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The following is a list of courts and tribunals in South Australia: Courts. Aboriginal Sentencing Court; Coroner's Court of South Australia;
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 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 .
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.
It uses the branding "South Australia" and "I choose SA" to promote investment. [23] The Planning and Land Use Services (PLUS) division, also known as PlanSA, lies within this department, [24] and the Office for Design and Architecture SA (ODASA) within that. The ODASA team is led by the South Australian Government Architect and has expertise ...
Sentencing guidelines define a recommended sentencing range for a criminal defendant, based upon characteristics of the defendant and of the criminal charge. Depending upon the jurisdiction, sentencing guidelines may be nonbinding, or their application may be mandatory for the criminal offenses that they cover.
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.
The legislation required the Parole Board to give substantial weight to the recommendations, observations and comments made by the original sentencing court. [11] Baker challenged this legislation in the High Court of Australia, arguing that it was invalid and incompatible with the integrity, independence and impartiality of the Supreme Court ...