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The Magistrates Court of South Australia is the lowest level court in the state of South Australia. The Magistrates Court, then known as the Court of Petty Sessions, was established in 1837, by the Court of Sessions Act 1837. [1] It has both original and appellate jurisdiction and hears matters specified in the Magistrates Court Act 1991 (SA). [2]
The following is a list of courts and tribunals in South Australia: Courts. Aboriginal Sentencing Court; Coroner's Court of South Australia;
The District Court of South Australia is South Australia's principal trial court. It was established as a court of record by the District Court Act 1991 . Prior to that the Court had existed since 1969 under the Local and District Criminal Courts Act 1926 .
The common law jurisdictions of Australia are New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria; the code jurisdictions are the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia. In common law jurisdictions, legislation does not always exhaustively define the elements of an offence.
The Nunga Court, also known as Aboriginal Sentencing Court, [1] is a type of specialist community court for sentencing Aboriginal people in South Australia.Such courts exist at several locations throughout the state, as a sentencing option for eligible Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander offenders who plead guilty of an offence.
Life imprisonment is the most severe criminal sentence available to the courts in Australia.Most cases attracting the sentence are murder.It is also imposed, albeit rarely, for sexual assault, manufacturing and trafficking commercial quantities of illicit drugs, and offences against the justice system and government security.
The ERD court was established by the Environment, Resources and Development Court Act 1993. [1] It has jurisdiction under legislation relating to the natural and built environment, heritage, water, native title and mining. [1] The senior judge and other judges of the ERD Court are judges in the District Court of South Australia. Masters of the ...
House v The King is a decision of the High Court of Australia. The case is notable as a statement of principle for sentencing discretion in Australian Criminal Law. Specifically, the case elaborates upon five types of errors that may lead to an appellate court exercising its own sentencing discretion in substitution for that of the sentencing ...