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The Magistrates' Court of Victoria is the lowest court in the Australian state of Victoria. The court possesses original jurisdiction over summary offences and indictable offences heard summarily , as well as civil claims up to $100,000.
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.
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 amalgamation of the three courts followed from recommendations made by the Law Reform Commission of Western Australia.The amalgamation also occurred at a time when changes were made to the appointments of justices of the peace, appointment of magistrates and civil procedure in the state by widening the options available for enforcing bad debts.
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 Local Court of New South Wales is the lowest court in the judicial hierarchy of the Australian state of New South Wales.Formerly known as the Court of Petty Sessions and the Magistrates Court, there are more than 160 branches across New South Wales where the Local Court has jurisdiction to deal with the majority of minor civil and criminal matters.
The Magistrates Court of Queensland is the lowest court in the court hierarchy of Queensland, Australia. [3] All criminal proceedings in Queensland begin in the Magistrates Court, with minor offences being dealt with summarily, and more serious ones being referred to a higher court on the strength of evidence. [3]
The court is a superior court of limited jurisdiction, but below the High Court of Australia in the hierarchy of federal courts, and was created by the Federal Court of Australia Act in 1976. [ 24 ] Decisions of the High Court are binding on the Federal Court.