Supreme Court of Victoria Welcome
The Supreme Court of Victoria is the superior Court in the State. The Court is divided into two divisions - the Court of Appeal and the Trial Division.
This site contains valuable information about the Supreme Court, its history and current practice. The information is for research and public information purposes. Documents such as decisions, practice notes, and Court Lists are not official versions and should not be relied upon as such..
Address: 210 William Street, Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia.
Telephone: +61 3 9603 6111
International Consortium for Court Excellence
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Victorian Courts Interactive Hearing List
The Victorian Courts Interactive Hearing List is the new official website for viewing the daily hearing lists on tablets and smart phones. The website has been designed to be platform neutral (works on desktops, iPhone, iPad, Android, Blackberry, etc.). Users can filter all of the courts lists and bring back just the data that they are interested in (eg, All hearings at Ballarat for all courts). These setting as saved so the next time you open the website, the last selections you used are automatically pre-populated.
In the lead up to Redmond Barry's bicentennial in 2013 the Court has an exhibition about Sir Redmond Barry's life and achievements in the Supreme Court Library from 9 May to 19 May. Entry is free and during business hours.
Supreme Court of Victoria Civil Appeals - Monthly Summary Tables
This is a summary of appeals to the Court of Appeal from civil decisions of the Supreme Court of Victoria, initiated or finalised last month or listed for hearing during the current month.
Speech - Courts and our Democracy - Just another government agency?
The speech - 'Courts and our Democracy - Just another government agency?' was presented by the Hon Marilyn Warren A.C., Chief Justice of Victoria at the University of Melbourne on 1 May 2012
Speech - Managing the Paper – Taming the Leviathan
The speech 'Taming the Leviathan' was delivered by the Hon Justice Vickery to the Fourth International Construction Law Conference jointly hosted by the Society of Construction Law Australia and the Society of Construction Law New Zealand in Melbourne from 6 to 8 May 2012
Chat to judges and staff on Courts Open Day, 10am - 3pm, Saturday May 19, 2012. Visit courtrooms and the magnificent library, come to a ‘Meet the Judge’ Q&A session, hear all about jury duty, or learn about the trial process from a judge. Heritage and history tours, and tours of the dungeons (bookings essential), run throughout the day
Monthly sentencing summary tables.
This notice is the allocation of Commercial Court Lists for term 2 of 2012
Information Statement Marking the First Anniversary of Reforms to Criminal Appeals
To mark the first anniversary of reforms to criminal appeals, the Supreme Court has released the following information.
Requests to use Supreme Court facilities
These guidelines and application form provide a basis for the Court to determine when, and on what terms, it is appropriate for Supreme Court facilities to be used by external organisations.