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District Court sittings - criminal jurisdiction
Summer vacation for 2024-2025 will commence 20 December 2024 and conclude on 3 Feb 2025. Sittings for 2025 will commence on 3 Feb 2025 and conclude on 19 December 2025.
- All sittings are of one week duration unless otherwise specified.
- Select the location name to see the contact details for that courthouse. Please note - 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.
| Location | 2024 | 2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney |
Law term. | Law term. | ||
Sydney Western: |
Law term. | |||
| Albury | 29 January 2024 (4 weeks), 4 March 2024 (4 weeks), 15 April 2024 (4 weeks) and 27 May 2024 (4 weeks), 12 August 2024 (4 weeks), 23 September 2024 (4 weeks) and 4 November 2024 (4 weeks). | 3 Feb 2025 (4 weeks), 3 March 2025 (4 weeks), 31 March 2025 (2 weeks), 28 April 2025 (5 weeks), 2 June 2025 (4 weeks), 18 August 2025 (4 weeks), 29 September 2025 (4 weeks), 3 November 2025 (4 weeks), 1 December 2025 (1 week). | ||
| Armidale | 29 January 2024 (3 weeks), 8 April 2024 (3 weeks), 11 June 2024 (3 weeks), 15 July 2024 (3 weeks), 9 September 2024 (3 weeks) and 21 October 2024 (3 weeks). | 3 Feb 2025 (4 weeks), 31 March 2025 (3 weeks), 9 June 2025 (3 weeks), 28 July 2025 (3 weeks), 15 September 2025 (4 weeks), 27 Oct 2025 (5 weeks), | ||
| Bathurst | 4 March 2024 (3 weeks), 29 April 2024 (3 weeks), 26 August 2024 (3 weeks) and 21 October 2024 (3 weeks). | 10 March 2025 (3 weeks), 5 May 2025 (3 weeks), 1 September 2025 (3 weeks) 27 October 2025 (4 weeks). |
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| Bega | 26 February 2024 (3 weeks), 3 June 2024 (3 weeks), 30 September 2024 (1 week special fixture) and 8 October 2024 (2 weeks). | 3 March 2025 (3 weeks), 9 June 2025 (3 weeks), 6 October 2025 (4 weeks) and 8 October 2024 (2 weeks). | ||
| Bourke | 11 March 2024 (1 week) and 26 August 2024 (1 week). | 24 March 2025 (1 week) and 8 September 2025 (1 week). | ||
| Broken Hill | 26 February 2024 (3 weeks), 27 May 2024 (3 weeks) and 30 September 2024 (3 weeks). | 3 March 2025 (3 weeks), 2 June 2025 (3 weeks) and 6 October 2025 (4 weeks). | ||
| Coffs Harbour | 29 January 2024 (3 weeks), 18 March 2024 (2 weeks), 29 April 2024 (3 weeks), 24 June 2024 (5 weeks), 2 September 2024 (4 weeks) and 4 November 2024 (2 weeks). | 3 Feb 2025 (3 weeks), 17 March 2025 (3 weeks), 28 April 2025 (5 weeks), 2 June 2025 (9 weeks),18 August 2025 (2 weeks Special Fixture) 8 September 2025 (4 weeks) and 10 November 2025 (6 weeks). | ||
| Coonamble | 13 May 2024 (1 week) and 4 November 2024 (1 week). | 26 May 2025 (1 week) and 10 November 2025 (1 week). | ||
| Dubbo | Law term. | Law term. | ||
| Gosford | Law term. | Law term. | ||
| Goulburn | 29 January 2024 (3 weeks), 11 March 2024 (3 weeks), 8 April 2024 (3 week Special Fixture), 27 May 2024 (3 weeks), 22 July 2024 (3 weeks), 2 September 2024 (3 weeks), 23 September 2024 (3 week Special Fixture), 21 October 2024 (3 weeks) and 11 November 2024 (4 week Special Fixture). | 3 Feb 2025 (4 weeks), 17 March 2025 (4 weeks), 2 June 2025 (3 weeks), 28 July 2025 (4 weeks), 15 September 2025 (4 weeks), 27 October 2025 (3 weeks), 1 December 2025 (3 weeks). | ||
