Western Australian Current Regulations

SUPREME COURT (COURT OF APPEAL) RULES 2005 - REG 73

73 .         Court of Appeal not prevented from publishing proceedings

                Rules 70 to 72 do not prevent the Court of Appeal from publishing, on its own initiative, all or any part of the proceedings in an appeal to any person, and in any manner, it thinks fit.

        [Rule 73 inserted: SL 2025/76 r. 18.]

Schedule 1 -- Forms

[r. 3]

1 .         Appeal notice ( Criminal Appeals Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 3 and Pt. 3) (r. 28)

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No:
		Appeal notice ( Criminal Appeals Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 3 and Pt. 3)
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Offender	Full name:		Date of birth:
Primary court’s decision
Primary court Indictment No./SJA No. Date of decision Judicial officer	at
Decision details 1
Conviction recorded 2 Sentence imposed 3 Other orders made 4
Appeal details
Notice of appeal [Tick one or more boxes]	The appellant applies to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal against the above conviction.         The appellant applies to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal against —         the above sentence         the above order         5 The appellant applies to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal against the above decision.
Draft grounds of appeal 6	1.
Notice to the respondent	If you want to take part in this appeal you must file a Form 4 under the Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) Rules 2005 within 7 days after you are served with this notice and serve it on the appellant.
Last date for appealing	Last date: Is an extension of time needed? Yes/No
Legal representation	Is the appellant legally represented in this appeal? Yes/No Is the appellant applying for legal aid? Yes/No
Appellant’s details for service 7
Name Street address Telephone Email address Reference No.	Fax No.
Signature of appellant or legal practitioner	Appellant/Appellant’s legal practitioner			Date:

Notes to Form 1 —
1.         If the appeal is not against a conviction or sentence or other order made as a result of a conviction (e.g. an appeal under the Criminal Appeals Act 2004 s. 23(1)(c), 23(2)(c), 24(1)(c), 24(2), 25(2), 25(3) or 26), delete the following and describe the decision being appealed.
2.         Describe the offence. E.g. Dangerous driving causing death. If there is more than one conviction, put the details of the other convictions, sentences and orders on an attachment.
3.         State the sentence. E.g. Imprisonment for 18 months with a parole eligibility order cumulative on the sentence for robbery.
4.         State any other order made. E.g. Disqualified from holding or obtaining a driver’s licence for 4 years.
5.         Tick this box if the appeal is against a decision other than a conviction or sentence or other order made as a result of a conviction. See note 1.
6.         Set out the draft grounds in numbered paragraphs.
7.         If the appellant is represented by a legal practitioner, the appellant’s details below must be the legal practitioner’s. If the appellant is self-represented, the details must be the appellant’s personal details.
[8.         deleted]

        [Form 1 amended: Gazette 22 Aug 2017 p. 4538; SL 2022/74 r. 18; SL 2022/209 r. 24.]

1A .         Appeal notice ( Criminal Appeals Act 2004 Pt. 3A) (r. 28A)

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No:
		Appeal notice (Criminal Appeals Act 2004 Pt. 3A)
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Offender	Full name:		Date of birth:
Primary court’s decision
Primary court Indictment No. Date of decision Judicial officer	at
Decision details
Conviction recorded  1
Previous appeal details
Date appeal(s) dismissed
Matter number(s)
Appeal details
Notice of appeal	The appellant applies to the Court of Appeal for leave to appeal against the above conviction.
Notice to the respondent	If you want to take part in this appeal you must file a Form 4 under the Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) Rules 2005 within 7 days after you are served with this notice and serve it on the appellant.
Legal representation	Is the appellant legally represented in this appeal? Yes/No Is the appellant applying for legal aid?         Yes/No
Appellant’s details for service  2
Name Street address Telephone Email address Reference No.	Fax No.
Signature of appellant or legal practitioner	Appellant/Appellant’s legal practitioner			Date:

        Notes to Form 1A —
        1.         Describe the offence, e.g. dangerous driving causing death. If there is more than 1 conviction, state the details of the other convictions.
        2.         If the appellant is represented by a legal practitioner, the appellant’s details below must be the legal practitioner’s. If the appellant is self‑represented, the details must be the appellant’s personal details.

        [Form 1A inserted: SL 2022/209 r. 25.]

