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The Magistrates' Court of Victoria (MCV) has a proud history of working with vulnerable court users.
MCV has published its accessibility and engagement strategy, available to download.
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Court Services Victoria is delivering a state-of-the-art regional court for Bendigo that puts people and community first.
This landmark civic building will set a new standard for the delivery of…
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The Magistrates’ Court of Victoria welcomes the release of the Report from the Review of Sexual Harassment in Victorian Courts and VCAT.
The report, which was jointly initiated by the Victorian…
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The written reasons for the decision in the Craig McLachlan matter, heard at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 15 December 2020, have been published on the MCV website.
Download the written reasons.
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In a first for the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria and Children’s Court of Victoria a web portal, called eDocs, is being launched today for external court users to electronically lodge documents.…
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The new Magistrates' Court General Civil Procedure Rules 2020 (‘the General Civil Rules’) and the Magistrates' Court (Miscellaneous Civil Proceedings) Rules 2020 (‘the Miscellaneous Rules’) commenced…
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Under Victorian law, there are restrictions on publishing information that could identify a victim of a sexual offence.
These provisions are found in the Judicial Proceedings Reports Act 1958,…
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MCV’s online family violence intervention order application form has been awarded gold at the 2020 Australian Good Design Awards.
The form was recognised for its innovation and design in the social…
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A message from Chief Magistrate Judge Lisa Hannan:
Justice has not changed, just the mode of delivery.
I would like to commence by acknowledging the difficult circumstances we are all…
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We are each committed to making sure that our courts and tribunal are safe, healthy and respectful workplaces. We understand the importance of doing so.
We understand that a safe workplace has…