I note the announcement just made by the Commissioner for Equal Opportunity that the footnote in the Report on the Inquiry into Sexual Harassment in the Legal Profession which stated that no complaint was received about a serving judicial officer was mistaken. I am very disappointed to hear that the complaints made to the Equal [...]

The Honourable Chris Kourakis, Chief Justice of South Australia today said: “The Governor has today appointed Ms Penelope Croser as the State Courts Administrator with effect from 15 June 2021. Ms Croser was selected by the State Courts Administration Council as its preferred candidate for the position from a strong field of applicants. The Council [...]

“The State Courts Administration Council welcomes the opportunity the Commissioner's Inquiry has given to victims of harassment to speak out about their experiences, many for the first time.  The Council will adopt the recommendations relevant to the CAA. We will also consider the recommendations of the enquiry into harassment in the Victorian Courts published yesterday. [...]

​8 April 2021 Statement from the Honourable Trish Kelly, President of the Court of Appeal  I announce my retirement to take effect on 1 September 2021. It has been a great privilege to serve the State as the inaugural President of the Court of Appeal. The Court rules and practices we have adopted provide a [...]

On the morning of 1 March 2021, an investigation file regarding the death of a woman in June 2020 was delivered to me by South Australia Police. The woman’s death and related matters have been the subject of media reporting in recent days. Whilst SAPOL has provided information to me, I determined that the investigation [...]

The Honourable Chris Kourakis, Chief Justice of South Australia, has today on behalf of the Judges of the Supreme Court announced the appointment of eight new Senior Counsel. The appointments were made after wide consultation with the judicial officers of the State, the senior law officers of the State and the legal profession. Senior Counsel [...]

Please be advised of Court operating hours over the Christmas period: Supreme, Probate, District and ERD Court Registry The combined criminal registry, the combined civil registry and the ERD court registry in the Sir Samuel Way building and the Probate registry will close at 4.30pm on Thursday, 24 December 2020. The registry will re-open on [...]

The Honourable Chris Kourakis, Chief Justice of South Australia announced today that he has instructed the State Courts Administrator to take immediate steps to undertake two tasks. The first is to establish an independent grievance complaints body. It is not intended to, and the body could not, replace the legislated grievance procedures in Part 7 [...]

The Legal Practitioners (Senior and Queens Counsel) Act 2020 enacted by Parliament removes the discretion of the executive government to pick and choose which of the barristers, appointed as Senior Counsel by the Supreme Court, it will appoint as Queen’s Counsel. The Act abrogates the executive’s prerogative in that regard so that any Senior Counsel [...]

The Chief Justice of South Australia, The Honourable Chris Kourakis, has convened a meeting to address the issue of bullying and sexual harassment in the legal profession. The Chief Justice, as head of the South Australian legal profession, has said that he recognises the need to demonstrate the same kind of leadership shown by The [...]