2 .         Appeal notice (civil) (r. 29)

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No:
		Appeal notice (civil)
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Primary court’s decision
Primary court Case number Parties Date of decision Judicial officer
Decision details 1
Appeal details
Notice of appeal	The appellant appeals to the Court of Appeal against the above decision.
Act that allows the appeal 2	section:
Notice to the respondent	If you want to take part in this appeal you must file a Form 4 under the Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) Rules 2005 within 7 days after you are served with this notice and serve it on the appellant.
Last date for appealing	Last date: Is an extension of time needed? Yes/No
Leave to appeal	Is leave to appeal needed? Yes/No If yes, state the Act and section requiring leave:
Legal representation	Is the appellant legally represented in this appeal? Yes/No Is the appellant applying for legal aid? Yes/No
Appellant’s details for service 3
Name Street address Telephone Email address Reference No.	Fax No.
Signature of appellant or legal practitioner	Appellant/Appellant’s legal practitioner		Date:

Notes to Form 2 —
1.         Examples:
•         Judgment against the defendant for $70 000.
•         Dismissal of negligence action.
2.         State the short title of the Act under which the appeal is being made.
3.         If the appellant is represented by a legal practitioner, the appellant’s details below must be the legal practitioner’s. If the appellant is self-represented, the details must be the appellant’s personal details.
[4.         deleted]

        [Form 2 amended: Gazette 22 Aug 2017 p. 4538‑9; SL 2022/74 r. 18.]

3 .         Service certificate (r. 29A(2))

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No:
		Service certificate
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Certificate	I certify that on [ date ] at [ place ] [ name of server ] served the respondent personally with — ●         a copy of an appeal notice dated [ date ]; and ●         1  a copy of every other document that was filed with the appeal notice. I undertake to file an affidavit of service if the Court of Appeal requires me to.
Signature of appellant or legal practitioner	Appellant/Appellant’s legal practitioner		Date:

Note to Form 3 —
1.         Delete if no documents are required under the Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) Rules 2005 rule 28(1)(b) (for an appeal under the Criminal Appeals Act 2004 Pt. 2 Div. 3 or Pt. 3) or 29(1)(b) (for a civil appeal).

        [Form 3 amended: Gazette 22 Aug 2017 p. 4539; SL 2022/60 r. 26(1); SL 2022/74 r. 18; SL 2022/209 r. 26.]

4 .         Notice of respondent’s intention (r. 31)

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No.:
		Notice of respondent’s intention
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Notice [ Tick one box ]	□         The respondent intends to take part in this appeal. □         The respondent does not intend to take part in this appeal and will accept any order made by the Court of Appeal in the appeal other than as to costs.
Legal representation	Is the respondent legally represented in this appeal? Yes/No Is the respondent applying for legal aid? Yes/No
Respondent’s details for service 1
Name Street address Telephone Email address Reference No.	Fax No.
Signature of respondent or legal practitioner	Respondent/Respondent’s legal practitioner		Date:

Note to Form 4 —
1.         If the respondent is represented by a legal practitioner, the respondent’s details below must be the legal practitioner’s. If the respondent is self‑represented, the details must be the respondent’s personal details.

        [Form 4 inserted: Gazette 22 Aug 2017 p. 4539; amended: SL 2022/74 r. 18.]

4A .         Notice of respondent’s cross appeal (r. 31A)

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No.:
		Notice of respondent’s cross appeal
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Notice	The respondent also appeals against the primary court’s decision specified in the appellant’s appeal notice.
Last date for appealing	Last date: Is an extension of time needed? Yes/No
Leave to appeal	Is leave to appeal needed? Yes/No If yes, state the Act and section requiring leave:
Signature of respondent or legal practitioner	Respondent/Respondent’s legal practitioner		Date:

        [Form 4A inserted: Gazette 22 Aug 2017 p. 4540; SL 2022/74 r. 18.]

5 .         Legal practitioner’s notice of acting (Part 4)

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No:
		Legal practitioner’s notice of acting
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Client	Appellant/Respondent
Notice	The legal practitioner or firm of practitioners named below is acting for the above client in this appeal.
Legal practitioner or firm of practitioners
Name Street address Telephone Email address Reference No.	Fax No.
Signature of legal practitioner			Date:

        [Form 5 amended: Gazette 22 Aug 2017 p. 4540; SL 2022/74 r. 18.]

