You must have access to your case to do anything on it
You can only access your case if you are:
- Representing yourself
- A practitioner representing a party
- A barrister representing a party
- A party represented by a lawyer
If you are representing yourself or are a practitioner representing a party a Notice of Acting will be generated when your request for case access is approved.
Steps:
- Log in to CourtSA
- Select 'Request Access to a case' from the drop down menu
- Read the instructions and click 'Start the CourtSA Request Case Access Form'
- Complete the form and click 'Proceed'
- A green verification notification box will appear with the details of the case. This is an administration number allocated to the case, not the case number you are requesting
- You will receive an email acknowledging you request. This is not your access. The link will not take you to your case. It will take you to the administrative case associated with your case request. This is the number Court Services use to process your request.
- Your request will be reviewed by Court Services. When approved you will receive an email granting you access. If you are a lawyer the request will be sent to the P or L Code email address you entered into the form.
- Click the link within the email to be directed to a CourtSA page with a confirmation notification. For the link to work you must be logged into CourtSA using the same email address as where the notification was sent. If you are logged in to another account, the link will not work.
- Go to "My Cases"
- Find the case you wish to access and click 'View Case'
- Your Notice of Acting will be available under the 'Documents' tab.
What happens next
After you lodge your request an administrative case will be generated in your My Cases. This is not the case you have requested access to.
CourtSA Registry Services will receive and review your request. If your request is approved, you will receive an email advising that the case access request has been approved. Within the email there is a link - if you click the link it will take you to the case.
If your request is urgent
If you need urgent access to a case, you need to lodge your request using CourtSA, make note of the administrative case number allocated to your request, the name and number of the case you wish to access, and contact CourtSA Registry Services.
How requests for case access work
| The code entered into the Request Case Access form | Where the case access email will be sent | What CourtSA account can use the case access link | Who can see the case | Where notifications will be sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Code | P Code email | CourtSA account using the P Code email | CourtSA account using the P Code email AND CourtSA account using the L Code email |
P Code email |
| L Code | L Code email | CourtSA account using the L Code email | CourtSA account using the L Code email | L Code email |
| Both P and L Code | L Code email | CourtSA account using the L Code email | CourtSA account using the P Code email AND CourtSA account using the L Code email |
P Code email |
If you need to change L code or P code email
Contact the Law Society to update your email in relation to your L or P code. The Law Society will then notify the Courts to change the email address.
How to change CourtSA account email address
Click here for instructions to change your CourtSA account email address.