Courts Open Day 2018

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Posted 2018-04-20 by KJ ⇒ follow

Sat 19 May 2018

Have you ever wanted to know what goes on behind the scenes during a court trial? Curious to find out what the cells at the County Court look like - without having to get arrested?

On Saturday the 19th of May 2018, the public will get a chance to learn about the court processes in Victoria during the 2018 Courts Open Day. This free event will take place at the Court Precinct in Melbourne and will include events at each of the three Courts. It's a family-friendly event and will be a great opportunity for those who might be interested in a legal career, people who have questions about the legal system, or those who are just curious and want to find out more.

The three court buildings are all within walking distance of one another and the Melbourne court precinct is easily accessible by public transport, so you can leave the car at home and catch a train or tram into the city.

Here is a look at what's on offer:

The County Court of Victoria
250 William St, Melbourne

At the County Court, there will be activities and entertainment for children, including face painting, balloon animals, a performance by The Great Gizmo , and a sausage sizzle to raise money for Berry Street.

Events and Tours will be running from 10am and will include the following:

Custody Cells Tours

Mock Hearing

Mock County Koori Court Plea Hearing

A chance to talk to court illustrator Faye Plamka

Mock Jury Empanelment Session

'Day in the life of an accused' tours. The tours are free, and tickets will be made available on the day on a first come, first served basis.

For the full program of events at the County Court, visit the County Court website .

The Magistrates' Court of Victoria
233 William St, Melbourne

The Magistrates' Court will have a number of sessions, starting with a welcome from the Chief Magistrate at 10am.

All events are free and include:

'All Stand' Magistrates' Court bail mock hearing. This will include a Q&A session with magistrates.

Road Trauma Support Services Victoria presentation

Career as a Court Registrar information session

Drug Court of Victoria Information Session

Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal (VOCAT) information session

The Supreme Court of Victoria
436 Lonsdale St, Melbourne

The Supreme Court of Victoria will be running six tours and events, beginning at 10am. The events are all free, except for the 'Two Famous Cases' performance which is $30 ($23 concession).

Booking are required for some of the events and can be made online at the links. Events include:

Two-hour guided walking tour of Melbourne's historical legal precinct (includes afternoon tea). The tour is free, but bookings are required .

Trial by (social) media. This free session runs from 2-2:45pm and bookings are not required.

'You be the Judge' interactive session. This 90-minute session is free and bookings are required .

How find you? A juror's experience. A free session, with bookings not required.

Old High Court exhibition. This exhibition will be open from 10am-3pm. Entry is Free and bookings are not required.

As well as these events, there will be a Court Network information stall, a Children's Court information stall and a session on how VCAT works (bookings are required for the VCAT session and can be made online here ).

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