Consolidated practice directions

Date 
PD No 
Reason for Amendment* 
1/03/2018 
PDs 1.1.3; 1.1.4 
PDs 1.2.1; 1.2.2; 
1.2.2.1; 1.2.3; 
1.2.3.1; 2.1 
PDs 4.1.1; 4.1.2; 
4.1.2.2; 4.1.4; 4.3.3; 
4.3.5; 4.4.3; 4.5; 
4.6.1; 4.6.2; 4.6.3; 
6.1; 7.2 
PDs 9.2.1; 9.9; 
9.10; 9.12; 9.14; 
10.1.2 
New PDs to assist litigants who are required to file documents 
electronically with the commencement of the 
Supreme Court 
Amendment Rules 2018
(on 1 March 2018) to understand and use 
the eCourts Portal and electronic document system (EDS). 
Insertion of par 3 and 4 in PD 1.2.1 and major revisions to 
PD 1.2.2 due to the insertion of Order 67A in the 
Rules of the 
Supreme Court 1971
; provides directions concerning format and 
filing of documents, exemptions to mandatory electronic filing 
and filing sensitive documents. 
Amendments to reflect the changes to practice and procedure in 
the General Division - Civil and General Division - Appeals to a 
Single Judge due to the 
Supreme Court Amendment Rules 2018 
and 
the commencement of mandatory (with exceptions) electronic 
filing using the EDS; and to reflect new terminology in the 
Rules 
of the Supreme Court 1971. 
Amendments to clarify the effect of Order 67A of the 
Rules of the 
Supreme Court 1971 
on requirements for filing in specialised 
procedures and applications; and to clarify that applications for 
admission of practitioners are not required to be filed 
electronically. 
[Remove: Table of Amendments: 2015 - (pages 14-15); Practice 
Directions Index (pages 16-20) & PD 1.2.1; PD 1.2.2; PD 1.2.2.1; 
PD 1.2.3; PD 1.2.3.1; PD 2.1; PD 4.1.1; PD 4.1.2; PD 4.1.2.2; 
PD 4.1.4; PD 4.3.3; PD 4.3.5; PD 4.4.3; PD 4.5; PD 4.6.1; PD 4.6.2; 
PD 4.6.3; PD 6.1; PD 7.2; PD 9.2.1; PD 9.9; PD 9.10; PD 9.12; 
PD 9.14; PD 10.1.2. 
Print and insert: Table of Amendments: 2015 - (pages 14-15); 
Practice Directions Index (pages 16 - 20); PD 1.1.3 & 1.1.4 (pages 
24-28); PD 1.2.1 (pages 29-31); PD 1.2.2 & PD 1.2.2.1 (pages 36-45); 
PD 1.2.3 (pages 46-47); PD 1.2.3.1 (page 48); PD 2.1 (pages 69-72); 
PD 4.1.1 & PD 4.1.2 (pages 84-92); PD 4.1.2.2 (pages 94-105); 
PD 4.1.4 (pages 109-110); PD 4.3.3 (pages 137-138); PD 4.3.5 
(page 141); PD 4.4.3 (page 170); PD 4.5 (pages 171-173); PD 4.6.1 
(pages 174-176); PD 4.6.2 (page 177); PD 4.6.3 (page 178); PD 6.1 
(page 248); PD 7.2 (page 258); PD 9.2.1 (page 292); PD 9.9 
(pages 350-358); PD 9.10 (pages 359-362); PD 9.12 (pages 365-367); 
PD 9.14 (pages 386-389); PD 10.1.2 (pages 409 - 410)]. 

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Date 
PD No 
Reason for Amendment* 
07/04/2018 Preface
PDs 1.2.2; 4.2.1; 
4.6.4; 4.7.1.1; 4.7.2; 
5.3; 5.8; 5.9; 6.2; 
8.2.5; 9.1.1; 9.10 
PD 10.1.2 
To refer litigants to the website of Parliamentary Counsel’s 
Office (rather than the website of the State Law Publisher) 
to access the 
Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 
(WA). 
To reflect changes in terminology in relation to filing in the 
Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 
(WA) after commencement 
of the 
Supreme Court Amendment Rules 2018; 
and 
miscellaneous amendments. 
Revised to assist applicants for admission as practitioners as 
to filing requirements. 
29/06/2018 PD 1.1.4 
PD 1.2.2 
Amendments clarifying that the EDS will not accept certain 
documents (par 9); declaring further categories of 
documents, including documents in single judge appeals, 
exempt from mandatory filing via the EDS (par 11(c) - (e)); 
clarifying the procedure for making applications to the 
Principal Registrar to file otherwise than via the EDS (pars 
17 
–
19); and clarifying that objections to subpoenas cannot 
be filed via the EDS (par 20).
Amendments requiring parties to email associates if filing 
documents within 48 hours of a hearing (pars 4 - 6); 
clarifying filing requirements for general division appeals 
(pars 48 
–
53) and single judge appeals (pars 54 
–
59); and 
clarifying that probate applications cannot be filed via the 
EDS (par 61). 

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Date 
PD No 
Reason for Amendment* 
18/07/2018 PD 3.3 
PD 9.2.2 
PD 9.5.3 
PDs 1.1.4; 1.2.2; 
5.9; 9.14; 10.1.2; 
10.1.3 
Revised following the introduction of O 67B of the