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The Melbourne Magistrates' Court is the largest venue at which the Magistrates' Court of Victoria sits. It is a court in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia that deals with, and dispenses of, a range of criminal and civil matters, including criminal prosecutions, money claims and disputes up to $100,000, and family violence and family law proceedings.
On 20 January 1914, the new City Court was opened at Russell Street in Melbourne and Phillip Blashki JP was the first Chairman of the City Court Bench. The then Prime Minister, Alfred Deakin , presented Blashki with an illuminated address signed by 30 of the court's solicitors when he retired, aged 70.
The Melbourne Magistrates' Court.In Victoria, Australia, all committal procedures take place in the Magistrates' Court. In law, a committal procedure is the process by which a defendant is charged with a serious offence under the criminal justice systems of all common law jurisdictions except the United States.
The Melbourne Magistrates' Court, the principal venue of the Magistrates' Court of Victoria. A magistrates' court is a lower court where, in several jurisdictions, all criminal proceedings start. Also some civil matters may be dealt with here, such as family proceedings.
The County Court was first established in Victoria in 1852 by the County Courts Act 1852. A County Court operated in the County of Bourke and some regional towns. The County Courts were modelled on the British county courts, which were established in 1846. Originally, the Court's principal purpose was to handle small civil claims.
The Melbourne Custody Centre is the main reception facility in Melbourne, Australia for people who have been arrested by police. The centre is located underneath the Melbourne Magistrates' Court and, utilised during the day to hold prisoners who will be attending hearings at the Magistrates, County or Supreme Courts .
Four men and MAP Foundation, the company that owned Cafe Vamp, were charged with offences under the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 for their part in bullying Panlock. They pleaded guilty to the charges on 8 February 2010, at the Melbourne Magistrates' Court. They were ordered to pay $335,000 in fines as follows: [4] [7]
VCAT's main hearing venue is 55 King Street, Melbourne. Its Human Rights Division is at Level 4, 414 La Trobe St, Melbourne. VCAT also has offices in Frankston, Oakleigh and Bundoora, as well as Bendigo Law Courts. VCAT is required to make its decisions in accordance with the law, and can only make a decision based on the specific matter before it.