5A .         Service certificate by legal practitioner ceasing to act (r. 24(3))

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No.:
		Service certificate by legal practitioner ceasing to act
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Details of order giving leave to cease to act	On [ date ] the Court of Appeal made an order giving leave for [ name of legal practitioner ] to cease to act for the *appellant/ respondent.
Certificate	I certify that on [ date ] at [ place ] [ name of server ] served [ name of party ], the *appellant/respondent, with a copy of that order. I undertake to file an affidavit of service if the Court of Appeal requires me to.
Last known address	The last known geographical address of the *appellant/ respondent is 1
Email address	The following email address is used by the *appellant/ respondent  2
Signature of legal practitioner	Name of legal practitioner		Date:

Notes to Form 5A —
*         Delete the inapplicable.
1.         Geographical address: see RSC Order 71A rule 2.
2.         Leave blank if no email address is known.

        [Form 5A inserted: Gazette 22 Aug 2017 p. 4540‑1; amended: SL 2022/60 r. 26(2); SL 2022/74 r. 18.]

6 .         Notice of self-representation (r. 24)

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No:
		Notice of self-representation
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Notice	I, the [ party ], no longer have a legal practitioner acting for me in this appeal. My address for service is set out below.
Address for service
Street address Telephone Email address Reference No.	Fax No.
Signature of party			Date:

        [Form 6 amended: SL 2022/74 r. 18.]

7 .         Appellant’s case (r. 32)

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No:
		Appellant’s case
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Notice	Attached to this form are these documents in this order — •         Appellant’s grounds of appeal •         Appellant’s submissions •         Appellant’s legal authorities •         Orders wanted •         1 Draft chronology •         Draft appeal book indexes
Certificate	I certify — •         that in preparing the attached documents I have fully prepared the appellant’s case; and •         that in all respects, other than the preparation of the appeal book, the appellant is ready for the hearing of the appeal.
Time estimate	I estimate it will take minutes/hours to orally present the appellant’s case at the hearing of this appeal.
Signature of appellant or legal practitioner	Appellant/Appellant’s legal practitioner		Date:

Notes to Form 7 —
1.         Delete this if the appeal is an interlocutory civil appeal or a sentence appeal.

        [Form 7 amended: Gazette 22 Aug 2017 p. 4541; SL 2022/74 r. 18.]

8 .         Respondent’s answer (r. 33)

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No:
		Respondent’s answer
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Notice	Attached to this form are these documents in this order — •         Respondent’s submissions •         Respondent’s notice of contention •         Respondent’s legal authorities •         1 Reply to the appellant’s draft chronology •         Reply to the appellant’s draft indexes
Certificate	I certify — •         that in preparing the attached documents I have fully prepared the respondent’s answer; and •         that in all respects the respondent is ready for the hearing of the appeal.
Time estimate	I estimate it will take minutes/hours to orally present the respondent’s answer at the hearing of this appeal.
Signature of respondent or legal practitioner	Respondent/Respondent’s legal practitioner		Date:

Notes to Form 8 —
1.         Delete this if the appeal is an interlocutory civil appeal or a sentence appeal.

        [Form 8 amended: Gazette 22 Aug 2017 p. 4541; SL 2022/74 r. 18.]

9 .         Application in an appeal (r. 44)

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No:
		Application in an appeal
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Applicant	Appellant/Respondent
Application 1	The applicant applies for —
Conference between parties [ Tick one box ]	□         The parties to this application have conferred about the issues giving rise to this application but have not resolved them. The unresolved issues are: 2 □         The parties to this application have not conferred about the issues giving rise to this application because: 3
Signature of applicant or legal practitioner	Applicant/Applicant’s legal practitioner		Date:

Notes to Form 9 —
1.         State —
•         the order or orders sought; and
•         the written law and provision under which the application is made.
2.         List the unresolved issues in numbered paragraphs.
3.         State the reasons why the parties have not conferred.

        [Form 9 amended: Gazette 22 Aug 2017 p. 4541‑2; SL 2022/74 r. 18.]

10 .         Consent notice (r. 45 & 60)

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No:
		Consent notice
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Consent	We consent to the following order being made —
Signature of appellant or legal practitioner	Appellant/Appellant’s legal practitioner		Date:
Signature of respondent or legal practitioner	Respondent/Respondent’s legal practitioner		Date:

        [Form 10 amended: SL 2022/74 r. 18.]

