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To find the right courthouse for your matter, select from the first letter of the courts name. The contact details listed are for Local and District courts.
Phone: 1300 679 272 between 8:30am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday.
Court forms can be filed online via the NSW Online Registry.
Media enquiries:
localcourtmedia@dcj.nsw.gov.au or (02) 9716 2804
Use the court listing and sittings information to find out when a local court sits and when different types of cases can be heard at that court.
Note: Read in conjunction with calendar attached below.
To understand the listing and sitting information, refer to the week numbering in the Calendar below.
The Local Court will close on Monday 29 December 2025 and will recommence on Monday 12 January 2026.
For upcoming matters listed at Downing Centre on or after Monday, 7 July 2025, arrangements have been made to source Courtrooms elsewhere within the metropolitan area.
Arrangements for Downing Centre First Appearance Matters
Please see below Legal Practitioner-specific information for each day of the week. This information details the likely locations the Downing Centre Local Court will sit. This information is to be taken as a guide only, Courtrooms may change from the list below at late notice.
For your individual case, please see the Online Courtlist.
3 - Hearings to be Allocated
4 - Custody Defended List
4A - Small Claims
12A - Small Claims
15A - Charge List
15B - Criminal Registrar's Court
15C - General List
15D - Hearings to be Allocated
16A - Defended List
16B - Custody Charge & Sentence List
16C - Hearings to be Allocated
16D - Hearings to be Allocated
1 - Hearings to be Allocated
7 - Small Claims
4 - Civil Claims
1A - Hearings to be Allocated
3 - Hearings to be Allocated
4 - Hearings to be Allocated
4A - Small Claims
15A - Charge List
15B - Criminal Registrar's Court
15C - General List
15D - Commonwealth List
16A - Defended List
16B - Custody Charge & Sentence List
16C - DPP List
16D - Hearings to be Allocated
1 - Hearings to be Allocated
7 - Small Claims
4 - Civil Claims - Reviews & Directions
1A - Hearings to be Allocated
3 - Hearings to be Allocated
4 - Hearings to be Allocated
4A - Civil Claims - Registrar's Court
15A - Charge List
15B - Criminal Registrar's Court
15C - Sentence List
15D - Hearings to be Allocated
16A - Defended List
16B - Custody Charge & Sentence List
16C - Specialist Family Violence List 1
16D - Specialist Family Violence List 2
1 - Hearings to be Allocated
7 - Small Claims
4 - Civil Claims
1A - Hearings to be Allocated
3 - Hearings to be Allocated
4 - Hearings to be Allocated
4A - Civil Claims - Registrar's Court
12A - Small Claims
15A - Charge List
15B - Criminal Registrar's Court
15C - Hearings to be Allocated
15D - Hearings to be Allocated
16A - Defended List
16B - Custody Charge & Sentence List
16C - DPP List
16D - Custody DPP List
1 - Hearings to be Allocated
7 - Small Claims
4 - Civil Claims - Motions List
1A - Hearings to be Allocated
3 - Hearings to be Allocated
4 - Custody Defended List
4A - Civil Claims - Registrar's Court
12A - Small Claims
15A - Charge List
15B - Criminal Registrar's Court
15C - Sentence List
15D - Hearings to be Allocated
16A - Defended List
16B - Custody Charge & Sentence List
16C - Hearings to be Allocated
16D - Hearings to be Allocated
1 - Hearings to be Allocated
7 - Small Claims
4 - Civil Claims
1A - Hearings to be Allocated
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