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Currently eight magistrates and one special magistrate assist the Chief Magistrate in hearing matters before the Court. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The court is located on Knowles Place near London Circuit at Civic , in Canberra , in the ACT Law Courts building that it shares with the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory opened in 2019.
Listed below are Magistrates of the Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory, as of June 2019, including Chief Magistrates, Magistrates and Special Magistrates. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Prior to 1949, the person holding the office of Police Magistrate at either Queanbeyan or Goulburn exercised the power of Magistrate in the Australian Capital ...
In South Australia, Magistrates are appointed by the Governor of South Australia based on the recommendations of the Attorney-General. [80] Before the Attorney-General makes a recommendation, they must first consult with the Chief Justice of South Australia and the Chief Magistrate . [ 81 ]
The Governor of Western Australia can appoint magistrates to the court. The governor can also appoint a chief magistrate, as well as deputy chief magistrates. The court normally sits with a magistrate sitting alone. However, the governor may make a regulation which allows a single justice of the peace or two justices of the peace to sit as the ...
In 2000, Chief Magistrate of the Court Michael Adams was forced to stand down on 31 October after claims that he harassed female members of his court. This was reported on The 7.30 Report [6] and also in the Melbourne newspapers, resulting in the extraordinary vote. The Chief Magistrate is currently Justice Lisa Hannan. The Chief Executive ...
Glenn Sacha Theakston is a Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory. He was appointed as a Magistrate on 30 May 2016 and Acting Chief Magistrate on 1 August 2019 following Lorraine Walker's appointment to the ACT Supreme Court as an Acting Judge. [1] [2]
The Magistrates Court hears approximately 95% of all court cases in Queensland. [4] Decisions made by the Magistrates Court may be heard on appeal to the District Court of Queensland. The Magistrates Court does not have an appellate jurisdiction. The Chief Magistrate of Queensland, since 2022, is Judge Janelle Brassington. [1]
Lorraine Anne Walker is the Chief Magistrate of the Australian Capital Territory and was an Acting Judge of Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory. She was sworn in as a Magistrate on 19 July 2010 and as Chief Magistrate on 13 October 2011.