Clerk of Court - ANZSCO 599211

Clerk of Court administers court registry services and performs administrative functions in support of Judges and Magistrates.

Clerk of Court may perform the following 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

Are you Eligible to Live and Work in Australia as Clerk of Court ?

Clerk of Court is classified as Group D occupations by Vetassess. The criteria for skills assessment of Group D occupations are the following:

• Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate IV with a highly relevant field of study and at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;Or
• Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate IV without a highly relevant field of study and at least two years of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;Or
• Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate III with a highly relevant field of study and at least three years of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;

According to Vetassess, if you have pre-qualification employment and if all of your employment is before your qualifications assessed at the AQF Certificate III or Certificate IV level, three years of highly relevant employment in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level completed in the last five years.

If you wish to check your eligibility to migrate permanently to Australia as a Clerk of Court , please fill out the below assessment form. The assessment is free. After submitting the form, a registered migration consultant will look into the information and advise you of the outcome of the assessment via your email address.