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VIC Melbourne ARC List Magistrates Court court list, law list and court schedule

The Melbourne ARC Magistrates Court list is your essential resource for tracking all proceedings before the Melbourne Assessment and Referral Court (ARC), operating from the Melbourne Magistrates' Court at 233 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 — the founding and flagship location of the Assessment and Referral Court program, the specialist therapeutic court for people with a mental illness and/or cognitive impairment that first opened at Melbourne in 2010 before expanding to eleven Magistrates' Court locations across Victoria. The Melbourne ARC is a pre-sentence specialist court underpinned by therapeutic jurisprudence — where the Magistrate, prosecution, support staff, the accused person, and their family sit at the same table during review hearings to collaboratively monitor progress, with eligible participants receiving intensive case management and connections to health, housing, disability, and community support services to address the underlying causes of their offending. Whether you need to check the Melbourne ARC list, confirm an ARC hearing date, or review an upcoming matter on the court schedule, this page provides accurate and up-to-date scheduling information for ARC proceedings at the Melbourne Magistrates' Court.

The Melbourne ARC court schedule covers Assessment and Referral Court hearings for eligible defendants with a diagnosed mental illness, cognitive impairment, acquired brain injury, or autism spectrum disorder — with the Melbourne ARC having the broadest catchment area of all Victorian ARC locations, processing matters from across the Melbourne CBD and inner metropolitan area, and also handling Bail and Remand Court (BARC) ARC matters. The Melbourne ARC registry can be contacted directly via email at [email protected], and the Bail and Remand Court ARC registry is at [email protected] — the Melbourne Magistrates' Court general enquiry line is (03) 9087 6111 and the court is open Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm at 233 William Street. The Melbourne ARC Magistrates Court schedule is accessible through the EFAS daily court list at mcv.vic.gov.au by defendant surname or case number for all listed ARC review and progress hearings.

Defendants who wish to access the Melbourne ARC must first receive a referral — from a Magistrate, defence lawyer, Legal Aid Victoria, or another eligible party — and must be assessed as eligible by an ARC case manager before a formal plea is entered and an individual support plan is approved, with Melbourne's ARC case management team among the most experienced in Victoria given the program's origins at the William Street courthouse. Solicitors and defendants seeking to make a Melbourne ARC referral can download the ARC referral form from mcv.vic.gov.au and submit it to [email protected], confirming that the alleged offence occurred within the Melbourne Magistrates' Court catchment area before lodging the referral. Whether you are a defendant, a carer, a legal practitioner, or a member of the public reviewing the Melbourne ARC Magistrates Court list, this page is your trusted guide to the law list, court schedule, and contact details for Assessment and Referral Court proceedings at the Melbourne Magistrates' Court.