Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00559:section:18
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00559
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 18
Character Range: 35625–36275

18  Powers of magistrates
 (1) A power conferred on a magistrate by the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law of the Commonwealth is conferred on the magistrate:
 (a) in a personal capacity; and
 (b) not as a court or a member of a court.
 (2) The magistrate need not accept the power conferred.
 (3) A magistrate exercising a power conferred by the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law of the Commonwealth has the same protection and immunity as if he or she were exercising the power:
 (a) as the court of which the magistrate is a member; or
 (b) as a member of the court of which the magistrate is a member.