The Court Registry

Your first contact with the Court will be with the Court Registry. The Court Registry is where all documents relating to a case in the Court are filed. If you have a procedural question about your case, you can contact Registry staff who can:

• assist you with finding forms and court lists
• explain court processes and procedures
• explain legal phrases or terms, rules and practices
• give information about how the Victorian court system works
• provide general instructions to complete court forms
• provide suggestions for other agencies that can give legal advice.

Court staff cannot:

• give you legal advice
• complete court forms on your behalf
• give advice about specific arguments you should make in court or give an opinion on what to say at a court hearing
• speak with the magistrate or Judge on your behalf
• give information to one party that they would not give the opposing party.