District Court New South Wales

District Court sittings - criminal jurisdiction

Sittings for 2025 will commence on 3 Feb 2025 and conclude on 19 December 2025.

  • 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 2024   2025  
Sydney
 Law term.   Law term.  

Sydney Western:

 Law term.      
Albury 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).   3 Feb 2025 (4 weeks), 3 March 2025 (4 weeks), 31 March 2025 (2 weeks), 28 April 2025 (5 weeks), 2 June 2025 (4 weeks), 18 August 2025 (4 weeks), 29 September 2025 (4 weeks), 10 November 2025 (3 weeks), 1 December 2025 (1 week).   
Armidale 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).   3 Feb 2025 (4 weeks), 31 March 2025 (3 weeks), 9 June 2025 (3 weeks), 28 July 2025 (3 weeks), 15 September 2025 (4 weeks), 27 Oct 2025 (5 weeks),   
Bathurst 4 March 2024 (3 weeks), 29 April 2024 (3 weeks), 26 August 2024 (3 weeks) and 21 October 2024 (3 weeks).  

10 March 2025 (3 weeks), 5 May 2025 (3 weeks), 1 September 2025 (3 weeks) 27 October 2025 (4 weeks).

  
Bega 26 February 2024 (3 weeks), 3 June 2024 (3 weeks), 30 September 2024 (1 week special fixture) and 8 October 2024 (2 weeks).   3 March 2025 (3 weeks), 9 June 2025 (3 weeks), 6 October 2025 (4 weeks) and 8 October 2024 (2 weeks).  
Bourke 11 March 2024 (1 week) and 26 August 2024 (1 week).   24 March 2025 (1 week) and 8 September 2025 (1 week).  
Broken Hill  26 February 2024 (3 weeks), 27 May 2024 (3 weeks) and 30 September 2024 (3 weeks).   3 March 2025 (3 weeks), 2 June 2025 (3 weeks) and 6 October 2025 (4 weeks).  
Coffs Harbour 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).   3 Feb 2025 (3 weeks), 17 March 2025 (3 weeks), 28 April 2025 (5 weeks), 2 June 2025 (9 weeks),18 August 2025 (2 weeks Special Fixture) 8 September 2025 (4 weeks) and 10 November 2025 (6 weeks).  
Coonamble 13 May 2024 (1 week) and 4 November 2024 (1 week).   26 May 2025 (1 week) and 10 November 2025 (1 week).  
Dubbo Law term.   Law term.  
Gosford Law term.   Law term.  
Goulburn  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).   3 Feb 2025 (4 weeks), 17 March 2025 (4 weeks), 2 June 2025 (3 weeks), 28 July 2025 (4 weeks), 15 September 2025 (4 weeks), 27 October 2025 (3 weeks), 1 December 2025 (3 weeks).   
Grafton 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).   24 Feb 2025 (3 weeks), 26 May 2025 (3 weeks), 4 August 2025 (3 weeks), 20 October 2025 (3 weeks)  
Griffith 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).   10 March 2025 (4 weeks), 19 May 2025 (2 weeks), 9 June 2025 (3 weeks Special Fixture), 30 June 2025 (4 weeks Special fixture), 28 July 2025 (3 weeks), 8 September 2025 (4 weeks), 1 December 2025 (3 weeks).  
​Katoomba
 No sittings scheduled.   No sittings scheduled.  
Lismore Law term.   Law term.  
Moree 11 March 2024 (3 weeks), 19 August 2024 (3 weeks) and 4 November 2024 (3 weeks).   17 March 2025 (3 weeks), 25 August 2025 (3 weeks) and 10 November 2025 (3 weeks).  
Newcastle Law term.   Law term.  
Nowra 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).   10 February 2025 (4 weeks), 28 April 2025 (5 weeks), 11 August 2025 (4 weeks), 13 October 2025 (4 weeks) and 1 December 2025 (3 weeks).  
Orange  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).     3 Feb 2025 (5 weeks), 31 March 2025 (5 weeks), 26 May 2025 (5 weeks), 28 July 2025 (4 weeks), 22 September 2025 (5 weeks), 17 November 2025 (5 weeks).   
Parkes  22 April 2024 (2 weeks) and 21 October 2024 (3 weeks).   28 April 2025 (3 weeks) and 27 October 2025 (3 weeks).  
Port Macquarie 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).   3 Feb 2025 (4 weeks), 17 March 2025 (6 weeks), 28 April 2025 (5 weeks), 2 June 2025 (3 weeks), 28 July 2025 (4 weeks), 8 September 2025 (4 weeks), 13 October 2025 (4 weeks) and 1 December 2025 (3 weeks).  
Queanbeyan 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).   3 Feb 2025 (4 weeks) 10 March 2025 (3 weeks), 5 May 2025 (4 weeks), 2 June 2025 (4 weeks Special fixture), 18 August 2025 (2 weeks) and 29 September 2025 (4 weeks) 10 November 2025 (3 weeks).  
Tamworth 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).   24 February 2025 (4 weeks), 5 May 2025 (4 weeks), 18 August 2025 (4 weeks), 6 October 2025 (4 weeks) and 24 November 2025 (4 weeks).  
Taree 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).   24 February 2025 (4 weeks), 28 April 2025 (4 weeks), 2 June 2025 (4 weeks), 10 August 2025 (4 weeks), 29 September 2025 (4 weeks) and 10 November 2025 (4 weeks).  
Wagga Wagga Law term.   Law term.  
Wollongong Law term.   Law term.  

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