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Information relating to the Local Court's Bail Division
On 23 June 2025, the Chief Magistrate, His Honour Judge Michael Allen issued a statement on the Bail Division
Weekend Bail Proceedings in the Local Court join the Bail Division from 22 November 2025. There are now a single set of procedures and a single Practice Note for bail matters.
The Local Court will cease sitting at Waverley from Monday 20 October 2025 until at least 24 December 2025 due to renovations occurring at Waverley Police Station and the expected noise from these works. Waverley Local Court will sit at Newtown Local Court during this period. Newtown Local Court will relocate to Burwood Local Court.
Serious Domestic Abuse Prevention Orders (SDAPOs) commence on Monday 29 September 2025. SDAPOs can be made in the Local Court and the Supreme Court (see Crimes (Domestic and Personal Violence) Act 2007). In the Local Court, the Police or the ODPP can apply for a SDAPO to be made against someone who has been convicted in the last 10 years of two or more domestic violence offences that carry a maximum penalty of 7 years imprisonment or more.
Read more about SDAPOs here.