InBrief

The planned refurbishment of Parramatta Local Court�will commence in July 2008. As a result, alternative listing arrangements are necessary. Effective Monday, 7 July 2008, the following arrangements will commence:

1.�Parramatta Local Court Sitting at the Parramatta Trial Court Complex

One magistrate will be rostered to sit at Parramatta Trial Court Complex. This magistrate will be responsible for:

a.�the Centralised Committal List; b.�Listing from Parramatta Local Area Command; c.�civil lists; d.�Traffic and Summons lists; and e.�Apprehended Violence List*.

Defended matters will be directed to Bankstown Local Court for hearing.

*Apprehended Violence Complaints that relate to a charge should be listed with the charge at the Local Court for that local area command.

2.�Bankstown Local Court�

Every day four magistrates will sit at Bankstown Local Court, which will absorb the following additional work from Parramatta:

a.�Listings� from�� Rosehill�� Local� Area� Command�� (including� custodial matters); and b.�Defended work from Parramatta Local Court.

3.�Hornsby Local Court

Two magistrates will sit at Hornsby Local Court each day. Hornsby will absorb from Parramatta�listings from the Hills�Local Area Command (including custodial matters).

4.�Manly Local Court

It will be necessary for Manly Local Court to return to previous arrangements where each Monday, Thursday and Friday it will sit two courts. Each Tuesday and Wednesday one magistrate will sit at Manly and the second magistrate will be rostered at North Sydney Local Court.

5.�Ryde Local Court

Ryde Local Court will sit five days per week and each Monday will hear short defended work from Parramatta Local Court.

The refurbishment work at Parramatta Local Court is expected to last twelve months. Court users are encouraged to contact the Local Court registrars for further information as to listing arrangements at each of these local courts during this time.

2 April 2008