QLD Pine Rivers Magistrates Court List Today

The Pine Rivers Magistrates Court sits at 374 Gympie Road, Strathpine QLD 4500, and the daily law list published for this courthouse is what most people arrive here looking for. Whether you need the Pine Rivers court list today, the list for tomorrow, or the running order for a mention that has already been adjourned once, the list is the single document that tells you where to be and when. This page explains how the Strathpine courthouse operates, how to read the daily law list correctly, and the verified statistics that describe how busy the Queensland Magistrates Courts system has become, so that you walk in prepared rather than guessing.

One point catches almost everyone out first. There is no suburb called Pine Rivers. The court carries the name of the former Pine Rivers Shire, but the building itself is located in Strathpine, roughly 20 kilometres north of the Brisbane central business district in the City of Moreton Bay. If you have been searching for a Pine Rivers courthouse address and finding conflicting results, that mismatch between the name and the location is the reason. Every criminal, traffic, civil and domestic violence matter listed under the Pine Rivers name is heard at the Strathpine complex on Gympie Road.

Where the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court is located

The courthouse address is 374 Gympie Road, Strathpine QLD 4500, with the postal address at PO Box 2333, Strathpine QLD 4500. The registry telephone number is (07) 3094 4700 and the registry email is courthouse.pinerivers@justice.qld.gov.au. Registry business hours are 8:30am to 4:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 8:30am to 4:00pm on Wednesday, which is the short day. Strathpine had a recorded population of 10,647 people at the 2021 Census, and the courthouse serves a much larger catchment across the northern growth corridor.

The complex houses two Magistrates courtrooms and processes matters from the surrounding suburbs. Charges laid around Strathpine, Bray Park, Lawnton, Petrie, Kallangur, Murrumba Downs, Albany Creek, Warner and Eatons Hill are ordinarily listed at this court. The building is on the ground floor of the complex and has a security entrance, so every person entering is screened. Allowing extra time for that screening is the single easiest way to avoid missing the start of your list.

Which Magistrates Courts district Pine Rivers belongs to

Under Schedule 1 of the Justices Regulation 2014 (Qld), there is no separate Pine Rivers district. Strathpine is one of the gazetted places for holding a Magistrates Court within the Caboolture Magistrates Courts District, which combines the former Caboolture Shire and the former Pine Rivers Shire. The other gazetted sitting places in that district are Caboolture and Petrie. In practice this means a matter can properly be listed at either Strathpine or the nearby Caboolture court list, depending on where the charge originated and how the registry has allocated it. If someone tells you your matter is in the wrong court, this is the legislative point that usually resolves the confusion.

How to read the Pine Rivers daily law list

The Pine Rivers daily law list is published on the Queensland Courts website and refreshed twice each morning, first at approximately 6:45am and again at around 8:45am. That second update matters, because overnight arrests, adjournments and callovers can change the running order between the two publications. Always check the later version on the morning of your appearance rather than relying on a screenshot taken the day before.

Each entry on the list shows the defendant or party name, the courtroom, the listing type and the scheduled time. If your name does not appear when you expect it to, the list itself carries the registry number and directs you to telephone it rather than assume your matter has been struck out. A missing entry is far more often a data or timing issue than a cancellation, so confirm before you leave the building or decide not to attend.

What time each list is called at Strathpine

The published listing arrangements at Pine Rivers group matters by type across the day. Criminal and traffic matters are called at 9:00am daily, excluding public holidays and court closure periods. The domestic violence callover, the youth justice callover and Commonwealth matters also sit at 9:00am. Special hardship order applications, the miscellaneous callover and Peace and Good Behaviour Act matters are listed at 11:00am. The child protection callover and the Court Link callover are heard at 2:00pm. Urgent domestic violence applications are dealt with daily at 2:00pm, or as the court otherwise directs, so anyone seeking or responding to an urgent protection order should be looking for an afternoon listing rather than a morning one.

Getting to the Strathpine courthouse

The courthouse fronts Gympie Road, a busy arterial route, so public transport is often the simpler option. Strathpine railway station is served by the Redcliffe Peninsula line and the Springfield line, and a separate Strathpine bus station operates nearby with routes including the 358 to Chermside Interchange and the 670 through Strathpine and Warner Village. Bray Park station is another close rail option. If you are travelling in from the coast side of the district, the same rail corridor that reaches the Redcliffe court list today catchment connects through to Strathpine, which makes the train a practical choice for many defendants and witnesses.

What actually happens at a first mention

A first mention is short and administrative. The magistrate confirms what you are charged with, checks whether you are legally represented, asks whether you have received the police material, and establishes what you intend to do next. It is not the day your defence is heard, and it is not the day evidence is tested. Understanding this removes a great deal of the anxiety people feel walking in for the first time.

You are not obliged to enter a plea at a first mention. Asking for an adjournment to obtain legal advice is a normal, proper request, and it is granted routinely on a first appearance. Pleading guilty on the first date simply to have the matter finished is the most common avoidable mistake made in any Magistrates Court, and it is difficult to reverse afterwards. The charge written on your notice to appear and the facts the police allege are two separate documents, and you should read the police version, often called the QP9, before deciding how to proceed.

