Consolidated practice directions

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Refer to Practice Direction 4.4.3. 

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4. General Division - Civil 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
4.3
Interlocutory Disputes 
4.3.1
Masters Chambers 
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1. 
The Supreme Court has a Master, a judicial officer who handles: 
(a) 
interlocutory (preliminary) matters prior to trial in civil cases 
commenced by writ; 
(b) 
civil cases commenced by originating processes other than by 
writ; and
(c) 
CMC List matters. 
2. 
Subject to any direction otherwise, the Master will sit in Chambers at 
9.45 am: 
(a) 
on Tuesday and Thursday to hear the Master's List; and 
(b) 
on Wednesday to hear the Master's CMC List. 
3. 
Special appointments will be given for case management requests that 
are expected to take more than 20 minutes. 
4. 
Where a special appointment is sought, the case management request 
should be listed in ordinary chambers in the first instance for direction 
regarding the filing and service of affidavits and any other requisite 
directions. 
5. 
Solicitors should provide to the Master's Associate, on the same day 
programming orders for a special appointment are made, their 
unavailable dates. If dates are provided, such consideration will be 
given to counsels' availability as is consistent with the expeditious 
disposal of the matter. 
6. 
It is the responsibility of the parties to ensure compliance with 
programming orders. The Court will not take any steps to ensure such 
compliance. Any party seeking to vary programming orders, either by 
reason of a failure to comply with the orders or otherwise, should 
contact the Associate to the Master and arrange for the matter to be 
listed in Chambers. As a general rule no affidavit is required in these 
circumstances. 

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4. General Division - Civil 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
4.3.2
Conferral prior to making an application