11 .         Affidavit cover sheet (r. 21(3))

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No:
		Affidavit 1
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Person making affidavit
Date made
Purpose
Filed by	Appellant/Respondent
Index 2	Contents		Page
	1.         Affidavit of Vincent van Gogh 2.         Annexure VVG 1 — M J Citizen’s birth certificate 3.         Annexure VVG 2 — Letter from J Smith to T Jones dated 3 March 1999		1 7 8

Notes to Form 11 —
1.         The affidavit must comply with the RSC Order 37.
2.         The index must comply with the RSC Order 37 Rule 2(7). The above form contains in italics an example of an index.

[Form 12 deleted: SL 2025/76 r. 19.]

13 .         Application for review of single judge’s or registrar’s decision (r. 8 & 15)

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No:
		Application for review of single judge’s or registrar’s decision
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Decision to be reviewed
Decision maker Date of decision Brief description
Applicant	Appellant/Respondent
Application [*Delete one]	The applicant applies to the *Court of Appeal/a single judge of appeal to set aside or vary the above decision.
Grounds of this application 1	1.
Stay	Is a stay of proceedings needed? Yes/No If yes, state the order and why it is needed:
Orders wanted
Signature of applicant or legal practitioner	Applicant/Applicant’s legal practitioner		Date:

Notes to Form 13 —
1.         Set out the grounds in numbered paragraphs.

        [Form 13 amended: SL 2022/74 r. 18.]

14 .         Appeal book, cover page (r. 39(5))

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No:
		Green Appeal Book Volume 2 of 3 1
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Appellant’s details for service 2
Name Street address Telephone Email address Reference No.	Fax No.
Respondent’s details for service 2
Name Street address Telephone Email address Reference No.	Fax No.

Notes to Form 14 —
1.         This must reflect the part [ E.g. White Appeal Book ], and the number of the volume of the part in which the cover page appears. If the part consists of only one volume, omit the reference to “Volume”. If the appeal is a sentence appeal and the appeal book is one volume only, this must read “Appeal Book”.
2.         If the party is represented by a legal practitioner, these details must be the legal practitioner’s. If the party is self-represented, these details must be the party’s personal details.

        [Form 14 amended: SL 2022/74 r. 18.]

14A .         Certificate of correctness of appeal book (r. 41(c))

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No.:
		Certificate of correctness of appeal book
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Appellant’s certificate	The appellant certifies that — (a)         this appeal book contains those materials, and only those materials, necessary for this appeal; and (b)         each document copied has been compared to the original document and is correct; and (c)         all documents copied are legible.
Signature of appellant or legal practitioner	Appellant/Appellant’s legal practitioner		Date:
Respondent’s certificate	The respondent certifies that — (a)         this appeal book contains those materials, and only those materials, necessary for this appeal; and (b)         each document copied has been compared to the original document and is correct; and (c)         all documents copied are legible.
Signature of respondent or legal practitioner	Respondent/Respondent’s legal practitioner		Date:

        [Form 14A inserted: Gazette 22 Aug 2017 p. 4542; amended: SL 2022/74 r. 18.]

15 .         Notice of hearing date (r. 57)

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No:
		Notice of hearing date
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Hearing date	This appeal will be heard by the Court of Appeal at [ place ] on [ date ] at [ time ] or as soon after then as possible.
Time limits	The following time limits will apply to the parties when making oral submissions to the court —
Signature of registrar	Court of Appeal Registrar		Date:

16.         Discontinuance notice (r. 59)

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No:
		Discontinuance notice
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Notice	The *appellant/respondent discontinues *this appeal/the cross appeal in this appeal.
Acknowledgment of *appellant/ respondent	The *appellant/respondent acknowledges that by discontinuing *this appeal/the cross appeal in this appeal — (a)         the *appeal/cross appeal is brought to an end; and (b)         the *appeal/cross appeal cannot subsequently be continued or reinstated.
Signature of *appellant/ respondent or legal practitioner  1	*Appellant/Appellant’s legal practitioner/ Respondent/Respondent’s legal practitioner		Date:

Notes to Form 16 —
*         Delete the inapplicable.
1.         If the appeal is a criminal appeal, this form must be signed by both the appellant and a legal practitioner (if any) acting for the appellant: see the Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) Rules 2005 rule 59(1A).

        [Form 16 inserted: SL 2022/60 r. 26(3); amended: SL 2022/74 r. 18.]

