The Common Law Division has a broad jurisdiction that includes workplace, transport accident and medical negligence claims, and claims by a beneficiary under a will.
There are 10 lists within the Common Law Division, each with its own judge in charge. The lists are: General; Adoptions, Surrogacy and Name Changes; Appeals and Post Sentence Application; Applications; Confiscation; Defamation; Family Property; Medical; Serious Injury; and WorkCover.
A compromise application is filed in proceedings where a settlement has been reached but a party to the proceeding is either deceased, has a disability preventing them from making decisions or is a minor.