Consolidated practice directions

 
Important Notes 
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Counsel must provide their own laptop 
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The court provides connections/cables for VGA in all courts, and HDMI in 
some. If your laptop does not support either you will have to provide the 
appropriate adapter
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If sufficient time is not provided before the date required the services 
requested may not be available, and your request will be rejected.
 
COURT USE ONLY 
Date Received: ____ / ____ / ______ 
Technology Officer advised: ______________________ Date advised: ____ / ____ / ______ 
 
Associate advised: _________________________ Date advised: ____ / ____ / ______ 

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1. Supreme Court Registry & Court of Appeal Office 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
1.2.7
The Taking of Evidence by Video or Audio Link 
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Application 
1. 
This Practice Direction applies: 
(a) where the Court makes a direction pursuant to 
Evidence Act 1906
(WA) s 121 that evidence be taken, or a submission received, by 
video link or audio link; and 
(b) unless the Court makes a contrary direction. 
Booking sheet 
2. 
If evidence is to be taken by video link, the party who intends to call the 
witness (the Applicant) must send a Video Link Booking Request in the 
form published by the Court (and available on the website) to the Court 
Technology Officer. 
3. 
Unless there are exceptional reasons for not doing so, the Video Link 
Booking Request is to be received by the Court not less than 14 days 
before the date of the hearing in which the evidence is to be taken. 
Obligations on the applicant 
4. 
Where the site at which the witness will appear by video link is within 
Western Australia, the applicant must use reasonable endeavours to 
ensure that the video link facility is one set out in the Court's List of 
Preferred Video Link Facilities, as published from time to time by the 
Court (and available on the website). 
5. 
The applicant must use reasonable endeavours to ensure that: 
(a) the room from which the video or an audio link is to be broadcast 
is able to be closed off such that only the witness and any other 
person as permitted by the Court are in the room; 
(b) the quality of the video link is of a standard that is sufficient to 
provide continuous uninterrupted video images and clear and 
audible audio feed, so as to be easily seen and heard by the Court; 
(c) where a video link is used, the witness is dressed appropriately for 
court, as if the witness were giving evidence in person in the 
courtroom; and 
(d) the arrangements made with the venue from which the video link 
or audio link is to be broadcast maintain the dignity and solemnity 
of the court, consistent with the venue being treated as part of the 
court for this purpose. 

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1. Supreme Court Registry & Court of Appeal Office 
PD 1.2.7
 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
6. 
An applicant is still required to comply with par 5 although the site at 
which the witness will appear by video link is not in the Court's List of 
Preferred Video Link Facilities or within Western Australia. 

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2. Submissions and Authorities 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
2.