Welcome to the Northern Territory Local Court
The Local Court of the Northern Territory is established by the Local Court Act 2016. 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
Details for court users, legal practitioners, police, corrections and others regarding the public holiday for the National Day of Mourning for Her Majesty the Queen.
The Local Court will resume sitting at Milikapiti on 21 July and 20 October 2022.
From May 9th the Directions Hearing List at the Darwin Local Court will only be heard on Mondays.