Contacts

Contacts

Victorian state courts

Children’s Court of Victoria

477 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Vic 3000 Tel: 8638 3300

Email: melbourneregistry@courts.vic.gov.au Web: www.childrenscourt.vic.gov.au

The Children’s Court hears matters at locations throughout metropolitan and country Victoria; see the court’s website for addresses.

Coroners Court of Victoria

65 Kavanagh Street, Southbank Vic 3006

Tel: 1300 309 519

Email: courtadmin@coronerscourt.vic.gov.au Web: www.coronerscourt.vic.gov.au

Costs Court

Fourth floor, 436 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne Vic 3000 Tel: 8600 2155

Email: costs.court@supcourt.vic.gov.au

Web: www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/areas/costs-court

County Court of Victoria

250 William Street, Melbourne Vic 3000

Tel (general enquiries): 8636 6888

Tel (common law registry): 8636 6515

Email: commonlaw.registry@countycourt.vic.gov.au

Tel (commercial and civil registry): 8636 6690 Email: commercial.registry@countycourt.vic.gov.au

Tel (criminal registry): 8636 6570

Email: criminal.registry@countycourt.vic.gov.au

County Koori Court of Victoria

Tel: 8636 6083

Email: countykooricourt@countycourt.vic.gov.au Web: www.countycourt.vic.gov.au/learn-about-court/ court-divisions/county-koori-court

Magistrates’ Court of Victoria

Tel: 9087 6111

Email: customerassistance@courts.vic.gov.au (for Melbourne Magistrates’ Court only)

Web: www.mcv.vic.gov.au

There are Magistrates’ Courts throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria; see the court’s website for addresses.

Supreme Court of Victoria

210 William Street, Melbourne Vic 3000

Tel: 8600 2000

Web: www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au

Commonwealth courts

Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia (FCFCOA)

Tel: 1300 352 000

Email: enquiries@fcfcoa.gov.au Web: www.fcfcoa.gov.au

FCFCOA hears matters in Ballarat, Bendigo, Dandenong, Geelong, Melbourne CBD, Mildura, Morwell, Shepparton and Warrnambool; see the court’s website for addresses.

Federal Court of Australia Victorian court location: Commonwealth Law Courts Building,

305 William Street, Melbourne Vic 3000

Tel: 1300 720 980

Email: vicreg@fedcourt.gov.au Web: www.fedcourt.gov.au

High Court of Australia

Melbourne registry office:

Level 17, Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 305 William Street, Melbourne Vic 3000

Tel: (02) 6270 6800

Email: registry@hcourt.gov.au Web: www.hcourt.gov.au

Judicial complaints

Judicial Commission of Victoria

GPO Box 4305, Melbourne Vic 3001

Tel: 9084 9600

Email: enquiries@judicialcommission.vic.gov.au Web: www.judicialcommission.vic.gov.au

Tribunals

Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)

Level 4, 15 William Street, Melbourne Vic 3000

Tel: 1800 228 333

Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)

Tel: 1300 018 228

Email: admin@vcat.vic.gov.au Web: www.vcat.vic.gov.au

VCAT hears matters in venues throughout metropolitan and regional Victoria; see VCAT’s website.

Mediation

Dispute Settlement Centre of Victoria (DSCV)

Tel: 1300 372 888

Web: www.disputes.vic.gov.au

DSCV has temporarily closed its telephone line, but it is still contactable via the form on its website.

DSCV has offices in Ballarat, Bendigo, Box Hill, Collingwood, Dandenong, Geelong, Horsham, Melbourne CBD, Mildura, Morwell, Shepparton, Wangaratta and Warrnambool.

Juries

Juror Support Program

Tel: 1300 687 327

Web: www.juriesvictoria.vic.gov.au/individuals/support- for-jurors

Juries Victoria and Jury Commissioner’s Office

Tel: 8636 6800

Email: info@juries.vic.gov.au

Web: www.juriesvictoria.vic.gov.au

Legal documents

Honorary Justice Services Support

Tel: 9136 3415

Email: jp@justice.vic.gov.au

Web: www.vic.gov.au/honorary-justices

Law Institute of Victoria

Level 13, 140 William Street, Melbourne Vic 3000

Tel: 9607 9311

Email: inquiries@liv.asn.au Web: www.liv.asn.au

Victorian Government Department of Justice and Community Safety

Tel: 8684 0000; 1300 365 111 (country callers) Web: www.justice.vic.gov.au

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