VIC Ararat Magistrates Court List Today

VIC Ararat Magistrates Court court list, law list and court schedule

The Ararat Magistrates Court list is your essential resource for tracking all matters listed before the Ararat Magistrates' Court, located at 63–75 Barkly Street, Ararat VIC 3377 — a regional courthouse in the Grampians region of western Victoria, approximately 200 kilometres west of Melbourne, administered through the Ballarat Magistrates' Court registry at PO Box 604, Ballarat VIC 3350. Ararat is a historic gold rush town in the Pyrenees wine region — home to J-Ward, Australia's only gaol built and run by patients of a psychiatric facility — and the Ararat Magistrates' Court sits only on Fridays from 9:00am to 4:00pm (closed 1:00pm to 2:00pm for lunch), processing a range of criminal, traffic, civil, and intervention order matters for the Northern Grampians and Pyrenees Shire communities. Whether you need to check the Ararat Magistrates Court list, confirm a sitting date, or review an upcoming matter on the court schedule, this page provides accurate and up-to-date scheduling information for proceedings at the Ararat courthouse.

The Ararat Magistrates' Court daily law list covers summary criminal offences, traffic and driving matters, family violence and personal safety intervention order applications, bail applications, civil disputes up to $100,000, and committal hearings for matters referred to higher courts — with the court equipped with Audio Visual Link (AVL) facilities, wheelchair access, and accessible toilets for parties requiring assistance. The Ararat Magistrates' Court can be contacted by phone on (03) 7003 4110, by fax on (03) 4349 5225, or via email at [email protected] — the registry postal address is PO Box 604, Ballarat VIC 3350, with the Ballarat Magistrates' Court at 100 Grenville Street South managing the administrative registry for Ararat on non-sitting days. The Ararat Magistrates Court schedule is available on the EFAS daily court list at mcv.vic.gov.au, and parties can also search for their hearing date via the EFAS case search by defendant surname or case number.

As Ararat Magistrates' Court only sits on Fridays, all parties should confirm the next sitting date via the EFAS daily court list at mcv.vic.gov.au or by contacting [email protected] before travelling to the Barkly Street courthouse — only limited on-street parking is available in front of the court building. Parties registered with EFAS can also receive automatic notifications to their email address or mobile phone when their matter is listed or a date changes, eliminating the need to manually check the daily law list. Whether you are a defendant, a civil litigant, a legal practitioner, or a member of the public reviewing the Ararat Magistrates Court list, this page is your trusted guide to the daily law list, court schedule, and contact details for proceedings at the Ararat Magistrates' Court in the Grampians region of Victoria.