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Court Vacation 2013-14 - Duty Judge & Registrar sittings
Court vacation
The Court vacation commences on Saturday, 21 December 2013. Throughout the vacation, there will be a duty judge available to hear urgent applications. There will also be limited bail sittings and registrar lists. The vacation sitting arrangements are detailed below.
Additional Duty Judges
As and from Tuesday, 21 January 2014, an additional Duty Judge in both the Equity and Common Law Divisions will be available to hear applications which require separate attention and need to be completed prior to the commencement of the 2014 Law Term, for example, urgent applications under Chapter 5 of the Corporations Act 2001. Practitioners are requested to contact the CEO and Principal Registrar of the Court by email on supremecourt.enquiries@courts.nsw.gov.au to request the urgent listing of such applications before a Duty Judge.
Resumption of sittings
Full court sittings will resume on Monday, 3 February 2014.
Urgent Duty Judge and Bail applications
The following judges are available to hear urgent applications during the 2013/14 court vacation:
| Dates | Duty Judge(s) | Details |
| Saturday, 21 December 2013 to Sunday, 5 January 2014 | Justice Rothman | Urgent bail and civil applications, both Common Law and Equity |
| Monday, 23 December 2013 to Tuesday, 24 December 2013 | Justice Adams | Urgent bail and civil applications in the Common Law Division |
 | Justice Sackar | Urgent applications in the Equity Division |
| Monday, 6 January 2014 to Sunday, 19 January 2014 | Justice Fullerton | Urgent bail and civil applications in the Common Law Division |
| Justice Lindsay | Urgent applications in the Equity Division |
| Monday, 20 January 2014 to Sunday, 26 January 2014 | Justice Beech-Jones | Urgent bail and civil applications in the Common Law Division |
| Justice McDougall | Urgent applications in the Equity Division |
| Monday, 27 January 2014 to Sunday, 2 February 2014 | Justice Garling | Urgent bail and civil applications in the Common Law Division |
| Justice Sackar | Urgent applications in the Equity Division |
Parties wishing to contact a Duty Judge after hours or on public holidays should contact the Law Courts Security Desk on 9230 8025. Parties wishing to contact the Duty Judge during business hours should refer to the Judicial Officer Contact details section on the Contact Us page.
Parties should also refer to the Daily Court List to confirm which courtroom has been assigned to each Duty Judge.
Registrar lists
There will be no Court of Appeal or Court of Criminal Appeal registrar lists conducted during the court vacation. These lists will resume after the official start of the 2014 Law Term on 3 February 2014. There will be limited registrar lists conducted in the Common Law and Equity Divisions. These limited sittings are set out below. Parties should also refer to the Daily Court List to confirm which courtroom has been assigned to each Registrar.
| Dates | Lists |
| Monday, 23 December 2013 - Tuesday, 21 January 2014 | NO REGISTRAR LISTS |
| Wednesday, 22 January 2014 | 1. Return of Subpoena |
| Tuesday, 28 January 2014 | 1. Common Law Registrar 2. Equity Registrar Corporations |
| Wednesday, 29 January 2014 | 1. Common Law Registrar 2. Equity Registrar Corporations 3. Return of Subpoena |
| Thursday, 30 January 2014 | 1. Common Law Registrar 2. Equity Registrar Corporations |
| Friday, 31 January 2014 | 1. Common Law Registrar 2. Equity Registrar Corporations |
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