Bourke District Court List

District Court of NSW circuit sittings at Bourke, with trials and sentence matters listed for today and the next sitting day from the NSW Online Registry.

Last published: 2 mattersUpdated 2:29 am AEST on Fri 18 Sep55-57 Oxley Street, Bourke NSW 2840

Last published list: 17 September 2026. This court does not sit every day, and no newer list has been published since. The next list appears before its next sitting day.

Last published list: Thursday 17 September 2026

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List as published by the court registry, updated 2:29 am AEST on 18 September 2026. Given names are shortened to initials. Matters can be moved, adjourned or vacated after publication. To take your own listing off this site, use Remove my listing above the list.

The District Court of New South Wales holds circuit sittings at Bourke, in the state's far north-west, so that serious criminal matters from Bourke and the surrounding Far West communities can be heard closer to home. The District Court does not sit in Bourke every week. Instead a judge travels to the town for set sittings during the year, and the list on this page shows the matters listed for the current sitting day and the next one.

What the District Court hears

The District Court is the middle tier of the NSW court system, sitting above the Local Court and below the Supreme Court. In its criminal jurisdiction it hears serious indictable offences that have been committed from the Local Court for trial or sentence. Trials are usually heard by a judge and jury, while sentence matters are heard by a judge alone. The court also hears appeals against decisions of the Local Court, and on the civil side it can deal with claims of up to $750,000.

At a country circuit like Bourke, a typical list can include:

  • Trials for serious offences, heard before a jury drawn from the local area.
  • Sentence hearings after a plea of guilty or a guilty verdict.
  • Local Court appeals against a conviction or sentence.
  • Arraignments and mentions to take pleas and set the timetable for a case.

Where the court sits

District Court sittings at Bourke are held in the Bourke courthouse on Oxley Street, which is also used by the Bourke court list for Local Court sittings. Because both courts use the same building, check that your paperwork refers to the District Court before you attend. Registry enquiries can be made on the NSW courts line, 1300 679 272.

Distances in the Far West are long and public transport is limited, so plan the trip carefully and leave plenty of time to pass through security and find the courtroom. If a matter cannot be dealt with during a Bourke sitting, it may be moved to a larger centre. The Dubbo court list is the closest major District Court location.

Reading the list

Criminal matters are usually shown as R v followed by the surname of the accused person. The list gives the courtroom and the time the matter is expected to start, but trials and sentences can run longer than planned, so a later matter may be called after its listed time. Check again on the morning of the hearing in case the list has changed.

Getting help

Anyone facing a District Court matter should get legal advice before the hearing. Legal Aid NSW and the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) both assist people in western New South Wales. This page is general information only and not legal advice.