We acknowledge receipt of your email.  

We will provide a further response as soon as possible. In the meantime,
this email contains general information about accessing court documents if
this is what you are seeking.

Court Services Victoria (CSV) is a statutory body corporate established to
provide administrative services and facilities to support Victoria’s
courts and tribunals. The documents in the possession of CSV relate to
those functions. The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) creates a
general right of access to documents of an agency. Whilst CSV is an agency
and subject to the FOI Act, Victorian courts are not. 

Accessing court documents 

Each Victorian court manages its own information and data relating to its
judicial functions. This means that if you want to access documents
relating to a court matter, you must send your request directly to the
court in which the matter was heard. 

Please see the following links to websites which provide general
information about the types of information and documents which may be
requested from each court:  

* Magistrates’ Court of Victoria:
[1]https://www.mcv.vic.gov.au/going-court/d...
* County Court of Victoria:
[2]https://www.countycourt.vic.gov.au/case-...
* Supreme Court of Victoria:
[3]https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/form...
* Children’s Court of Victoria:
[4]https://www.childrenscourt.vic.gov.au/co...
* Coroners Court of Victoria:
[5]https://www.coronerscourt.vic.gov.au/for...

To access documents relating to a proceeding at the Victorian Civil and
Administrative Tribunal (VCAT), please see:
[6]https://www.vcat.vic.gov.au/the-vcat-pro....
 

For more information about accessing court or CSV documents, including
CSV’s Information Statement published in accordance with Part II of the
FOI Act, please see:
[7]https://courts.vic.gov.au/resources/free....  

If, based on the information set out above regarding access to court
documents, you consider your request is more appropriately directed to the
relevant court, you may withdraw your request to CSV for access to
documents by reply email. 

Privacy 

CSV values the privacy of every individual's personal information and
health information. CSV is committed to protecting the information it
collects and uses in accordance with its obligations under the Privacy and
Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) and the Health Records Act 2001 (Vic). Any
personal information you have provided in your email request will be
handled accordingly.

For more information about how CSV handles personal information, please
visit: [8]https://courts.vic.gov.au/resources/free...

Legal and Governance
Office of the General Counsel

Court Services Victoria
15/181 William Street
Melbourne  Victoria  3000 

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1. https://www.mcv.vic.gov.au/going-court/d...
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2. https://www.countycourt.vic.gov.au/case-...
https://www.countycourt.vic.gov.au/case-...
3. https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/form...
https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/form...
4. https://www.childrenscourt.vic.gov.au/co...
https://www.childrenscourt.vic.gov.au/co...
5. https://www.coronerscourt.vic.gov.au/for...
https://www.coronerscourt.vic.gov.au/for...
6. https://www.vcat.vic.gov.au/the-vcat-pro...
https://www.vcat.vic.gov.au/the-vcat-pro...
7. https://courts.vic.gov.au/resources/free...
https://courts.vic.gov.au/resources/free...
8. https://courts.vic.gov.au/resources/free...

Dear Ms Martinek,

We refer to your request for documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) received by Court Services Victoria (CSV) via email on 24 June 2024 in the following terms:

“Dear Court Services Victoria,

Reference:
A. Owners Corporation Order made in proceedings OC268/2018 and OC2053/2019 by Tribunal Snr Mbr Knights dated 11 June 2024

I seek an FOI copy of the VCAT Order described in Reference A and a FOI copy and the Right to View all internal notes, file correspondence, emails, verbal requests and any other communication made between Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) registry staff and Court Services Victoria (CSV) and Bendigo Law Court registry staff that mentions my name in seeking to confirm and book a court room for a two day Final Hearing in the Bendigo Law Courts on 13 and 14 February 2025.

Yours faithfully,

Mary-Ann MARTINEK”

CSV is a statutory body corporate established to provide administrative services and facilities to support Victoria’s courts and tribunals. The documents in the possession of CSV relate to those functions. The FOI Act creates a general right of access to documents of an agency. Whilst CSV is an agency and subject to the FOI Act, Victorian courts and tribunals are not.
Tribunal documents
The terms of your request indicate that the documents you seek relate to the judicial functions of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT). Each Victorian court and tribunal, including VCAT, manages its own information and data pertaining to its judicial functions. Therefore, your request for these documents must be directed to VCAT.

General information about the types of information and documents which may be requested from the VCAT is available at: https://www.vcat.vic.gov.au/the-vcat-pro...

Should you require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at [Court Services Victoria request email]

Kind regards,

Legal and Governance
Office of the General Counsel

Court Services Victoria
15/181 William Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000

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