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The CMS Portal is now the single point for criminal case management and accessing essential information from the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria for legal practitioners and agencies. …
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The Chief Magistrate, Justice Lisa Hannan, has delivered her decision in the bail application of Kawsar AHMAD, heard at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 26 June 2026.
Read Her Honour's remarks here.
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The Magistrates’ Court’s new Case Management System (CMS) Portal for the criminal jurisdiction will commence on Tuesday 30 June 2026.
Planned extended outage
To support the implementation…
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As the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria works to upgrade its systems, some services will be unavailable across all our courts from Friday 26 June to Monday 29 June.
During this time, courts will be…
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The Chief Magistrate, Justice Lisa Hannan, has delivered her decision in the bail application of Zeinab AHMAD, heard at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 17 June 2026.
Read Her Honour's remarks …
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The Magistrates’ Court’s new Case Management System (CMS) Portal for the criminal jurisdiction will commence on Tuesday 30 June.
What the CMS Portal…
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The Honourable Sonya Kilkenny MP, Attorney-General, seeks expressions of interest from suitably qualified persons for appointment as a magistrate in the state of Victoria.
Magistrates are appointed…
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Due to weather issues experienced across the state, there are some changes to operations for the following courts:
Castlemaine Court
The Castlemaine Court will be hearing matters online on Friday 9…
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The Magistrates' Court warmly welcomes twelve new magistrates effective 16 December 2025 who bring a wealth of experience to their new roles.
Magistrate Emily Allan commenced her legal career…
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Commencing on 28 December 2025, the Justice Legislation Amendment (Committals) Act 2025 will introduce significant changes to the conduct of committal proceedings in the Magistrates’ Court of…
