Notice to the Profession
Revised Practice Notes:
Content of Appeal Books and Preparation for Hearing (APP 2)
eBooks (GPN-eBOOKS)
1 December 2025
The Chief Justice has updated two Practice Notes, Content of Appeal Books and Preparation for Hearing (APP 2), and eBooks (GPN-eBOOKS).
The minor updates to APP 2 seek to ensure that the outline of submissions refers to evidence by reference to the Comprehensive Reference Index in Part B of the appeal book, and to ensure that all references in Part A and Part B where an appeal book is prepared in Format 2 refer to the PDF display number.
The minor updates to GPN-eBOOKS seek to ensure that for affidavits where an annexure comprises a bundle of documents, the index to the affidavit is to separately refer to each document in the bundle. Additionally, each document in the bundle is to be separately bookmarked using nested bookmarks as necessary. It also seeks to ensure that for Format 2 the PDF display numbers correspond with electronic or any hard copy page numbers of the eBook.
D S Mortimer
Chief Justice
Date: 1 December 2025
