Clerk of Court

ANZSCO 599211

Description

Administers court registry services and performs administrative functions in support of Judges and Magistrates.

 

 

Skill Level

3

 

 

Occupation Lists

This occupation is on the following skills lists:

• RSMS Occupations List

 

This occupation is not on the following skills lists:

• Skilled Occupations List
• Consolidated Sponsored Occupations List
• Labour Market Testing Required for 457 List

 

 

 

Group: 5992 Court and Legal Clerks

 

 

 

Description

provide administrative and operational support to Legal Professionals by performing clerical work associated with the functions of courts, legal practices and the administration of trusts and estates. 
Legal Secretaries, Court Reporters and Legal Executives are excluded from this unit group. Legal Secretaries are included in Unit Group 5212 Secretaries. Court Reporters are included in Unit Group 5321 Keyboard Operators, in Occupation 532112 Machine Shorthand Reporter. Legal Executives are included in Unit Group 5991 Conveyancers and Legal Executives.

 

 

Tasks

• listing actions for hearing and processing documentation for court actions
• documenting details of court proceedings, actions and decisions
• enforcing the law as an officer of the court by executing court orders such as eviction notices
• serving legal orders and documents such as summonses and subpoenas
• organising jury and witness lists, and summonsing and swearing in juries and witnesses
• maintaining order in court and hearing rooms and adjacent areas
• assisting Solicitors in areas of conveyancing, contracts, common law, probate and other legal practice matters
• satisfying statutory requirements, establishing beneficial entitlements and distributing assets
• maintaining probate and trust files, investing trust funds and administering accounts

 

 

Skill Level

Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with the qualifications and experience outlined below. 
In Australia: 
AQF Certificate III including at least two years of on-the-job training, or AQF Certificate IV (ANZSCO Skill Level 3) 

In New Zealand: 
NZ Register Level 4 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 3) 

At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.

 

 

Occupations in this Group

• 599211 Clerk of Court
• 599212 Court Bailiff or Sheriff (Aus)
• 599213 Court Orderly (Aus)
• 599214 Law Clerk
• 599215 Trust Officer

 

Regional Australia Postcode List:

• Eligible postcodes for the Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme visa (subclass 187)

 

 

Sources: www.abs.gov.au and DIBP