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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
28 June 2022
The Local Court will resume sitting at Milikapiti on 21 July and 20 October 2022.
20 April 2022
From May 9th the Directions Hearing List at the Darwin Local Court will only be heard on Mondays.
19 April 2022
Due to an unexpected interruption to power supply at the Darwin Local Court matters not reached by around 11.45am on April 19 were unable to proceed.