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CIVIL PRACTICE DIRECTIONS

Practice Direction 1 of 1992  (Civil Division)
Court sitting locations

Practice Direction 2 of 1992
Applications not requiring service

Practice Direction 4 of 1992
(Civil Division)
Addition of Gawler as DX location under rule 2(1).
 
Practice Direction 5 of 1992
(Civil Division)
Applications not requiring service - Revoked by 1 of 1995

Practice Direction 6 of 1992
(Civil Division)
Investigation/ Examination summonses to be served by Sheriff

Practice Direction 2 of 1993
(Civil Division)
Definition of “the Trial Court”

Practice Direction 1 of 1994 (Civil Division)
Registry Prefix - Revoked by 1 of 1998

Practice Direction 1 of 1995 (Civil Division)
Applications not requiring service

Practice Direction 2 of 1995 (Civil Division)
Notice of Directions Hearing - Revoked by 1 of 1996

Practice Direction 3 of 1995 (Civil Division)
Minor statutory proceeding forms - Revoked by 1 of 1997

Practice Direction 1 of 1996 (Civil Division)
Notice of Directions Hearing

Practice Direction 2 of 1996 (Civil Division)
Commencement of an action under Corporations Law

Practice Direction 1 of 1997 (Civil Division)
Revocation of Practice Direction 3 of 1995

Practice Direction 1 of 1998 (Civil Division)
Registry Prefix

Practice Direction 1 of 1999 (Civil Division)
Effective 5/7/99; notice of intended claim (Final Notice of Claim - Form 1A)

Practice Direction 2 of 1999 (Civil Division)
Application to have claim commenced as a general claims or as a consumer and business claim heard and determined as a minor civil action - Rule 93

Practice Direction 1 of 2002 (Civil Division)
Increase in monetary jurisdiction of Magistrates Court

Practice Direction 2 of 2002 (Civil Division)
Pre-judgement interest amendment

Practice Direction 5 of 2002 (Civil Division)
Effective 7/10/02; Practice for non-contentious civil applications to be dealt with by electronic means where the trial court is the Adelaide Civil Registry.

Practice Direction 6 of 2002 (Civil Division)
Revocation of Practice Directions 3 of 1993 and 3 & 4 of 2002. Opening hours of registries.

Practice Direction 7 of 2002 (Civil Division)
Fees in the Third Schedule of Magistrates Court (Civil) Rules

Practice Direction 1 of 2003 (Civil Division)
Service of copy of claims upon SGIC under Rule 45

Practice Direction 1 of 2005 (Civil Division)
Effective 1/8/05; Parties to file list of witnesses to be called in General Claims or Consumer Business matters; responsibility for costs of unlisted witnesses. 

Explanatory Memorandum to Practice Direction 1 of 2005 (Civil Division)

Practice Direction 1 of 2006 (Civil Division)
Rule and form amendments effective 2nd April 2007. Criminal Assets Confiscation Act forms. Commencement of actions under Rule 37. 

Practice Direction 2 of 2006 (Civil Division)
Default Judgments and Orders in Federal Matters.

Practice Direction 3 of 2006 (Civil Division) 
Sittings 26-27 Oct. and 27-29 Dec. 2006

Practice Direction 1 of 2007 (Civil Division)
Sittings 25-26 Oct. and 27-31 Dec. 2007

Practice Direction 1 of 2008 (Civil Division)  
Sittings 30-31 Oct. and 29-31 Dec. 2008

Practice Direction 3 of 2009 (Civil Division) 
Sittings 22-23 Oct. and 29-31 Dec. 2009

Practice Direction 1 of 2010 (Civil Division) 
Sittings 28-29 Oct. and 29-31 Dec. 2010

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CRIMINAL PRACTICE DIRECTIONS

Practice Direction 2 of 1992
(Criminal Division)
Sealing of Restraining Orders - Revoked by 2 of 1995

Practice Direction 3 of 1992
(Criminal Division)
Offences to be heard by Industrial Court - Revoked by 3 of 1995

Practice Direction 1 of 1994
(Criminal Division)
Searching of Court Files - Revoked by 1 of 1996

Practice Direction 1 of 1995 (Criminal Division)
Issuance of a witness summons to witness or warrant to arrest witness 

Practice Direction 2 of 1995 (Criminal Division)
Sealing of Restraining Orders

Practice Direction 3 of 1995 (Criminal Division)
Revocation of Practice Direction 3 of 1992

Practice Direction 1 of 1996 (Criminal Division)
Revocation of Practice Direction 1 of 1994

Practice Direction 1 of 1997 (Criminal Division)
Issue of Notices Sec 269 CLC Act 1935

Practice Direction 1 of 1999 (Criminal Division)
Effective 6/4/99; Caseflow management, listing of criminal proceedings

Practice Direction 3 of 2002 (Criminal Division)
Revocation of Chief Magistrates’ Direction No 3 of 1993

Practice Direction 1 of 2009 (Criminal Division)
Listing priority for sexual offences where victim is child

Practice Direction 2 of 2009
(Criminal Division)
Listing of Case Conferences in relation to matters listed at AMC for Committal purs. s107 SPA.

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GENERAL PRACTICE DIRECTIONS

Practice Direction 1 of 1992
Court Sitting Locations

Practice Direction 3 of 1992
Registry Opening Hours - Revoked by 3 of 1993

Practice Direction 3 of 1993
Registry Opening Hours - Revoked by 3 of 2002

Memo - Practice Direction 3 of 1993
Registry opening hours

Practice Direction 3 of 2002
Registry opening hours

Practice Direction 4 of 2002
Registry Opening Hours – Revoked by 6 of 2002

Practice Direction 6 of 2002
Registry Opening hours - Revoked Practice Directions 3 of 1993 and 3 & 4 of 2002.

Practice Direction 1 of 2004
Court Sitting Locations 29-31 December 2004

Practice Direction 3 of 2006
Court Listings 26-27 October & December to 1 January 2006

Practice Direction 1 of 2007
Court Listings 25-26 October & 27-31 December 2007

Practice Direction 1 of 2008
Court Listings 30-31 October & 29-31 December 2008

Practice Direction 3 of 2009

Sittings 22-23 Oct. and 29-31 Dec. 2009

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