Consolidated practice directions

Outline of Submissions 
7. 
The outline of submissions is to be set out in numbered paragraphs.
Each paragraph is to contain one contention of law or fact, followed by 
reference to: 
(a) the authorities to be cited in support of it (identifying relevant 
pages or paragraphs); 
(b) relevant legislation. 
8. 
The outline of submissions is to be in point or summary form, rather 
than being a complete exposition of the contentions advanced. It should 
not normally exceed five pages in length in the case of an interlocutory 
hearing, 10 pages in the case of a trial and 20 pages in the Court of 
Appeal. 
9. 
The Outline does not limit oral argument. It may be departed from if 
some new point emerges in the course of argument. 
Chronology 
 
10. A chronology is to be included only if it is reasonably necessary to 
comprehend the history of matters relevant to the argument. It is 
anticipated that a chronology will be necessary in only a small fraction of 
interlocutory matters.
 
List of authorities 
 
11. The purpose of the list is to enable the Court and the opposing party to 
prepare for the hearing by obtaining copies of those authorities as 
necessary. The list must contain all authorities referred to in the outline 
of submissions, and no others. 
12. Cases are to be listed in alphabetical order, and separately from 
legislation, which is to be listed in alphabetical order by short title. 
13. Any cases from which counsel intends to read are to be marked with an 
asterisk. It would be appreciated if counsel could also include reference 
to the specific pages or paragraphs to be read. If counsel do not intend to 
read from any cases, a clear statement to that effect must be included at 
the end of the list of authorities. 

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2. Submissions and Authorities 
PD 2.1
 
Supreme Court of Western Australia 
Consolidated Practice Direction
14. Reported cases must be cited by reference to the relevant authorised 
report. Where possible the medium-neutral citation should appear the 
first time a case is referred to with subsequent references having only the 
case name, although it is recognised that where there are a number of 
cases with the same or similar names, or alternatively popular names, it 
may be necessary to cite the reference. 
15. Unreported cases must be cited by medium-neutral citation if there is 
one.