Local Court Registries

Services Available

Each Local Court has an office that is called the Court registry. Staff at Local Court registries can give you information about your Court matter and Court forms. Many Local Court registries are also District Court registries.

Court registry staff may be able to help you with:

Apply for an apprehended violence order
Information about your court proceeedings
Provide procedural advice and assistance
Providing referrals to internal and external agencies
Face to face assistance, when phone calls/email may be difficult

Chamber Service

Local Court registries may have a Registrar or Deputy Registrar who can provide information, assistance and guidance to members of the public on Local Court procedures and applications. This is called the 'chamber service'. The chamber service does not provide legal advice and cannot represent people in court.

The chamber service may be available by appointment at your Local Court, depending on the nature of the inquiry and the availability of the Registrar or Deputy Registrar.

Assistane may be available for preparation of some court documents, including:

Documents filed in Court Proceedings (e.g. criminal, civil etc)
Applications for Apprehended Violence Order, including applications to vary or revoke and property recovery orders

Assistance or advice cannot be provided on:

Drafting applications or documents
Affidavits, deeds of settlement or their equivalent in any jurisdiction.

Justices of the Peace

The functions of a Justice of the Peace (JP) in NSW are primarily:

Administering oath declarations or affidavits, and taking statutory declarations and affirmations;
Witnessing signatures; and
Attesting and certifying documents.

Various organisations including some Courts make JPs available at scheduled times and locations across NSW to assist with the above functions.

To locate a JP service visit the JP NSW website and search the online public register or view a list of scheduled JP services.

Court JP services and hours differ between locations, contact the relevant registry to find out more information.

Find a Local Court

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