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Publications you can find on the District Court website include Annual Reviews, policy and tabled documents, latest news, the strategic plan, and judicial speeches.
The main resources for key district court procedures, such as practice notes, subpoenas and online courts.
District Court Criminal Practice Note 24 - Applications for leave for in person appearances in Trials and Sentence Hearings of WHS Prosecutions (PDF , 155.0 KB)
District Court Criminal Practice Note 24 - Applications for leave for in person appearances in Trials and Sentence Hearings of WHS Prosecutions (DOC , 45.5 KB) Practice Note 24 is suspended
District Court Criminal Practice Note 25 - Applications for Leave for In Person Appearances in Sentence Proceedings (PDF , 180.3 KB)
District Court Criminal Practice Note 25 - Applications for Leave for In Person Appearances in Sentence Proceedings (DOC , 67.5 KB)Practice Note 25 is suspended
District Court Criminal Practice Note 26 - Walama List Sentencing Procedure (PDF , 109.7 KB)
District Court Criminal Practice Note 26 - Walama List Sentencing Procedure (DOC , 77.5 KB)
District Court Criminal Practice Note 27 - Jury Trials and Judge Alone Trials (PDF , 152.1 KB)
District Court Criminal Practice Note 27 - Jury Trials and Judge Alone Trials (DOC , 88.5 KB)
Court Users FAQs (PDF , 198.6 KB)
Criminal trials at circuit sittings (PDF , 95.6 KB) Criminal trials at circuit sittings (DOC , 128.5 KB) Replaced 16 February 2022
District Court Criminal Practice Note 19 - Criminal Trials at Circuit Sittings (PDF , 237.5 KB) District Court Criminal Practice Note 19 - Criminal Trials at Circuit Sittings (DOC , 59.0 KB) replaced 2 August 2021
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District Court Criminal Practice Note 20 – Sentence Matters (PDF , 20.0 KB) replaced 31 August 2020.
Appeals against Conviction (PDF , 15.9 KB) Appeals against Conviction (DOC , 28.5 KB) Replaced 18 April 2022
Vacated Trials due to COVID-19 (PDF , 12.4 KB) (PDF , 12.4 KB) Vacated Trials due to COVID-19 (DOC , 28.5 KB) (DOC , 28.5 KB)
District Court Criminal Practice Note 23 - Resumption of Jury Trials and in person appearances in Judge Alone Trials (PDF , 327.5 KB) (PDF , 327.5 KB) Replaced 22 April 2022
District Court Criminal Practice Note 23 - Resumption of Jury Trials and in person appearances in Judge Alone Trials (DOC , 161.0 KB) (DOC , 161.0 KB)
District Court Criminal Practice Note 23 Additional Venues updated 26 October 2021 (DOCX , 52.6 KB) (DOCX , 52.6 KB)
District Court Criminal Practice Note 25 - Applications for Leave for In Person Appearances in Sentence Proceedings (PDF , 178.0 KB) (PDF , 178.0 KB)
District Court Criminal Practice Note 25 - Applications for Leave for In Person Appearances in Sentence Proceedings (DOC , 64.5 KB) (DOC , 64.5 KB)
Applications for leave for in person appearances in Civil Trials (PDF , 158.5 KB)Applications for leave for in person appearances in Civil Trials (DOC , 45.0 KB)
Practice Note 16 is suspended
02 May 2022