Updates from Revenue NSW
Revenue NSW has made the following changes:

• First Home Buyers Assistance Scheme – interim arrangements are no longer in place and applications must be processed on EDR.
• The Duties document matrix now includes a more comprehensive list of transactions, with links to Legislation, Revenue Rulings, forms and other information.
• A Client Identification and Proof of Status page.

Attendance at Local Court for education or development
Due to on-going health concerns the Local Court is continuing to restrict attendance in court buildings for people not directly involved in court proceedings. Recently some members of the legal profession have sought to bring staff to court for education and professional development. Allowing people to attend court purely for observation may mean others are excluded, so the Court has asked that solicitors make sound assessments of the importance of such needs. The Court acknowledges that the health crisis may be with us for a long time and that equally the development of the legal profession is important. So, with this in mind, the following protocol for any attendance has been put in place:

1. Advance notice of the attendance of any person, participating in legal programs or development, should be provided to the appropriate court; and

2. A letter from the supervising or governing body should be provided to the participant and made available to the NSW Sheriff's Officers at the time of entry to the court complex.

Please note that if numbers in particular courtrooms or buildings become too great, persons observing for this purpose may be required to leave.

Legal profession required to use CourtSA to lodge documents in civil proceedings where CourtSA has an online option

From Monday 21 September 2020, CourtSA is being mandated for legal practitioners in the civil jurisdiction.

This means:

• Anything that can be lodged using CourtSA must be. For instructions on how to lodge prescribed forms using CourtSA click here.
• Anything that cannot be lodged using CourtSA because:
  • it is a lodgement that cannot be done using CourtSA;
  • there is data migration or technical issue associated with the case; or access to the case has been requested but not yet granted

• can be lodged via email or in person at a CourtSA Registry Services counter. See the CourtSA Help Centre for more information.

Any questions can be directed to the CourtSA Registry Services Team by phone (08) 8204 2444 or email enquiry@courts.sa.gov.au. During this time there may be longer wait and processing times. We thank you for your patience and understanding.