Court listings over 2020/2021 holiday period

The following arrangements will apply to the Local Courts over the Christmas/New Year period.

Darwin Nichols Place
21 December to 8 January 2021

• Specialist lists for Directions Hearings, Preliminary Examinations, Domestic Violence, Civil/Work Health, and Mental Health will be suspended.
• There will be a single judge presiding for new custody and urgent listings, with a custody-cut off time of 2:00pm each day.
• Matters should not be adjourned into or bailed to this period

Darwin TCG – Children’s Court
29 December to 31 December 2020

• 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 heard via audio visual link to Darwin Local Court.

Katherine Local Court
24 December to 8 January 2021

• Katherine Local Court will proceed via Audio Visual Link to Darwin Local Court; in custody matters only, other matters should not be adjourned into or bailed to this period.

Tennant Creek Local Court
29-31 December 2020

• Tennant Creek Court house will be closed during this period.
• Any new custody matters will be dealt with as per the on-country bail application procedures by telephone to Alice Springs Local Court.

Alice Springs Local Court
24 December to 31 December 2020

• There will be two judges presiding between 24 and 31 December for new custody and urgent listings, with a custody-cut off time of 2:00pm each day.
• Matters should not be adjourned into or bailed to this period