News and resources
Welcome to the Magistrates' Court of Victoria news and resources section. Here you will find publications, court data and the latest news.
News
View the latest news, events and updates from the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria.
Publications
View the Magistrates’ Court annual reports, brochures and publicly available information.
Court data
The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria provides publicly available data in its annual reports.
Legal terms
The law is difficult and is often described in technical language. Our glossary provides short descriptions of legal words and terms.
Information for the media
The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria is committed to working with the media to make the court open and transparent.
Practice directions
Practice directions are procedural guidelines issued by the Chief Magistrate that complement existing legislation, rules and regulations.
