Procedural changes at the Sydney District Court

13/03/2020

COVID-19

The Chief Judge of the District Court has today issued a note regarding procedural changes in response to concerns about the spread of coronavirus, commencing Wednesday 18 March 2020. This follows the Supreme Court’s announcement yesterday regarding changes to sitting procedures to minimise the spread of coronavirus. In addition the Department of Communities and Justice has released general advice regarding attendance at NSW courts and tribunals.

A variety of coronavirus resources are available for members on the member dashboard section of the Association’s website here, which includes information regarding advice about attendance at Bar Association CPDs and CPD online, preventative measures in the workplace, general health guidelines and information regarding courts and tribunals, including relevant links. The resources will be updated on a regular basis.

To access the member dashboard, click on ‘Sign in’ on the top right of the homepage. If you have misplaced your login and password details you are able to reset your details by clicking on 'member sign in' which appears in the top right-hand corner of the screen on our homepage. You then click on 'unknown password or username', this will then prompt you to add your surname and date of birth. This will trigger an email to be sent to you with your new details. The email will be sent to the registered email address on our records.