The Acting Chief Magistrate has issued Practice Direction 11 of 2024 regarding the establishment of a sexual assault offence callover (Brisbane Magistrates Court cases). tinyurl.com/pt844ywj #auslaw

The Acting Chief Magistrate has issued Practice Direction 1 of 2025 regarding summary proceedings for domestic violence offence - Brisbane Magistrates Court. tinyurl.com/yrtreyhf #auslaw

The Chief Magistrate has issued a practice direction to temporarily close the #Townsville court registry on Mon 3 Feb due to severe weather in NQ. tinyurl.com/yfk85vzk Charters Towers registry will be open however matters have been adjourned. Visit courts.qld.gov.au.

The #Townsville Magistrates court will be closed on Tues 4 Feb due to the severe weather in NQ. tinyurl.com/msxwhdzr Matters in #Charters Towers Magistrates Court on 4 Feb & matters in #Ingham Magistrates Court on 6 & 7 Feb have been adjourned. Visit courts.qld.gov.au.

The #Townsville Magistrates court will re-open on Wednesday 5 February. Further information is available at tinyurl.com/35bjpvhb and at courts.qld.gov.au. #auslaw #NorthQueensland

The Chief Magistrate has issued Practice Direction 4 of 2025 regarding the designation of court holidays for Magistrates Court registries from 25 December 2025 to 2 January 2026. tinyurl.com/ycyr6eyn #auslaw

The Chief Magistrate has issued Practice Direction 5 of 2025 regarding a staggered listing approach for the Court Link Callover at the Brisbane Magistrates Court. tinyurl.com/3mz9mkfz #auslaw

The Chief Magistrate has amended Practice Direction 8 of 2017 regarding Court Link. tinyurl.com/28d4nww2 #auslaw

Queensland Courts is actively monitoring the movements of TC Alfred and its impacts to court operations in SE Qld over the coming days. Stay up to date at courts.qld.gov.au. #auslaw #TCAlfred #SEQld

Due to the severe weather from Tropical Cyclone Alfred affecting South East Qld a number of Magistrates courts and registries will be closed from Thursday 6 March to Saturday 8 March 2025. Please visit courts.qld.gov.au for further information. #auslaw #TCAlfred #SEQld

The Chief Magistrate has issued interim arrangements for SE Qld Magistrates Courts for Mon 10 March. At this stage some courts will re-open to hear urgent matters & fresh arrests. See tinyurl.com/5fwmh92k More updates at courts.qld.gov.au #auslaw #TCAlfred #SEQld

With the ongoing severe weather from ex Tropical Cyclone Alfred still affecting SE Qld, operations at a number of Magistrates courts and registries remain impacted on Monday 10 March 2025. Please visit courts.qld.gov.au for further information. #auslaw #TCAlfred #SEQld

With large parts of SE Qld still experiencing severe weather impacts & flooding from ex TC Alfred, a number of Qld Magistrates Courts will have impacted operations on Tues 11 March 2025. Visit courts.qld.gov.au for further information. #auslaw #TCAlfred #SEQld

As a result of impacts from ex TC Alfred, Southport Magistrates Court will be closed from Wed 12 March to Fri 14 March 2025. Visit courts.qld.gov.au for details. All other magistrates court in SE Qld will resume full operations on Wed March 12. #auslaw #SEQld #TCAlfred

The Southport Magistrates Court will reopen on Monday 17 March 2025 following the recent severe weather event. Stay up to date at courts.qld.gov.au. #auslaw

The Annual Faith Service for the legal profession and the judiciary will take place on Wednesday 30 April 2025, at St John’s Anglican Cathedral, 373 Ann Street, Brisbane City. Event details: tinyurl.com/286n3xvf #auslaw

The Chief Magistrate has issued the following practice directions to support these legislative amendments. - Practice Direction 10 of 2025 tinyurl.com/yc4wh4pz - Amended Practice Direction 1 of 2025 tinyurl.com/yrtreyhf #auslaw

Updated media guides are now available following the commencement of new domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) laws in Qld. DFV Media Guide tinyurl.com/4h8e3j9e SV Media Guide tinyurl.com/386zkymj Tips for reporting on DFVS tinyurl.com/ymznctvm #auslaw

New and updated forms in relation to domestic and family violence proceedings have been released following recent legislative reform. Visit tinyurl.com/bdtrve52 for further information. #auslaw

The Chief Magistrate has amended Magistrates Court Practice Direction 4 of 2022 in relation to domestic and family violence proceedings. tinyurl.com/3d5n6thd #auslaw