ACT Magistrates Court

• Coming to court
  • Hearing Dates and Times
  • Where to go
    • Opening Hours
    • Find the Right Courtroom
    • Safety and Security
  • What to say, do and wear
  • Witnesses
    • Where to go - Information for Witnesses
    • What to expect
      • Tips
      • Who asks the questions?
      • Contact from defence lawyers
    • Remote Rooms
  • Get Support
    • Find a lawyer
    • Conferencing
    • For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
    • For victims
      • Victim support agencies
    • Victim support agencies
    • For people with disability
    • For the multicultural community
    • Interpreters
    • Support Services
    • Courts Canine Support Program
  • Other Services
    • Mediation in the ACT Magistrates Court
    • Russell Fox Library
      • Privacy-statement.pdf
      • Library Services
      • Library Collection
        • Online-resources.pdf
      • Library Catalogue
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    • ACT Sentencing Database
    • Forms for ordering Court transcripts
    • Justices of the Peace
    • Notary Public in the ACT
    • CCTV footage
• Law & Practice
  • ACT Magistrates Court Decisions
    • Search Decisions in the ACT Magistrates Court
    • Inquiries About Reserved Decisions
  • Find a lawyer
  • Driving Offences
    • Applying for a restricted license
    • Eligibility for a restricted license
    • Forms - Applying for a restricted licence
  • Practice notes and directions & notices to practitioners
    • Practice notes
    • Notice to practioners
    • Practice directions
    • Archived Practice Directions
    • Checklist for lodging civil claims
  • Family Violence and protection orders
    • Family violence orders
    • Family violence orders FAQ
    • Personal Protection & Workplace orders
    • National recognition of DVO
    • Hiding your visit to this website
    • Translated factsheets
    • For victims
      • Victim support agencies
    • Forms for Protection and Family Violence Orders
  • Guide to Enforcement of Judgments
    • How to serve a redirection order
    • Serving an enforcement hearing subpoena
  • Criminal Jurisdiction
    • Information for Defendants
    • Criminal Matters in the Childrens Court
    • Bail
  • Fair Work jurisdiction
  • Coroners Court
    • Information for Family and Friends
    • ACT Forensic Medicine Centre
    • Access to Coronial Information
    • Coroner's Court Hearing List
    • Coronial Practice Directions
    • Annual reports
      • coroners_report_2010_2011.pdf
      • chief_coroners_annual_report_2009_2010.pdf
    • Helpful Links
    • ACT Coroner's Court 2003 Bushfire Inquiry
    • Information Kit on Dealing with a Road Death
  • Conferencing in the ACT Magistrates Court
  • Mediation in the ACT Magistrates Court
  • Justices of the Peace
  • Appealing a decision
    • What court should I appeal to?
    • Appeals to the ACT Supreme Court
      • d_-_appeal_book_-_appeals_to_the_supreme_court_from_the_magistrates_court.doc
      • c_-_index_to_appeal_papers_-_appeals_to_the_supreme_court_from_the_magistrates_court.doc
      • b_-_index_to_appeal_papers_-_appeals_to_the_supreme_court_from_the_magistrates_court.doc
      • a_-_index_to_appeal_papers_-_appeals_to_the_supreme_court_from_magistrates_court.doc
• Fees, Fines & Costs
  • Pay a fine
  • Fees
    • Waiver, deferral and Exemption from Fees incl practice note
    • Application for Waiver or Request for Exemption of Court or Tribunal Fee
  • Costs
    • Allowable costs
    • Scale of costs
    • Pre- and Post-Interest Rates
      • Interest-schedule-Pre-Post-1-January-2020.pdf
• Forms
  • Forms - Applying for a restricted licence
  • Fair Work jurisdiction
  • Forms for Protection and Family Violence Orders
  • Other areas of law
  • ACT Sentencing Database
  • Forms for ordering Court transcripts
  • Witnessing documents
    • Justices of the Peace
    • Notary Public in the ACT
  • eLodgment
    • Help and Support
    • eLodgment Registration
• About the Courts
  • News
    • Response to the COVID-19 Virus
  • Coming to Court
    • Hearing dates and times
    • Safety and Security
  • History of the Court
  • Magistrates Court Judiciary
    • Former Magistrates
    • Magistrates Court Speeches
  • Areas of the ACT Magistrates Court
    • Civil jurisdiction
    • Criminal jurisdiction
    • Family Violence Court
    • Conferencing in the ACT Magistrates Court
    • Childrens Court
      • Criminal Matters in the Childrens Court
    • Industrial Court
    • Jervis Bay Court
    • Galambany Court
    • Warrumbul Circle Sentencing Court
    • Fair Work jurisdiction
  • Coroners Court
    • Information for Family and Friends
    • ACT Forensic Medicine Centre
    • Access to Coronial Information
    • Coroner's Court Hearing List
    • Coronial Practice Directions
    • Annual reports
      • coroners_report_2010_2011.pdf
      • chief_coroners_annual_report_2009_2010.pdf
    • Helpful Links
    • ACT Coroner's Court 2003 Bushfire Inquiry
    • Information Kit on Dealing with a Road Death
  • Access to Court Files
  • Corporate Information
    • Information for Media
    • Working as an associate or research assist to a Magistrate
    • ACTCT Service Charter
    • Annual reports
    • Strategy and Policy