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Information About Registry Services
Until your case is heard by a Judge or a Commissioner, most of your contact with the Court will be with staff of the Court’s Registry. Therefore it is important for you to understand what staff can and cannot do to help you prepare your case. Most importantly, Registry staff are not permitted to give you legal advice.
What we can do
- We can briefly explain and answer questions about how the Court works, its practices and procedures.
- We can tell you what forms you may need to use and give you blank copies of these forms. These are also available on the Court’s website at www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lec.
- We can check your forms and other court papers for completeness (for example, we check signatures, and that attachments are present).
- We can give you information about how to apply for a waiver or exemption from paying court fees.
- We can provide court lists and information about how to get a case listed.
- We can give you information about how your case is managed and the processes in each step along the way to a hearing.
- We can give you information about interpreters.
- We can provide you with contact details of organizations which may be able to provide you with free or low-cost legal advice or assistance.
What we cannot do
- We cannot give you legal advice.
- We cannot tell you whether or not you should bring your case to Court. We strongly advise you to seek legal advice before commencing a proceeding or appearing as an unrepresented respondent in a proceeding brought by someone else.
- We cannot recommend a certain lawyer to act on your behalf.
- We cannot tell you what words to use in your court papers such as forms and affidavits.
- We cannot tell you whether you have included enough information in your court papers.
- We cannot tell you what to say in court.
- We cannot tell you what the decision of the Court will be or give you an opinion about what it might be.
- We cannot explain orders made by a Judge, Commissioner or Registrar.
- We cannot change an order once it has been made by the Court.
- We cannot let you communicate with a Judge or Commissioner, other than at the hearing.
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