The Supreme Court of Appeal will this week hear three criminal and one civil case during a four-day Mildura circuit.

It will be the only time this year that the Supreme Court of Appeal will sit in Mildura.

Court of Appeal president Justice Chris Maxwell, who will be among the Justices to visit this week, said that visiting regional centres provided a valuable opportunity for interchange between the Court of Appeal and the community.

“It is important for the court to go on circuit to regional centres because it provides an opportunity for the wider Victorian community to watch the court in action and observe how decisions are reached,” Justice Maxwell said.

“All Victorians are entitled to be proud of the court and should have the opportunity to see it in action,” he said.

The Court of Appeal is a division of the Supreme Court, the superior court in the State of Victoria.

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