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17 October 2024

The Christmas period for the Darwin, Katherine, Tennant Creek and Alice Springs Local Court and Darwin Children’s Court will be from the close of business on Friday, December 13th 2024 until the close of business on Friday, January 3rd, 2025.
Please see below the following arrangements for the Northern Territory Court lists:

Darwin

Darwin Children's Court

Katherine

Alice Springs

Tennant Creek

Darwin Nichols Place
16 December 2024 to 3 January 2025

  • Specialist lists for Directions Hearings, Preliminary Examinations, Hearings, Domestic Violence, Civil/Work Health, and Mental Health will all be suspended.
  • There will be a single judge presiding for new in custody’s and urgent listings, with a custody-cut off time 10am each day.
  • Matters should not be adjourned into or bailed to during this period.

Darwin Children's Court
16 December 2024 to 3 January 2025

  • No matters are to be adjourned to these days and any new in-custody youth or urgent applications pursuant to the Care and Protection Act will be listed as the need arises

Katherine Local Court
23 December 2024 to 27 December 2024

  • New defendants in custody will be transported to Darwin for any bail applications etc.
  • The Court house will be closed with no front counter services between 23 December 2024 to 27 December 2024.
  • There will be a Judge presiding for new in custody’s and urgent listings, with a custody-cut off time of 10am each day for the period 16 December 2024 to 21 December 2024 and 30 December 2024 to 3 January 2025.
  • No matters to be adjourned into or bailed from 16 December 2024 to 3 January 2025.

Alice Springs Local Court
16 December 2024 to 3 January 2025

  • Specialist lists for Directions Hearings, Preliminary Examinations, Hearings, and Domestic Violence will all be suspended.
  • There will be Judges presiding for new in custody’s and urgent listings, with a custody-cut off time of 10am each day.
  • Matters should not be adjourned into or bailed to during this period.

Tennant Creek Local Court
23 December 2024 to 3 January 2025

  • New defendants in custody will be transported to Alice Springs for any bail applications etc.
  • Other matters should not be adjourned or bailed to this period.
  • The Court house will be closed with no front counter services between 23 December 2024 to 3 January 2025.
  • No matters to be adjourned into or bailed from 16 December 2024 to 3 January 2025.