Three residents faced the Ballarat Magistrates' Court for a contest mention on Wednesday charged with affray following an incident in June 2020.

The court was told Thomas Jennings, his partner Eloise Fry, and Colleen Jennings were allegedly involved in a fight with another man who came to Thomas Jennings' address.

CCTV footage allegedly shows a verbal discussion between Jennings and the man, before Fry grabs a metal bar or baton and "taps" the man, according to Jennings' defence lawyer.

The complainant allegedly grabs the baton and strikes Fry, before a dog makes it out of the yard and bites him.

"We would say (Jennings) was acting in self-defence or defence of another, he was defending (co-accused Fry)," his lawyer said.

The police prosecutor said the man had showed up in front of Jennings' residence to complain about him doing burnouts in front of his business, at which stage he alleged Jennings armed himself with a taser.

"The footage shows the accused attend outside the gate with the dog, and then he tackles the complainant," he said.

"We'd say it's the complainant acting in self-defence."

It's alleged Jennings, Fry, and co-accused Colleen Jennings all tried to punch or kick the complainant until neighbours separated them.

"Jennings then attempted to use the taser on one of the neighbours, and another neighbour had kicked the dog to detach it (from the complainant)," he said.

"The complainant made it back to his vehicle, and the accused held a brick above his head threatening to throw it at the vehicle."

According to the summary, the complainant spent two days in hospital with lacerations to the leg.

Days later, a search warrant was executed at the address, revealing cannabis and a samurai sword.

Mr Jennings' defence lawyer said there was no evidence on the CCTV footage of the taser being used.

Magistrate Noreen Toohey stood down the case to watch the footage for herself twice, noting "if the footage is as the prosecution described, this would be a jail term for each and every one of them".

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"What is just so plain is that the complainant removes the bar from Fry, who had no reason to go outside the fence - she arms herself, goes out, and the dog is biting (the complainant's) leg right from the beginning," she said.

"Then everyone is out, and the complainant strikes Fry with the baton.

"The dog is well and truly biting ... you can clearly see the dog is biting him."

She adjourned the case until September for a contest mention.

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