No. 15. Information
to be provided to the Court to enable the appropriate
treatment of persons coming before it
The Federal Court is concerned
to ensure that all persons coming before it (including
practitioners, litigants and witnesses) are treated in
a manner that is appropriate and consistent with their
reasonable expectations.
To this end, practitioners are
expected to provide the following information in respect
of all persons to be referred to or addressed by the Court.
The information must be provided to the Court (via the
associate of the presiding judge), and ordinarily to the
other parties no later than 24 hours before any hearing
(including a directions hearing) at which the information
may be required.
1. Titles (eg. "Dr") and preferred
form of address (eg. "Ms" or "Mrs").
2. If not already obvious,
the correct pronunciation of names, and the identification
of family names.
3.Details
of any interpreting services to be relied upon in Court
and of any special needs of the interpreter which the
Court might have to meet.
4.If
an oath is to be taken by a witness in a non-standard
form - the form in which it is to be taken and any arrangements
that may need to be made by the Court for the taking
of that oath.
5.Any
practical and procedural arrangements that may need
to be made by the Court to accommodate persons coming
before it - for example, a hearing loop, or regular
adjournments to enable a carer to attend a child.
6. Any other information that
may be required to facilitate the appropriate treatment
of persons in Court.