Practical checklist before you attend

• Arrive by 8:15am for a 9:00am listing so you clear the security screening in time.
• Bring your notice to appear and any related correspondence from the police or the court.
• Ask the police prosecutor, or the duty lawyer, for a copy of your QP9 before your matter is called.
• Do not enter a plea until you have read the police facts in full.
• Plan for the whole morning, even when your own appearance may last only a couple of minutes.

Conduct, dress and phones inside the court

Dress neatly and keep yourself covered. Singlets, thongs, hats and sunglasses are not appropriate inside the courtroom, and any offensive slogans should be covered. Mobile phones must be switched off or set to silent. Recording proceedings or photographing the list or the courtroom is not permitted, and recording without the court's permission is an offence. Address the magistrate as Your Honour, stand when you speak, and if you are unsure of the etiquette, watch the matter called before yours and follow what the represented parties do.

Duty lawyer and support services at Pine Rivers

Legal Aid Queensland operates a criminal duty lawyer service at this courthouse, covering both the adult court and the Childrens Court, and publishes a quarterly roster across the working week. The service is free and available to eligible people, and the practical step is simply to ask at the registry counter as soon as you arrive so your name can be added to the duty lawyer's list early. Court Link, a support and referral program rather than a legal representative, also operates from this building for eligible participants who need connection to health, housing and other support services.

How busy the Queensland Magistrates Courts really are

The Pine Rivers court is one node in a very large system, and the statewide figures explain why the daily list moves quickly and why early attendance matters. According to the Magistrates Court of Queensland Annual Report for 2022 to 2023, 167,701 adult defendants were dealt with on 361,311 charges across the state. That represented an increase of 12,623 adult defendants, or 8.14 per cent, on the previous year, and an increase of 27,746 charges, or 8.32 per cent. The Magistrates Courts finalise the overwhelming majority of all criminal matters in Queensland before they ever reach a higher court.

More recent data shows the pressure continuing across related jurisdictions. The Magistrates Court of Queensland Annual Report for 2024 to 2025 recorded 25,871 domestic violence protection order applications and 8,123 child protection applications, the latter a 22.59 per cent increase on the prior year. In the same reporting period, out of 11,152 minor civil disputes lodged with QCAT at Magistrates Court locations, 4,701, or 42.15 per cent, were lodged where they would be heard by a magistrate. Magistrates sitting in the Childrens Court finalise approximately 95 per cent of all Childrens Court criminal matters, which is why child protection and youth justice callovers appear on the Strathpine list alongside the adult criminal work.

The courts above the Magistrates level give useful context for where the more serious matters travel. The District Court of Queensland Annual Report for 2023 to 2024 reported 6,659 new criminal lodgements and 6,684 criminal matters finalised, a clearance rate of about 100.4 per cent, while the following year saw lodgements ease to 6,373 with trials averaging 3.6 days in length. A matter that begins with a mention at Pine Rivers can, if it involves a serious indictable offence, be committed upward into that District Court workload, so the Magistrates Court stage is genuinely the front door of the criminal justice system for the region.

If you are running late or cannot attend

If you are delayed, telephone the registry on (07) 3094 4700 before your listing time. A matter can usually be stood down to later in the morning when the court knows why you are not yet there. Failing to appear is treated as a separate problem from the charge that brought you to court, and it can affect your bail, influence how the court views you at sentence, and complicate everything that follows. If a warrant issues because you simply did not turn up and did not call, resolving it takes far longer than a phone call would have. For anyone navigating listings across the wider region, the Brisbane magistrates court list today and the neighbouring district courts follow the same publication pattern, so the habit of checking the refreshed morning list applies wherever your matter is heard.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Pine Rivers Magistrates Court?

It is at 374 Gympie Road, Strathpine QLD 4500. There is no suburb named Pine Rivers. The court is named after the former Pine Rivers Shire but sits at Strathpine. The registry telephone number is (07) 3094 4700.

What time does the Pine Rivers court list start?

Criminal and traffic matters are called at 9:00am daily, excluding public holidays and court closure periods. Other lists have set times, including 11:00am for special hardship and Peace and Good Behaviour matters, and 2:00pm for child protection, Court Link and urgent domestic violence applications.

When is the daily law list published?

The Pine Rivers daily law list is published online and updated twice each morning, at approximately 6:45am and again at around 8:45am. Check the later version on the day of your appearance because the running order can change overnight.

Is Pine Rivers its own Magistrates Courts district?

No. Under Schedule 1 of the Justices Regulation 2014 (Qld), Strathpine is a gazetted sitting place within the Caboolture Magistrates Courts District, which also includes Caboolture and Petrie.

Can I get a free duty lawyer at Pine Rivers?

Yes. Legal Aid Queensland runs a free criminal duty lawyer service for eligible people, covering the adult and Childrens courts. Ask at the registry counter as soon as you arrive so you are added to the list early.

What are the registry hours at Strathpine?

The registry is open 8:30am to 4:30pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 8:30am to 4:00pm on Wednesday, which is the short day.