District Court New South Wales

District Court sittings - criminal jurisdiction

Summer vacation for 2023-2024 will commence 16 December 2023 and conclude on 28 January 2024. Sittings for 2024 begin 29 January 2024 and conclude on 20 December 2024.

  • All sittings are of one week duration unless otherwise specified.
  • Select the location name to see the contact details for that courthouse. Please note - with the exception of Sydney, these links will take you to pages on the Local Court website. The Local Court and District Court sit in the same courthouses in outer Sydney and regional New South Wales, and contact details are the same for both courts.
Location 2023 2024
Sydney
Law term. Law term.

Sydney Western:

Law term. Law term.
Albury 6 November 2023 (4 weeks). 29 January 2024 (4 weeks), 4 March 2024 (4 weeks), 15 April 2024 (4 weeks) and 27 May 2024 (4 weeks), 12 August 2024 (4 weeks), 23 September 2024 (4 weeks) and 4 November 2024 (4 weeks).
Armidale 30 October 2023 (3 weeks). 29 January 2024 (3 weeks), 8 April 2024 (3 weeks), 11 June 2024 (3 weeks), 15 July 2024 (3 weeks), 9 September 2024 (3 weeks) and 21 October 2024 (3 weeks).
Bathurst 23 October 2023 (3 weeks). 4 March 2024 (3 weeks), 29 April 2024 (3 weeks), 26 August 2024 (3 weeks) and 21 October 2024 (3 weeks).
Bega 13 November 2023 (3 weeks). 26 February 2024 (3 weeks), 3 June 2024 (3 weeks), 30 September 2024 (1 week special fixture) and 8 October 2024 (2 weeks).
Bourke
11 March 2024 (1 week) and 26 August 2024 (1 week).
Broken Hill
 26 February 2024 (3 weeks), 27 May 2024 (3 weeks) and 30 September 2024 (3 weeks).
Coffs Harbour  6 November 2023 (2 weeks). 29 January 2024 (3 weeks), 18 March 2024 (2 weeks), 29 April 2024 (3 weeks), 24 June 2024 (5 weeks), 2 September 2024 (4 weeks) and 4 November 2024 (2 weeks).
Coonamble 6 November 2023 (1 week). 13 May 2024 (1 week) and 4 November 2024 (1 week).
Dubbo Law term. Law term.
Gosford Law term. Law term.
Goulburn 30 October 2023 (3 weeks).  29 January 2024 (3 weeks), 11 March 2024 (3 weeks), 8 April 2024 (3 week Special Fixture), 27 May 2024 (3 weeks), 22 July 2024 (3 weeks), 2 September 2024 (3 weeks), 23 September 2024 (3 week Special Fixture), 21 October 2024 (3 weeks) and 11 November 2024 (4 week Special Fixture).
Grafton 23 October 2023 (3 weeks). 29 January 2024 (4 week Special Fixture), 26 February 2024 (3 weeks), 20 May 2024 (3 weeks), 29 July 2024 (3 weeks), 14 October 2024 (3 weeks).
Griffith 23 October 2023 (2 weeks). 19 February 2024 (2 weeks), 2 April 2024 (2 weeks), 13 May 2024 (2 weeks), 1 July 2024 (3 weeks), 9 September 2024 (3 weeks), 21 October 2024 (2 weeks), 2 December 2024 (3 weeks).
Katoomba

No sittings scheduled.
Lismore Law term. Law term.
Moree 6 November 2023 (3 weeks). 11 March 2024 (3 weeks), 19 August 2024 (3 weeks) and 4 November 2024 (3 weeks).
Newcastle Law term. Law term.
Nowra 9 October 2023 (3 weeks). and 20 November 2023 (4 weeks). 5 February 2024 (4 weeks), 4 March 2024 (4 weeks Special Fixture), 22 April 2024 (4 weeks), 27 May 2024 (3 week Special Fixture), 5 August 2024 (4 weeks), 7 October 2024 (3 weeks) and 18 November 2024 (4 weeks).
Orange  13 November 2023 (5 weeks).  29 January 2024 (5 weeks), 25 March 2024 (5 weeks), 20 May 2024 (5 weeks), 22 July 2024 (5 weeks), 16 September 2024 (5 weeks), 11 November 2024 (6 weeks). 
Parkes  23 October 2023 (2 weeks).  22 April 2024 (2 weeks) and 21 October 2024 (3 weeks).
Port Macquarie  16 October 2023 and 27 November 2023 (3 weeks). 29 January 2024 (3 weeks), 11 March 2024 (3 weeks), 8 April 2024 (3 weeks), 13 May 2024 (4 weeks), 22 July 2024 (3 weeks), 2 September 2024 (3 weeks), 14 October 2024 (3 weeks) and 25 November 2024 (3 weeks).
Queanbeyan 6 November 2023 (3 weeks). 4 March 2024 (3 weeks), 29 April 2024 (4 weeks), 12 August 2024 (3 weeks), 30 September 2024 (3 weeks) and 4 November 2024 (3 weeks).
Tamworth 20 November 2023 (4 weeks). 19 February 2024 (5 weeks), 29 April 2024 (5 weeks), 5 August 2024 (5 weeks), 30 September 2024 (4 weeks) and 18 November 2024 (4 weeks).
Taree 6 November 2023 (3 weeks). 19 February 2024 (3 weeks), 29 April 2024 (3 week Special Fixture), 11 June 2024 (4 weeks), 12 August 2024 (3 weeks), 23 September 2024 (3 weeks) and 4 November 2024 (4 weeks).
Wagga Wagga Law term. Law term.
Wollongong Law term. Law term.
Last updated:

06 Mar 2024

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