Local Court of New South Wales

Court locations, listing and sitting arrangements

Find a Court

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.

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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


Court Sitting and Listing Arrangements

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.

Chief Magistrate Office's Calendar

To understand the listing and sitting information, refer to the week numbering in the Calendar below.

Fixed Vacation Period

The Local Court will close on Monday 29 December 2025 and will recommence on Monday 12 January 2026.

Downing Centre Closure

Critical alert
Alternate Courtroom Locations

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.

Mondays

Central

3        -    Hearings to be Allocated

4        -    Custody Defended List

John Maddison Tower

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

Burwood

1        -    Hearings to be Allocated

7       -    Small Claims

Surry Hills

4       -    Civil Claims

Law Courts Building - Queen's Square

1A     -    Hearings to be Allocated

Tuesdays

Central

3        -    Hearings to be Allocated

4        -    Hearings to be Allocated

John Maddison Tower

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

Burwood

1        -    Hearings to be Allocated

7       -    Small Claims

Surry Hills

4       -    Civil Claims - Reviews & Directions

Law Courts Building - Queen's Square

1A     -    Hearings to be Allocated

Wednesdays

Central

3        -    Hearings to be Allocated

4        -    Hearings to be Allocated

John Maddison Tower

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

Burwood

1        -    Hearings to be Allocated

7       -    Small Claims

Surry Hills

4       -    Civil Claims

Law Courts Building - Queen's Square

1A     -    Hearings to be Allocated

Thursdays

Central

3        -    Hearings to be Allocated

4        -    Hearings to be Allocated

John Maddison Tower

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

Burwood

1        -    Hearings to be Allocated

7       -    Small Claims

Surry Hills

4       -    Civil Claims - Motions List

Law Courts Building - Queen's Square

1A     -    Hearings to be Allocated

Fridays

Central

3        -    Hearings to be Allocated

4        -    Custody Defended List

John Maddison Tower

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

Burwood

1        -    Hearings to be Allocated

7       -    Small Claims

Surry Hills

4       -    Civil Claims

Law Courts Building - Queen's Square

1A     -    Hearings to be Allocated

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