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District Court sittings - civil jurisdiction
Sittings for 2025 resume on 3 February 2025, after the Christmas and New Year holiday. Summer vacation for 2025-2026 will commence 19 December 2025 and conclude on 30 January 2026. Please note:
- All sittings are of one week duration unless otherwise specified.
- Select the location name to see the contact details for that courthouse. With the exception of Sydney, these links will take you to pages on the Local Court website. The Local Court and District Court sit in the same courthouses in outer Sydney and regional New South Wales, and contact details are the same for both courts.
- Sittings for 2026 resume on Monday 2 February 2026.
| Location | 2025 | 2026 |
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| Sydney | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday 30 June to 19 December 2025 (25 weeks). | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday 2 February 2026 to 18 December 2026 (25 weeks) |
| Sydney (Mining) |
Sittings commence 1 September 2025 (1 week) Sittings commence 24 November 2025 (1 week) |
Sittings Commence 23 March 2026 (1 week) |
| Sittings commence at 10 an on Monday 3 November 2025 (1 week) | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday:
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| Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday 24 November 2025 (1 week) | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday 23 November 2026 (1 week) | |
| Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday 17 November 2025 (1 week) | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday 16 November 2026 (1 week) | |
| Bega | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday 26 October 2026 (1 week) | |
| Broken Hill | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday 26 October 2026 (1 week) | |
| Coffs Harbour | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday 24 November 2025 (1 week) | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday:
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| Dubbo | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday 20 October 2025 (1 week) | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday:
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| Gosford | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday:
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Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday:
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| Griffith | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday 29 September 2025 (1 week) | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday:
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| Lismore | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday 27 October 2025 (1 week) | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday:
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| Newcastle | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday 4 August 2025 (2 weeks) Sittings commence at 10 am 24 November 2025 (2 weeks) |
Sittings commence at 10 am on:
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| Newcastle (Mining) | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday:
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Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday:
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| Nowra | Sittings commence at 10am on Monday 25 May 2026 (1 week) | |
| Orange | Sittings commence at 10am on Monday 18 May 2026 (1 week) | |
| Parramatta | Sittings commence at 10 am on:
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| Port Macquarie | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday 10 November 2025 (1 week) | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday:
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| Queanbeyan | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday 8 September 2025 (1 week) | Sittings commence at 10am on Monday 7 April 2026 (1 week) |
| Tamworth | Sittings commence at 10am on Monday 22 June 2026 (1 week) | |
| Wagga Wagga | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday 18 August 2025 (1 week) Sittings commence at 10 am 24 November 2025 (1 week) |
Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday:
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| Wollongong | Sittings commence at 10 am on Monday 18 August 2025 (2 weeks) Sittings commence at 10 am 10 November 2025 (2 weeks) |
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