Victoria
Victorian County Court List Released for Monday Sittings
The County Court of Victoria has scheduled its criminal and civil dockets for the start of the week.
The Victorian County Court has finalised its daily hearing list for Monday, 28 September 2026, detailing the criminal and civil matters scheduled to proceed across the state. The publication of the daily docket, according to reporting by the Herald Sun, outlines the active cases before judges as the court begins another busy sitting week.
As the principal trial court in Victoria, the County Court manages a vast caseload that includes serious criminal offences, complex civil disputes, and appeals from the Magistrates' Court. The listings released for Monday represent the standard commencement of weekly proceedings, where various directions hearings, plea hearings, and ongoing trials are set to resume.
The published court list serves as a key component of the state's open justice framework, ensuring that the scheduling of hearings remains transparent and accessible to the public. While the broad schedule has been made available, specific details regarding individual defendants, the nature of their alleged offences, and the precise timing of each hearing are often subject to last-minute administrative changes by the registry.
In addition to proceedings at the primary court complex on William Street in Melbourne, the County Court regularly conducts hearings across regional Victoria. Registries in major regional hubs typically manage localised dockets to ensure regional communities have direct access to the justice system, though the specific regional circuit schedule for this particular Monday has not been detailed individually.
Legal practitioners, prosecutors, and defendants are expected to appear before their designated courtrooms from early morning, when the formal sessions are scheduled to commence.
Watch to see how the major criminal and civil trials listed for this week progress through the Victorian judicial system as hearings get underway.
This report draws on original reporting by Herald Sun.
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