the court will have nothing to do with it, they pretty much take your licence or let you go with a fine,
its weird i know but you will have to call police/and or vic roads and discuss it because there the ones that will
take points, give you "I" so yeah just ring them up and get it sorted cause as you said imagine being caught without it !!!!!!!!!
hope it all goes well for you mate.

oh and i hope im right and that helped (y)