Consolidated practice directions

Rules of 
the Supreme Court 1971
(WA) to provide guidance to parties 
and non-parties (including the media) concerning the 
practice and procedure of the Court in relation to access to 
information, records or things held by the Court.
Revised to make clear the requirements in 
Family Provision 
Act 1972
(WA) matters in relation to the originating 
summons and first affidavit; what should be annexed to the 
first affidavit; who should be joined as defendants; the 
potential cost consequences of non-compliance with PD 
9.2.2; and what will occur at the first case management 
conference. 
Inserted to provide for all matters to which the 
Supreme 
Court (Corporations) (WA) Rules 2004
(WA) apply to be 
managed in a Corporations List, by a judge designated as 
the Corporations List Judge or by the Master. 
Minor amendments to update cross-references to other PDs. 
24/08/2018 PD 3.3 
Revised to clarify that the transcript request form on the 
Court's website should be used for all applications for 
access to transcript; that transcript will only be provided 
once payment is made; and that the Credit Card Payment 
Authority form at PD 1.2.3.2 should be used (pars 32 
–
37 
and 45 revised). 
31/10/2018 PD 1.1.4 
Amendment to par 11 to provide an exemption to 
mandatory filing using the EDS in applications brought 
under s 76 of the
Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 
(Cth)
 
where the application is for leave to serve a notice or 
summons issued under s 95 or 96 of the
Corruption, Crime 
and Misconduct Act 2003 
(WA). 
20/12/2018 PD 1.2.1 
PD 9.9.3 
New par 4 inserted to provide that where amended 
pleadings are presented for filing using the EDS, the 
amendments must be made using underline, strikeout 
and/or font colour changes tools. 
Existing pars 3.4 and 3.5 deleted, new pars 3.4 
–
3.9 inserted 
and minor amendments to pars 3.1 and 3.3, revising the 
procedure in applications for warrants under the 
Surveillance Devices Act 1998
. 

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Date 
PD No 
Reason for amendment* 
01/02/2019 PD 4.5
PD 4.1.2 
PD 4.1.2.2 
PD 4.4.1
PD 4.1.2.3 
PD 1.2.5 
PD 1.2.5.1 
PD 1.2.6 
Substantial amendments to provide that, ordinarily, 
evidence in chief at trial will be given orally, without the 
use of witness statements. Ordinarily, the case manager 
will order that the parties exchange witness outlines which
identify the topics in respect of which evidence will be 
given and the substance of that evidence. The purpose of 
the witness outline is to provide notice of a witness' 
evidence in chief to the Court and other parties. Witness 
outlines are not, and do not become, evidence. 
Consequential amendment to par 18(g); insertion of new 
pars 25 
–
27 in relation to orders for witness outlines and 
witness statements for non-expert evidence; renumbering of 
pars 28 
–
35.
Insertion of new Usual Orders for CMC List matters in 
relation to: 
•
costs disclosure for strategic conferences (pars 10A 
–
10C); 
•
witness outlines ordered for non-expert evidence 
(pars 39A 
–
39G); and 
•
electronic trials (eTrials) (pars 35 
–
39). 
Consequential amendments to pars 10(a) and 15.
Minor amendments to pars 3 
–
5, clarifying that the Chief 
Justice is not currently the Judge in Charge of the 
Commercial Arbitration List. 
Substantial amendments in relation to requesting an eTrial, 
submitting the electronic trial bundle and papers for the 
Judge, and procedures during an eTrial. 
Deletion of standard orders for the use of electronic 
materials in trials and appeals, and insertion of new 
standard orders for electronic trials (eTrials). 
Amendments to the section on eTrials - deletion of pars 35 
–
39 and insertion of new pars 34 
–
38; amendments to pars 
11, 18, 20 and 28 (previously pars 11, 19, 21 and 29) in 
relation to emailing the Court; minor corrections to pars 15, 
22 and 26 (previously pars 15, 16, 23 and 27); and 
renumbering of pars 17 
–
34 as pars 16 
–
33. 

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Date 
PD No 
Reason for Amendment* 
02/08/2019 PD 1.1.4 
PD 1.2.3; 4.2.3; 
9.11; 9.13; 9.13.1; 
10.1.2. 
PD 4.1.2.2 
PD 4.6.5 
Insertion of new par 11(f) to create an exemption to 
mandatory filing using the EDS for documents presented 
for filing pursuant to Part 6 of the 
Service and Execution of 
Process Act 1992 
(Cth) and O 81B of the Rules.
Minor amendments to update hyperlinks and cross-
references to other PDs.
Insertion of par 30(g) requiring that documents in a trial 
bundle are separated by tabs. Amendments to pars 56 and 
57 requiring that facts identified in a chronology are linked 
to the documentary source which will be relied on to prove 
that fact at trial. 
Insertion of new direction which sets out the requirements 
for filing and enforcing a judgment under Part 6 of the 
Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 
(Cth) and to clarify 
how the Court registers a judgment. 
18/09/2019 PD 1.2.1 
Preface 
Insertion of new par 5A and par 5B. Par 5A serves as a 
reminder that pleadings must be signed. Par 5B explains 
how the requirement is satisfied in the context of the 
Court’s electronic document system
. 
Removal of the preface. 
20/12/19 
PD 3.3 
PD 4.9 
Amendment to par 48 confirming that no fees apply to non-