The Local Court of NSW is currently holding Super Call Overs of pending criminal matters with the intention of reducing delays.
Matters more than 12 months old that currently have a hearing date after 1 February 2025 in the participating courts will be listed in the Super Call Overs.
The participating Local Courts are:
- Burwood;
- Campbelltown;
- Downing Centre;
- Gosford;
- Liverpool;
- Newtown;
- Penrith;
- Parramatta;
- Waverley; and
- Wyong.
The court’s expectations at these listings are that:
- parties have had discussions and provided a Notice of Readiness to the relevant court registry at least 21 days prior to the Super Call Over listing;
- legal representatives in attendance will have sufficient authority so that matters can be effectively dealt with, including to finality; and
- the court will be unambiguously told about the matter’s state of readiness.
Matters will be dealt with in the following order of priority:
- Defendant in custody, matter pending for over two years, DV (domestic violence);
- Defendant in custody, matter pending for over two years, non-DV;
- Defendant in community, matter pending for over two years, DV;
- Defendant in community, matter pending for over two years, non-DV;
- Defendant in custody, matter pending for 1-2 years, DV;
- Defendant in custody, matter pending for 1-2 years, non-DV;
- Defendant in community, matter pending for 1-2 years, DV;
- Defendant in community, matter pending for 1-2 years, non-DV;
Defendants who plead guilty at the Super Call Over will proceed to sentence on the day. Otherwise, the matter will be given a new hearing date after 1 February 2025.
Practitioners with a qualifying matter can contact the relevant court registry for inclusion in the Super Call Over list.
For more information about criminal procedure and domestic violence offences, see By Lawyers Local Court – Criminal (NSW) and Apprehended Violence Order (NSW) publications.