Civil sittings of the Supreme Court at Perth for the trial of causes and issues of fact during the year 2020 shall commence on Tuesday, 14 January 2020 and shall continue, except for the Easter and Winter Vacations and for Public Service holidays, until Thursday, 24 December 2020.
Criminal sittings of the Supreme Court to be held at Perth during the year 2020 shall commence on the following days:
Tuesday 14 January
Monday 3 February
Tuesday 3 March
Wednesday 1 April
Friday 1 May
Monday 1 June
Wednesday 1 July
Monday 3 August
Tuesday 1 September
Thursday 1 October
Monday 2 November
Tuesday 1 December
Sittings of the Supreme Court at circuit towns for 2020 will be held in accordance with the following:
Albany
14 January 2020
20 April 2020
27 July 2020
5 October 2020
Bunbury
17 February 2020
11 May 2020
3 August 2020
2 November 2020
Busselton
17 February 2020
11 May 2020
3 August 2020
2 November 2020
Esperance
14 January 2020
20 April 2020
27 July 2020
5 October 2020
Geraldton
17 February 2020
30 March 2020
2 June 2020
20 July 2020
19 October 2020
Kalgoorlie
24 February 2020
15 June 2020
12 October 2020
30 November 2020
Carnarvon, Karratha, South Hedland, Broome, Derby and Kununurra
9 March 2020
11 May 2020
10 August 2020
31 August 2020
9 November 2020
Unless otherwise directed, a Master sits in chambers each Tuesday and Thursday.
Special appointments will be given, when necessary, for urgent matters or matters that are expected to take more than 20 minutes and are arranged by following the procedures set out in the Consolidated Practice Directions (2009) at 4.3.1.
The vacations to be observed in the Supreme Court will be the summer vacation, the Easter vacation, and the winter vacation. The summer vacation commences on 25 December and terminates on the second Monday in January next following; the Easter vacation commences on Good Friday and terminates on Easter Monday, and the winter vacation commences on a day in June, July or August fixed by Rule of Court, from year to year, and terminates on a day 14 days after the day so fixed.
The vacation periods for 2020 are:
Summer: 25 December 2019 - 13 January 2020
Winter: 6 July 2020 – 17 July 2020
Summer: 25 December 2020 - 11 January 2021
In the computation of the time prescribed by the Rules of the Supreme Court or by an order or direction for filing serving or amending any pleading or for filing and serving any notice of appeal the period or any part of the period which is between 25 December and 11 January next following shall not be reckoned unless the court orders.
Rule 5 of Order 68 of the Rules of the Supreme Court provides that the several offices of the Supreme Court shall be open every day of the year except Saturdays, Sundays, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Christmas Day, and all public service holidays.
Last updated: 5-Feb-2020
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