17 .         Certificate of conclusion of criminal appeal (r. 62)

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No:
		Certificate of conclusion of criminal appeal
Parties to the appeal	Appellant         Respondent
Primary court’s decision that was appealed
Primary court Indictment No. Case name Date of decision Judicial officer
Result of appeal
Court of Appeal proceedings 1	Date(s): Presiding judges of appeal:
Final outcome 2	Date:
Certificate	I certify that the information in this certificate is true and correct.
Signature	Court of Appeal Registrar		Date:

Notes to Form 17 —
1.         Do not complete if appeal is discontinued.
2.         Set out the Court of Appeal’s judgment and any consequential orders made or, if the appeal was discontinued, that it was discontinued.

18 .         Referral of legal issue to Court of Appeal (r. 67)

Supreme Court of Western Australia Court of Appeal		No:
		Referral of legal issue to Court of Appeal
Parties to the primary court case
Primary court case details 1	In the [ name of court ] at [ place ] on [ date ],
Law allowing the referral 2	This referral is made under:
Legal issue referred	The following legal issue is referred to the Court of Appeal:
How the issue arose	The legal issue arose out of the following circumstances:
Material to be considered 3	The material that ought to be considered by the Court of Appeal is:
Signature of judge or person referring	[ Name and title of person referring ]		Date:

Notes to Form 18 —
1.         Set out the nature of the primary court case. Examples:
•         … the accused was indicted on the attached indictment …
•         … the plaintiff sued the defendant in negligence …
2.         State the short title and section of the Act under which the referral is being made.
3.         List the records, documents, transcripts and exhibits to be considered by the Court of Appeal.

Notes

This is a compilation of the Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) Rules 2005 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.

Compilation table

Citation	Published	Commencement
Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) Rules 2005	29 Apr 2005 p. 1803-75	2 May 2005 (see r. 2)
Supreme Court Rules Amendment Rules 2017 Pt. 3	16 Aug 2017 p. 4391‑427	30 Aug 2017 (see r. 2(c))
Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) Amendment Rules 2017	22 Aug 2017 p. 4517‑44	r. 1 and 2: 22 Aug 2017 (see r. 2(a)); Rules other than r. 1 and 2: 5 Sep 2017 (see r. 2(b))
Supreme Court Rules Amendment (Court of Appeal) Rules 2021 Pt. 2	SL 2021/34 30 Mar 2021	3 May 2021 (see r. 2(b))
Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) Amendment Rules 2022	SL 2022/60 20 May 2022	r. 1 and 2: 20 May 2022 (see r. 2(a)); Rules other than r. 1 and 2: 3 Jun 2022 (see r. 2(b))
Supreme Court Rules Amendment (Legal Profession) Rules 2022 Pt. 5	SL 2022/74 14 Jun 2022	1 Jul 2022 (see r. 2(b) and SL 2022/113 cl. 2)
Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) Amendment Rules (No. 2) 2022	SL 2022/209 16 Dec 2022	r. 1 and 2: 16 Dec 2022 (see r. 2(a)); Rules other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Jan 2023 (see r. 2(b) and SL 2022/212 cl. 2)
Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) Amendment Rules 2024	SL 2024/166 7 Aug 2024	r. 1 and 2: 7 Aug 2024 (see r. 2(a)); Rules other than r. 1 and 2: 1 Sep 2024 (see r. 2(b))
Supreme Court (Court of Appeal) Amendment Rules 2025	SL 2025/76 22 May 2025	r. 1 and 2: 22 May 2025 (see r. 2(a)); Rules other than r. 1 and 2: 23 May 2025 (see r. 2(b))

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined term         Provision(s)
Act         3(1)
alleged evidence         26B
appeal         3(1)
appeal notice         3(1)
appellant         3(1)
appellant’s grounds of appeal         33(1)
approved mediator         47(1)
audio link         3(1)
CA matter         3(1)
child sexual abuse action         72(1)
civil appeal         3(1)
concluded         3(1)
costs         66(1)
criminal appeal         3(1)
cross appeal         31A(1)
decision         3(1)
examiner         55(1)
file         3(1)
Form         3(1)
interim order         3(1)
interlocutory civil appeal         3(1)
legal issue         67(1)
media manager         70(1)
media organisation         70(1)
National Redress Scheme         72(1)
party         3(1)
primary court         3(1)
primary court case         3(1)
primary court’s decision         3(1)
primary court’s transcript         3(1)
record         3(1)
refer to         67(1)
registrar         3(1)
reviewable decision         15(1A)
RSC         3(1)
sentence appeal         3(1)
single judge         3(1)
urgent appeal order         3(1)
video link         3(1)
working day         3(1)

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