Does Tasmania have a District Court?

No. Tasmania has no District Court, so crimes committed for trial or sentence from Hobart go straight from the Magistrates Court to the Supreme Court of Tasmania in Hobart.

Where are family law cases heard in Hobart?

The Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia sits at the Edward Braddon Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 39–41 Davey Street. Applications are lodged online through the Commonwealth Courts Portal.

Where is Legal Aid in Hobart?

Tasmania Legal Aid's Hobart office is at 158 Liverpool Street, phone 6236 3800. Its free legal information line, 1300 366 611, runs weekdays from 8.45 am to 5 pm.

Is there a free community legal centre in Hobart?

Yes. Hobart Community Legal Service, at 166 Macquarie Street, gives free legal information, advice and representation to people in southern Tasmania.

Best Law Firms in Hobart, TAS (2026): By Practice Area

Law firms in Hobart act in matters heard at the Magistrates Court of Tasmania on Liverpool Street, the Supreme Court of Tasmania, the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT) and the Federal Circuit and Family Court registry on Davey Street. Compare firms below by practice area, then check the court that will hear your matter.

Tasmania has a two-level state court system. With no District Court, serious criminal cases and larger civil disputes that would go to an intermediate court on the mainland are dealt with by the Supreme Court. The grid ranks firms for each area, including Criminal Lawyers in Hobart, Family Lawyers in Hobart and Conveyancers in Hobart.

Law firms in Hobart by practice area

Conveyancers

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1EB Conveyancing★★★★★ 5.0 (107)
2Baldwin Conveyancing★★★★★ 5.0 (81)
3Tas Conveyancing★★★★★ 4.9 (178)

Family Lawyers

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1EB Conveyancing★★★★★ 5.0 (107)
2Goodman Conveyancing★★★★★ 4.9 (161)
3Logan & Partners★★★★★ 4.9 (53)

Criminal Lawyers

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1Logan & Partners★★★★★ 4.9 (53)
2Hall Payne Lawyers Hobart★★★★★ 4.8 (96)
3D & X Legal★★★★★ 4.9 (40)

Immigration Lawyers

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1思塔留学移民-AESC TASMANIA Education and Migration-塔州本地持牌移民代理-Tasmania Local MARA Registered Agent 190/491★★★★★ 5.0 (492)
2NewStars Education and Migration★★★★★ 5.0 (141)
3AMC Migration and Education-SID visa-ENS visa-TAS Nomination 190/491-MARA migration agent-QEAC education agent★★★★★ 4.9 (730)

Which courts and tribunals are in Hobart?

Hobart holds the main registries of the Tasmanian courts and the federal family law registry for southern Tasmania.

Court or tribunal	What it hears	Where in Hobart
Magistrates Court of Tasmania	Simple offences, many indictable offences heard summarily, family violence orders	23–25 Liverpool Street
Supreme Court of Tasmania	Crimes committed for trial or sentence, major civil claims, probate	Hobart
Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia	Divorce, parenting and property cases for southern Tasmania	Edward Braddon Commonwealth Law Courts Building, 39–41 Davey Street
TASCAT	Civil and administrative disputes	Statewide tribunal

The Federal Circuit and Family Court also has Tasmanian locations in Launceston and Burnie for the north of the state.

Which Hobart body deals with my matter?

Criminal charge: Hobart Magistrates Court first; a lawyer can advise on a plea once the charges and facts are known.
Separation: filed online and heard at Davey Street.
Family violence order: made separately by the Magistrates Court.
Buying or selling a home: titles are registered by the Land Titles Office within Land Tasmania, and electronic settlement of transfers has been available since February 2025.
Visa or citizenship matter: visa law is federal, so immigration lawyers deal with the Department of Home Affairs and the Administrative Review Tribunal wherever the client lives; see Immigration Lawyers in Hobart.

Where can you get free legal help in Hobart?

Hobart has a legal aid office and a community legal centre, both in the CBD.

Tasmania Legal Aid (the Legal Aid Commission of Tasmania) has its Hobart office at 158 Liverpool Street, phone 6236 3800. Its free and confidential information line, 1300 366 611, runs from 8.45 am to 5 pm on weekdays. It gives free criminal law advice, duty lawyer help and family law advice.
Hobart Community Legal Service, at 166 Macquarie Street (phone 6223 2500), with a second office at Bridgewater, helps with Centrelink, child support and family law, consumer disputes, employment problems, restraint orders, traffic matters and elder abuse.
Consumer, Building and Occupational Services (CBOS) provides free property information and a search tool for licensed conveyancers.

Our guide to Free Legal Advice in Australia explains how each type of free help works.