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Frequently Asked Questions about e-Court
What are the benefits of e-Court to me?
If you are a litigant or representative, you can electronically access the Court’s electronic record of your matter any time of the day or night.
What benefits can respondent councils get out of e-Court?
E-Court has a public user facility. By obtaining "public user" status, frequent respondents in the Court, such as respondent councils, can be electronically served with all documents electronically filed in the Court. Every time there is some activity in the matter, the respondent will be automatically notified.If respondents want to engage representation, they will be able to automatically provide that lawyer with access to their matter through e-Court, provided that lawyer is a registered user.
Once I have my account set up, how do I ensure that I am given access to all future matters of mine?
We suggest that you clearly state on any appearance document that you submit to the Court (e.g. application form, notice of appearance, notice of change of solicitor etc) the following suggested wording, as follows: “For the purposes of e-Court, please activate the following User ID’s to the matter – johnsmith, maryjones…..” . An officer of the Court will action your request and you will receive a confirmation email to confirm when this activation process has taken place.
Is it possible for me to grant access and/or remove access from other users e.g. other lawyers in my firm?
Yes. Once you have been granted the initial access to a matter by a member of the Court staff, you will be able to grant equivalent access to other people, so long as those persons have their own User ID and account. You will need to login to the matter, select the ‘parties’ option from the toolbar, and type in the person’s User ID. You may also delete existing User ID’s (e.g. when a solicitor leaves the firm) from the ‘parties’ list in the same way.
What happens to my e-Court account if I move to another firm?
Your e-Court account is an 'individual user' account and will travel with you to the new firm. You will however, have to consider one very important issue: to remove your access to the eFiles of cases that you had access to at your previous firm. If you decide to do this, you will need to open the eFiles in question and select the 'parties' tag. Scroll down the page to the bottom to the 'Change Priviledges of Existing Parties', find your account name in the drop dwon field and select 'none' to remove all access priviledges. If you have any further questions, please contact a member of the client services staff in the registry.
Can I obtain hearing dates through e-Court?
Yes, but only by checking the daily Court list for available dates and then making an eCallover request in e-Court. You should be aware of the Court's eCallover protocol document before using this facility within e-Court.
Are there Court rules that I need to be aware of when I am using the e-Court facility?
Yes. The Land and Environment Court Rules 1996 - Part 19 - Electronic Information Management Systems.We strongly suggest that you read these rules to ensure that you are familiar with their contents. The rules dictate things like the requirements to file hard copy original documents of any documents lodged electronically via e-Court.
You should also be aware that the Court has produced an eCallover protocol document that guides users in that particular function within the e-Court system.
How do I find out more about e-Court?
By accessing a User Manual for e-Court. You may also wish to contact Registry office for assistance.
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