Magistrates' Court of Victoria (Melbourne)

Justice system
Justice system
- Laws and regulation
  Laws and regulation
  
  How laws are made and regulated, and which legislative issues the department is currently addressing
- Courts and tribunals
  Courts and tribunals
  
  Interpreting the law, resolving disputes and imposing penalties on those who have broken the law
- Dispute resolution (External link)
  Dispute resolution (External link)
  
  Advice and mediation services as alternatives to court in resolving disputes
- Fines and penalties
  Fines and penalties
  
  Systems and processes for infringements (fines), penalties and values, fine enforcement and asset confiscation
- Corrections, prisons and parole (External link)
  Corrections, prisons and parole (External link)
  
  The correctional process, from community corrections to prison, parole and release
- Victims of crime (External link)
  Victims of crime (External link)
  
  Information, advice and support for victims of violent crime
- Legal assistance
  Legal assistance
  
  Find a lawyer or organisation to assist you with legal matters
- Sheriffs in Victoria
  Sheriffs in Victoria
  
  Learn about the role of sheriff's officers, who are responsible for enforcing warrants and orders issued by all Victorian courts
- Policing (External link)
  Policing (External link)
  
  Preventing, investigating and solving crime
- Youth Justice
  Youth Justice
  
  Youth justice supervises and provides programs for young people in the criminal justice system
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Safer communities
Safer communities
- Emergencies
  Emergencies
  
  Planning, managing and delivering Victoria’s emergency services
- Crime prevention
  Crime prevention
  
  Crime prevention campaigns, initiatives, programs and grants
- Road safety
  Road safety
  
  Victoria's road safety strategy and road safety camera program
- Gambling
  Gambling
  
  Gambling policy, regulation, licensing, education and research, and support for problem gambling
- Water safety (External link)
  Water safety (External link)
  
  Play it safe at the beach, at the river, by the pool and while boating and fishing
- Protecting children and families
  Protecting children and families
  
  Sustaining and improving outcomes for vulnerable children and their families
- Community Safety Building Authority
  Community Safety Building Authority
  
  The Community Safety Building Authority (CSBA) delivers buildings and facilities needed to keep communities safe
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Licences and certificates
Licences and certificates
- Births, deaths and marriages (External link)
  Births, deaths and marriages (External link)
  
  Certificates and registries for births, deaths and relationships, and family history resources
- Working with children (External link)
  Working with children (External link)
  
  Checks for people in paid or voluntary child-related work
- Business licensing
  Business licensing
  
  Licensing, registration and regulation of businesses and industries in Victoria.
- Non-business
  Non-business
  
  Non-business licences, certificates and registers, including birth certificates and Working with Children Checks
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Your rights
Your rights
- Adoption (External link)
  Adoption (External link)
  
  Includes information on the different types of adoptions, the needs of adopted children and support for families who have adopted a child, past adoptions and historical timelines.
- Equal opportunity and human rights (External link)
  Equal opportunity and human rights (External link)
  
  Equal opportunity, sexual harassment, racial and religious vilification, and related dispute resolution
- Aboriginal Justice Agreement (External link)
  Aboriginal Justice Agreement (External link)
  
  The Aboriginal Justice Agreement is a partnership between the Victorian Aboriginal community and the Victorian Government. In 2018 its fourth phase - Burra Lotjpa Dunguludja - was launched
- Native title
  Native title
  
  History and legislation behind the recognition and protection of native title in Victoria
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The following details are for the Melbourne Magistrates Court. You can find address and contact details for Magistrates' Courts around Victoria on the Magistrates' Court website (External link)

customerassistance@courts.vic.gov.au (External link)

Telephone

03 9628 7777

Other

TTY 133 677
Speak and Listen 1300 555 727

Website

https://www.mcv.vic.gov.au/ (External link)

Postal address

GPO Box 882

Melbourne

VIC

3001

Street address

233 William Street

Melbourne

VIC

3000

TTY

133 677

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Magistrates' Court of Victoria (Melbourne)