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Referring to Local Court registries

Information about the support available from the Courts Service Centre and Local Court registry.

  • This topic covers

    This topic covers

    • Courts Service Centre 
    • Local Court of NSW registries

Organisation

OrganisationResponsibilities
Local Court RegistriesEvery Local Court has a registry, where staff can help members of the public with information about their case. You can also pay fees, fines and costs, or file documents at the registry.

Common termDefinition
Chamber serviceA service provided by most full time local court registries. The Registrar or Deputy Registrar can provide you with some help and guidance on court procedures and applications. They can't provide you with legal advice. You may need to make an appointment.
Registrar

A Registrar works in courts and can:

  • provide information to members of the public about court procedures and applications
  •  make decisions about whether to waive or postpone court fees
  • adjourn cases and making procedural orders in court
  • issue warrants for arrest
  • enter default judgment
  • consider and approve applications to pay court judgments, fines or costs by instalments.

OrganisationFee
Local Court of NSWFees

OrganisationForms
Local Court of NSW

Forms

Many local court forms are not available online. For forms not available online, contact your local registry to get a copy.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions about referring to Local Court Registries.

Go to questions

Services

Court locations

The Local Court website lists court locations, contact details for local courts, listing and sitting arrangements.

Last updated: November 2023