| Grafton | 29 January 2024 (4 week Special Fixture), 26 February 2024 (3 weeks), 20 May 2024 (3 weeks), 29 July 2024 (3 weeks), 14 October 2024 (3 weeks). | 24 Feb 2025 (3 weeks), 26 May 2025 (3 weeks), 4 August 2025 (3 weeks), 20 October 2025 (3 weeks) | ||
| Griffith | 19 February 2024 (2 weeks), 2 April 2024 (2 weeks), 13 May 2024 (2 weeks), 1 July 2024 (3 weeks), 9 September 2024 (3 weeks), 21 October 2024 (2 weeks), 2 December 2024 (3 weeks). | 10 March 2025 (4 weeks), 19 May 2025 (2 weeks), 9 June 2025 (3 weeks Special Fixture), 30 June 2025 (4 weeks Special fixture), 28 July 2025 (3 weeks), 8 September 2025 (4 weeks), 1 December 2025 (3 weeks). | ||
| Katoomba |
No sittings scheduled. | No sittings scheduled. | ||
| Lismore | Law term. | Law term. | ||
| Moree | 11 March 2024 (3 weeks), 19 August 2024 (3 weeks) and 4 November 2024 (3 weeks). | 17 March 2025 (3 weeks), 25 August 2025 (3 weeks) and 10 November 2025 (3 weeks). | ||
| Newcastle | Law term. | Law term. | ||
| Nowra | 5 February 2024 (4 weeks), 4 March 2024 (4 weeks Special Fixture), 22 April 2024 (4 weeks), 27 May 2024 (3 week Special Fixture), 5 August 2024 (4 weeks), 7 October 2024 (3 weeks) and 18 November 2024 (4 weeks). | 10 February 2025 (4 weeks), 28 April 2025 (5 weeks), 11 August 2025 (4 weeks), 13 October 2025 (4 weeks) and 1 December 2025 (3 weeks). | ||
| Orange | 29 January 2024 (5 weeks), 25 March 2024 (5 weeks), 20 May 2024 (5 weeks), 22 July 2024 (5 weeks), 16 September 2024 (5 weeks), 11 November 2024 (6 weeks). | 3 Feb 2025 (5 weeks), 31 March 2025 (5 weeks), 26 May 2025 (5 weeks), 28 July 2025 (4 weeks), 22 September 2025 (5 weeks), 17 November 2025 (5 weeks). | ||
| Parkes | 22 April 2024 (2 weeks) and 21 October 2024 (3 weeks). | 28 April 2025 (3 weeks) and 27 October 2025 (3 weeks). | ||
| Port Macquarie | 29 January 2024 (3 weeks), 11 March 2024 (3 weeks), 8 April 2024 (3 weeks), 13 May 2024 (4 weeks), 22 July 2024 (3 weeks), 2 September 2024 (3 weeks), 14 October 2024 (3 weeks) and 25 November 2024 (3 weeks). | 3 Feb 2025 (4 weeks), 17 March 2025 (6 weeks), 28 April 2025 (5 weeks), 2 June 2025 (3 weeks), 28 July 2025 (4 weeks), 8 September 2025 (4 weeks), 13 October 2025 (4 weeks) and 1 December 2025 (3 weeks). | ||
| Queanbeyan | 4 March 2024 (3 weeks), 29 April 2024 (4 weeks), 12 August 2024 (3 weeks), 30 September 2024 (3 weeks) and 4 November 2024 (3 weeks). | 3 Feb 2025 (4 weeks) 10 March 2025 (3 weeks), 5 May 2025 (4 weeks), 2 June 2025 (4 weeks Special fixture), 18 August 2025 (2 weeks) and 29 September 2025 (4 weeks) 10 November 2025 (3 weeks). | ||
| Tamworth | 19 February 2024 (5 weeks), 29 April 2024 (5 weeks), 5 August 2024 (5 weeks), 30 September 2024 (4 weeks) and 18 November 2024 (4 weeks). | 24 February 2025 (4 weeks), 5 May 2025 (4 weeks), 18 August 2025 (4 weeks), 6 October 2025 (4 weeks) and 24 November 2025 (4 weeks). | ||
| Taree | 19 February 2024 (3 weeks), 29 April 2024 (3 week Special Fixture), 11 June 2024 (4 weeks), 12 August 2024 (3 weeks), 23 September 2024 (3 weeks) and 4 November 2024 (4 weeks). | 24 February 2025 (4 weeks), 28 April 2025 (4 weeks), 2 June 2025 (4 weeks), 10 August 2025 (4 weeks), 29 September 2025 (4 weeks) and 10 November 2025 (4 weeks). | ||
| Wagga Wagga | Law term. | Law term. | ||
| Wollongong | Law term. | Law term. |
Last updated:
30 Jan 2025
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