District Court New South Wales

District Court of New South Wales

The District Court of New South Wales hears serious criminal offences, appeals from lower courts and civil proceedings.

Types of cases
Learn the range case types the District Court deals with in addition to hearing certain appeals
Alternative dispute resolution
Types of ADR and how to find an ADR provider
Where to find free legal advice
Legal organisations that offer free representation and advice to assist you to represent yourself

Useful resources

Practice and procedures
District Court procedures, orders, notices and other resources
Contacting judicial officers
Contact details for the judicial officers and registrars
Transcripts
Who can request transcripts, how to make a request and the cost of ordering a transcript
Judgments
Recent decisions of the District Court are published on the NSW Caselaw website
NSW Legislation
The primary source of NSW legislation, managed by the Parliamentary Counsel's Office
NSW Online Registry
File civil forms online and track the progress of your case via the online registry