Uncontested probate applications move online
From 1 August 2023 most applications for an uncontested grant of representation must be applied for and filed online.  
Further information about filing an application online including key changes to the current process is available here.  

Memorandum from the Chief Judge in Equity - 27 June 2023
From 1 July 2023, family provision and probate matters will be managed and heard in a list to be known as the Succession & Probate List. With effect from 1 July 2023, the List Judge is Justice Meek. Click here to read more. 

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules - Amendment to rule 3.13 
Uniform Civil Procedure (Amendment No 100) Rule 2023
This rule makes a minor amendment to rule 3.13 of the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005 consequential on an amendment to the Supreme Court Rules 1970 to provide for electronic filing of non-contentious applications for a grant of probate or administration or for the resealing of a foreign grant of probate. The rule was published on the NSW Legislation website on 23 June 2023 and will commence on 1 July 2023.

Uniform Civil Procedure Rules - Amendment to Form 150
TUniform Civil Procedure Rules (UCPR) forms 
UCPR Form 150 is a notice of motion for order passing accounts (and for commission).  The form has now been amended (Form 150 version 2): to reorder items within paragraph 3 of the supporting affidavit to align with the tables at the end of the form, to clarify what supporting documentation is required where an executor continues to carry on the business operated by the deceased, by updating the bank reconciliation, and by moving instructions and information to footnotes.

Succession and Probate List Update
From 1 July 2023, family provision and probate matters will be managed and heard in a list to be known as the Succession and Probate List . Please see the Memorandum from the Chief Judge in Equity for further information on changes to forms and contact details.

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia – Form and Fee changes from 1 July 2023
The following changes take effect from 1 July 2023:
•    Fair work small claims jurisdiction change
•    Family law fee increases
•    General federal law fee increases
•    Form updates for all jurisdictions. A grace period for the use of old forms will extend until close of filing on 29 September 2023.
For details of these changes, see the Court’s website.

Reissued Practice Note SC CL 2 – Criminal Proceedings
On 26 June 2023 the Chief Justice reissued Practice Note SC CL 2 – Criminal Proceedings, with a commencement date of 27 June 2023. The revised Practice Note: sets out the requirement for the Director of Public Prosecutions to file a Crown case statement that specifies the basis of criminal liability; updates the timeframe for the legal representatives of the Director of Public Prosecutions and the accused to complete a Trial Management Form and provides additional procedural information regarding the completion of the Form; updates when the parties are to notify the Court of any change in circumstances that may affect the readiness of the matter to proceed or the estimate of trial; and updates the Trial Management Form. The Note can be viewed and downloaded here.

Reissued Practice Note SC EQ 01 – Case Management in the Equity General List
The Supreme Court has reissued Practice Note SC EQ 01 – Case Management in the Equity General List, with a commencement date of 1 July 2023. 
The revised Practice Note: 

• Clarifies in the usual order for hearing (Annexure A) that submissions, a chronology, objections and a list of authorities do not need to be provided with the Court Book five working days before the trial date (order 2) but should instead be provided to the Associate of the Trial Judge two working days before the trial date (order 6);
• Clarifies that the usual order for hearing in interlocutory applications (Annexure C) can be made for matters in the Applications List or other special fixtures; and
• Corrects typographical errors.

The reissued Practice Note SC EQ 01 – Case Management in the Equity General List is available here.​​​​​​

Industrial Relations Commission fee increases
The Industrial Relations (General) Amendment (Fees) Regulation 2023 (NSW) amends the Industrial Relations (General) Regulation 2020 to increase certain fees charged for proceedings in the Industrial Relations Commission in alignment with fees charged for similar matters in the Supreme Court, Land and Environment Court, District Court and Local Court from 30 June 2023.