the-Fair-Work-Act-2009-Cth_Annexure-E.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-4-of-2025-Procedures-under-the-Fair-Work-Act-2009-Cth_Annexure-F.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-4-of-2025-Procedures-under-the-Fair-Work-Act-2009-Cth_Annexure-G.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-4-of-2025-Procedures-under-the-Fair-Work-Act-2009-Cth_Annexure-H.pdf
      • Practice-Direction-1-of-2026-Family-and-Personal-Violence-Matters.pdf
    • Archived Practice Directions
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  • Guide to Enforcement of Judgments
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    • ACT Coroner's Court 2003 Bushfire Inquiry
    • Information Kit on Dealing with a Road Death
  • Conferencing in the ACT Magistrates Court
  • Mediation in the ACT Magistrates Court
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  • Appealing a decision
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    • Appeals to the ACT Supreme Court
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      • c_-_index_to_appeal_papers_-_appeals_to_the_supreme_court_from_the_magistrates_court.doc
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      • a_-_index_to_appeal_papers_-_appeals_to_the_supreme_court_from_magistrates_court.doc
• Fees, Fines & Costs
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• Forms
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  • Other areas of law
  • ACT Sentencing Database
  • Forms for ordering Court transcripts
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• About the Courts
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  • Coroners Court
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