Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory
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The Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory is a court of summary jurisdiction that deals with the majority of criminal law matters and the majority of small civil law matters in the Australian Capital Territory, the Jervis Bay Territory and the Australian Antarctic Territory.[2]
Magistrates Court of the Australian Capital Territory | |
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35.280385°S 149.127023°E / -35.280385; 149.127023 | |
Established | |
Jurisdiction | |
Location | Canberra |
Coordinates | 35.280385°S 149.127023°E / -35.280385; 149.127023 |
Composition method | Executive appointment following advice of the Attorney-General |
Authorized by | Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly via the Magistrates Court Act 1930 (ACT) |
Appeals to | Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory |
Judge term length | Mandatory retirement by age of 70 |
Website | www.courts.act.gov.au/magistrates |
Chief Magistrate | |
Currently | Lorraine Walker |
Since | 13 October 2011 (2011-10-13) |
The current Chief Magistrate is Lorraine Walker, appointed with effect from 13 October 2011.[3] However, Magistrate Glenn Theakston has been appointed Acting Chief Magistrate due to Walker's 12-month appointment as an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court.[4] 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.[7][8]