ACT Court Lists

Court lists for the ACT Supreme Court and Magistrates Court at Knowles Place, Canberra, plus the ACAT hearing list, with start times for each sitting day.

3court lists covered
3courts sat Fri 23 Oct
94matters Fri 23 Oct
3lists out for the next day

Busiest courts on Fri 23 Oct

  1. 1ACT Magistrates Court55 matters
  2. 2ACT Supreme Court32 matters
  3. 3ACAT7 matters

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Supreme Court 1

ACT Supreme Court41 listed tomorrow

Magistrates Court 1

ACT Magistrates Court45 listed tomorrow

Tribunals 1

ACAT34 listed tomorrow

Find the day's Canberra court list for the ACT Supreme Court, the ACT Magistrates Court and ACAT, with case numbers and start times, in one place.

The Australian Capital Territory has a compact court system centred on two buildings in Canberra City. The ACT Supreme Court and the ACT Magistrates Court share the ACT Law Courts building at 4-6 Knowles Place, and the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal sits a few minutes walk away at Allara House on Constitution Avenue. There are no regional circuit courts to track. This page links to each ACT list on the site.

ACT court lists on this site

  • ACT Supreme Court daily list: criminal trials, sentences, civil applications and appeals, set out by courtroom with the judge or registrar and start times.
  • ACT Magistrates Court list: criminal matters and civil claims up to $250,000, with case numbers and hearing times.
  • ACAT hearing list: rental, civil, retirement village and discrimination hearings at the tribunal.

How the ACT courts fit together

Criminal charges start in the Magistrates Court. Summary offences are finished there, and serious indictable charges are committed to the Supreme Court for trial or sentence. Civil claims under $25,000 go to ACAT, claims up to $250,000 to the Magistrates Court, and larger claims to the Supreme Court. Appeals from the Magistrates Court, the Childrens Court and ACAT are heard in the Supreme Court, and appeals from a single Supreme Court judge go to the ACT Court of Appeal.

The Childrens Court is in the Law Courts building with its own entrance. Its lists are not republished on this site.

Attending court in Canberra

The Law Courts building opens at 8:30am on weekdays and the enquiry counter is open from 9:00am to 4:30pm. A monitor in the foyer shows every matter listed that day in both courts with its courtroom. Construction for light rail has closed London Circuit west between Northbourne Avenue and Edinburgh Avenue to regular traffic, and the courts suggest parking in the One City Hill underground car park at the southern end of Knowles Place. General enquiries for both courts: (02) 6205 0000. ACAT's registry is on (02) 6207 1740.

Federal courts in Canberra

The High Court of Australia sits in Parkes, by Lake Burley Griffin. Its monthly business list is on the High Court of Australia business list page, and the Federal Court list covers the Canberra registry of the Federal Court.