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Contents

Inside a Supreme Court courtroom in Darwin

Index of Costs

  • Taxation Guidelines, Interest Rates, Costs, Limits on Personal Injuries Claims and Counsel Fees document PDF (932.7 KB)
  • Fees - Supreme Court Regulations PDF (292.4 KB)
  • Court Fees from 1 July 2017 PDF (212.8 KB)
  • Court Fees from 1 July 2018 PDF (1.1 MB)
  • Court Fees from 1 July 2019 PDF (169.9 KB)

Practice Directions

  • Full list of  current Practice Directions
  • Expired/Revoked Practice Directions

Court Reporting Policy and Fees

  • Interactive forms
  • Application for Transcript-Supreme Court Civil PDF (257.0 KB)
  • Application for Transcript - Supreme Court Criminal PDF (257.5 KB)
  • Application for Transcript - Local Court PDF (318.0 KB)
  • Court Reporting Policy PDF (98.9 KB)

Response by Defence Counsel to Crown Opening

  • Response by Defence Counsel to Crown Opening PDF (103.4 KB)

Mediators

  • List of Accredited Mediators PDF (172.0 KB)

Liquidators

  • List of Official Liquidators PDF (188.3 KB)

Bail Secured by Real Property

  • Real Property as Security for Bail DOCX (25.3 KB)
  • Bail Act - Bail Undertaking and Agreement by Accused Person with Guarantor DOCX (28.5 KB)
  • Mortgage Precedent Form 39 DOC (53.5 KB)
  • Caveat Precedent Form 78 DOC (57.5 KB)
  • General Consent Form 93 DOCX (28.3 KB)

Supreme Court Rules

  • Full list of Supreme Court rules

Supreme Court Forms

  • Commonly used forms.

Guidelines on Applying for Admission as a Legal Practitioner

  • Legal Profession Admission Guidelines DOCX (29.3 KB)
  • Legal Profession Admission - Originating Motion and Affidavit DOCX (24.2 KB)
  • Admission Under the Mutual Recognition Scheme PDF (78.1 KB)
  • Pro forma notice under Mutual Recognition Act DOCX (19.8 KB)
  • Admission Under Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Scheme PDF (80.2 KB)
  • Affidavit - Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition Scheme DOCX (26.0 KB)
  • Application for approval of the Admission Board to enter Articles of Clerkship DOCX (14.3 KB)
  • Law Admissions Consultative Committee Disclosure Guidelines PDF (193.8 KB)

Motor Accident (Compensation) Appeal Tribunal

The Motor Accident (Compensation) Appeal Tribunal (the Tribunal) is constituted of a Supreme Court Judge under section 28 of the Motor Accidents (Compensation) Act 1979 (the Act).

A referral can be made to the Tribunal under section 28D (referral to Tribunal – designated person’s initiative) or section 28E (referral to Tribunal – claimant’s request) of the Act.

On referral of a matter, the Tribunal must conduct a hearing into the matter in the way it considers appropriate and make a decision pursuant to section 29(4) of the Act.

The approved form for instituting a Reference to the Tribunal, pursuant to Rule 5 of the Motor Accidents (Compensation) Appeal Tribunal Rules 1986, is available here.

The approved form for providing an Answer to a reference, pursuant to Rule 6 of the Motor Accidents (Compensation) Appeal Tribunal Rules 1986, is available here.

The approved form for providing documents relevant to the proceedings pursuant to Rules 5 & 6 of the Motor Accidents (Compensation) Appeal Tribunal Rules 1986 Index of Documents is available here.

Legal Practitioner Admission Ceremonies

Time: Where there are 3 or fewer applicants, the ceremony will commence at 9:30 am. Where there are more applicants, the ceremony may be listed for 9.00 am. Applicants will be advised of the commencement time.

Venue: Full Court of the Supreme Court, Darwin.

2021 Admissions Ceremony Dates

  • March 2
  • May 4
  • July 6
  • August 31
  • November 30

Applications for Admission are to be filed by close of business on the Wednesday, 20 days prior to the Ceremony date.

The Legal Practitioner Admission Board convenes to consider applications the Tuesday after the closing date for filing.

Arrangements can also be made for admission in the Supreme Court at Alice Springs.

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