What is Court Trace?
Court Trace is an Australian court appearance listings search platform. It collects publicly available daily court listings published by magistrates, district and supreme courts across all Australian states and territories, and makes them searchable in a single interface.
Data is updated daily as courts publish new listing information. Records are sourced directly from official court and government sources.
What are court appearance listings?
A court appearance listing indicates that a matter has been scheduled before a court on a given date. It is a procedural record only.
A listing does not mean the person named has been charged, found guilty, or convicted of any offence. All persons appearing in court listings are presumed innocent. Court Trace does not publish conviction records or criminal history information.
Who is it for?
Court Trace is used by individuals, journalists, legal professionals, researchers, and investigators who need fast, consistent access to Australian court listing data across multiple jurisdictions.
Coverage
Court Trace currently indexes listings from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, the Australian Capital Territory, and the Northern Territory. Coverage varies by jurisdiction depending on what courts make publicly available.
Data sources
All records are sourced from publicly accessible government and court websites. Court Trace does not create, modify, or interpret court records — it indexes and presents information already available to the public.
Record removal
If you believe a record should be reviewed for removal, use the removal request link found beneath each individual court record.