Welcome to the Northern Territory Local Court
The Local Court of the Northern Territory is established by the Local Court Act 2015. The Local Court is the first level of the Northern Territory's two tier court system and in the great majority of cases is the first point of contact that members of the public have with the judicial system. The Court handles the greatest proportion of cases in the Northern Territory, dealing with both criminal and civil cases.
Court Updates
NOTICE TO PRACTITIONERS: Arrangements for the Local Court holiday period operating hours during the holiday period have been finalised.
Due to areas of the Northern Territory now being on cyclone watch, and flood warnings for the entire Top End, and subsequent road closures in the Katherine town and region, closures and arrangements for affected Court sittings are in place.
An important notice to legal practitioners, police, corrections and court users regarding arrangements for Katherine Local Court due to flooding.