WAITLISTED: HOW THE COURTS WORK
Fri, 20 Mar
|George St, opposite Event Cinemas
A two-part guided tour with Beatrice Scheepers of the Inferior (Local & District) and Superior (Supreme, Federal & High) Courts.
Time & Location
20 Mar 2026, 9:30 am – 27 Mar 2026, 12:30 pm
George St, opposite Event Cinemas, George St & Central St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia
About the event
This two-part guided visit is timed to visit the courts in session, which for the High Court is not that often in Sydney!
Part 1 - We’ll explore the inferior courts sitting at the historic Brickfield Hill courts precinct and aim to sit in on trials, sentence proceedings and bail applications in the Local Court and the District Court (depending on the day's listings).
Part 2 - Includes time at Queens Square in the CBD to see how the superior courts operate. We’ll visit the Supreme Court, the Federal Court and the High Court and may get to attend a murder trial or sentencing proceedings, a civil hearing and some appellate matters, depending on the list.
Both tours start at 9:30am (corner of George and Central Streets for Part 1 and at the Queen Victoria statue on Queens Square, opposite Hyde Park Barracks, for Part 2).
Our guide Beatrice Scheepers…