VIC Magistrates Court List Today

VIC Magistrates Court court list, law list and court schedule

The Victorian Magistrates Court list is your essential resource for tracking all daily court listings across the Magistrates' Court of Victoria — the busiest court in Victoria's judicial hierarchy, sitting at 52 locations statewide and handling approximately 90 per cent of all cases that come before Victoria's courts each year, including the Melbourne Magistrates' Court at 233 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 as its principal location. The Magistrates' Court of Victoria exercises criminal jurisdiction over all summary offences and many indictable offences, and civil jurisdiction over monetary disputes up to $100,000 — with specialist divisions including Drug Courts, Assessment and Referral Courts (ARC), Koori Courts, Specialist Family Violence Courts, Children's Court of Victoria co-locations, and Court Integrated Services Programs (CISP) operating at headquarter courts across Victoria. Whether you need to check the Victorian Magistrates Court list, find a specific regional court schedule, or review an upcoming matter on the court calendar, this page provides accurate and up-to-date scheduling information for Magistrates' Court proceedings across Victoria.

The Victorian Magistrates' Court daily law list is accessible through the Electronic Filing Appearance System (EFAS) at mcv.vic.gov.au — where parties can search the criminal daily list by defendant surname or case number — and through the CMS Portal hearing search for civil matters filed from October 2022 onwards, with the Magistrates' Court general enquiry line available on (03) 9628 7777 (option 1 for criminal matters). The Magistrates' Court of Victoria general website at mcv.vic.gov.au provides a comprehensive court finder at mcv.vic.gov.au/going-court/find-court listing all 52 court locations with addresses, opening hours, contact details, facilities, and non-sitting day calendars — parties should always confirm their local court's sitting days and the EFAS daily list before attending any Victorian Magistrates' Court location. The Victorian Magistrates Court schedule is also accessible via the courts.vic.gov.au daily lists and sittings page, which links to all Victorian court daily lists including the MCV's EFAS criminal list.

Registering with EFAS at mcv.vic.gov.au enables parties to receive automatic email or SMS case tracking notifications for any Magistrates' Court of Victoria location — a free service for all criminal matters that eliminates the need to manually check the daily law list and provides timely advance notice of any hearing date changes across all 52 court locations in Victoria. Victoria Legal Aid (VLA) provides Duty Lawyer services at all headquarter Magistrates' Courts on most sitting days, and parties without legal representation can contact VLA on 1300 792 387 or visit the VLA website at legalaid.vic.gov.au to find their nearest Legal Aid office or to apply for legal assistance. Whether you are a defendant, a civil litigant, a legal practitioner, or a member of the public reviewing the Victorian Magistrates Court list, this page is your trusted guide to the law list, court schedule, and contact details for Magistrates' Court proceedings at any of the 52 Victorian Magistrates' Court locations.