S. 3(1) def. of designated place inserted by No. 43/2011 s. 34, substituted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 101.1(b)). designated place has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013; driver licence has the same meaning as in the Road Safety Act 1986; S. 3(1) def. of election date repealed by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 82.2(c)). * * * * * S. 3(1) def. of excluded judicial officer inserted by No. 63/2013 s. 74(1), amended by No. 21/2015 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 32.1). excluded judicial officer means— (a) the Chief Magistrate; (b) a Deputy Chief Magistrate; (c) a Deputy State Coroner; execution copy, in relation to a warrant, means the copy issued for the purposes of execution; S. 3(1) def. of family member inserted by No. 27/2002 s. 4. family member has the meaning given by section 3A; S. 3(1) def. of family violence inserted by No. 77/2004 s. 3(1), substituted by No. 52/2008 s. 251(1). family violence has the meaning given by the Family Violence Protection Act 2008;
S. 3(1) def. of jurisdictional limit substituted by No. 64/1996 s. 24(b), amended by No. 68/2004 s. 3. jurisdictional limit in a civil proceeding means $100 000; S. 3(1) def. of Koori Court officer inserted by No. 27/2002 s. 4, amended by No. 108/2004 s. 117(1) (Sch. 3 item 118.1). officer means a person who— (a) is employed under Part 3 of the Public Administration Act 2004; and (b) exercises powers or performs functions in relation to the Koori Court Division of the Court; S. 3(1) def. of legal practitioner inserted by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 63.1), amended by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 59.1). legal practitioner means an Australian legal practitioner; S. 3(1) def. of magistrate inserted by No. 36/2007 s. 3(1), amended by Nos 5/2013 s. 31(1), 63/2013 s. 40, 3/2016 s. 32(2). magistrate includes the Chief Magistrate and a reserve magistrate engaged under section 9C to undertake the duties of a magistrate during any period of engagement or acting under section 9EA; Magistrates' Court means the Magistrates' Court of Victoria;
S. 3(1) def. of part-time service arrangement inserted by No. 63/2013 s. 74(1). part-time service arrangement means an arrangement entered under section 7A; S. 3(1) def. of party inserted by No. 77/2004 s. 3(1), substituted by No. 52/2008 s. 251(1). party, to a proceeding for a family violence intervention order under the Family Violence Protection Act 2008 or a proceeding for an offence against that Act, includes, in sections 4J and 4K, an affected family member within the meaning of that Act; plaintiff means a person who commences a civil proceeding in the Court; police gaol has the same meaning as in the Corrections Act 1986; S. 3(1) def. of police officer inserted by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 101.1(a)). police officer has the same meaning as in the Victoria Police Act 2013; S. 3(1) def. of prescribed amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 82.2(d)). prescribed means prescribed by the regulations unless required to be prescribed by rules of court; principal registrar means principal registrar of the Court; prison has the same meaning as in the Corrections Act 1986; S. 3(1) def. of prison officer inserted by No. 34/1990 s. 4(Sch. 3 item 2). prison officer has the same meaning as in the Corrections Act 1986; probationary driver licence has the same meaning as in the Road Safety Act 1986;
S. 4(2A) inserted by No. 83/1992 s. 181(a). (2A) The Court has an Industrial Division. S. 4(2B) inserted by No. 83/1992 s. 181(a). (2B) The Industrial Division has such of the powers of the Court as are necessary to enable it to exercise its jurisdiction. (3) The Court shall be constituted by a magistrate except in the case of any proceeding for which provision is made by any Act or the Rules for the Court to be constituted by a registrar. S. 4(3AA) inserted by No. 19/2005 s. 4(2). (3AA) Without limiting subsection (3), the Court may be constituted by a judicial registrar in the case of any proceeding for which provision is made by rules of court for— (a) the Court to be so constituted; and (b) the delegation to judicial registrars of powers of the Court to hear and determine the proceeding. S. 4(3A) inserted by No. 83/1992 s. 181(b), amended by Nos 64/1996 s. 25, 36/2007 s. 3(2). (3A) Despite subsection (3), the Industrial Division shall only be constituted by a magistrate who has been assigned to that Division by an Order made by the Governor in Council. S. 4(3AB) inserted by No. 19/2005 s. 4(3). (3AB) Nothing in subsection (3A) prevents the Industrial Division being constituted by a judicial registrar in accordance with subsection (3AA). S. 4(3B) inserted by No. 83/1992 s. 181(b), amended by No. 35/1996 s. 453(Sch. 1 item 53.1). (3B) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, a party to a proceeding in the Industrial Division may appear by a person who is not a legal practitioner if that person is authorised in writing by the party to appear for the party.
and technicality, and with as much expedition, as the requirements of this Act and the Sentencing Act 1991 and the proper consideration of the matters before the Court permit. (7) The Neighbourhood Justice Division must take steps to ensure that, so far as practicable, any proceeding before it is conducted in a way which it considers will make it comprehensible to the parties to the proceeding. (8) Subject to this Act, the regulations and the rules, the Neighbourhood Justice Division may regulate its own procedure. S. 4N inserted by No. 51/2006 s. 4. 4N Places where Neighbourhood Justice Division may sit and act Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, the Neighbourhood Justice Division may only sit and act— (a) at a venue of the Court specified by the Chief Magistrate by notice published in the Government Gazette; and (b) if the Minister specifies a municipal district by notice published in the Government Gazette, at any place within that municipal district. S. 4O inserted by No. 51/2006 s. 4. 4O Jurisdiction of Neighbourhood Justice Division (1) In this section— close connection means connection involving regular congregation for the purpose of social or community support; municipal district means a municipal district specified under section 4N(b). (2) The Neighbourhood Justice Division has the jurisdiction referred to in this section if—
appointed under section 8(1) of the County Court Act 1958 as a judge of the County Court. S. 7(3) substituted by No. 31/2004 s. 4(2). (3) A person is not eligible for appointment as a magistrate unless he or she— (a) is or has been a judge or magistrate of— (i) the High Court of or of a court created by the Parliament of the Commonwealth; or (ii) a court of or of another State or of the or the ; or S. 7(3)(b) substituted by No. 18/2005 s. 18(Sch. 1 item 63.2), amended by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 59.2). (b) is an Australian lawyer of at least 5 years' standing. S. 7(4) amended by No. 9/1995 s. 10(1)(a). (4) A person who has attained the age of 70 years is not eligible to be appointed as a magistrate. (5) Every person who is appointed as a magistrate must, before acting as a magistrate, take an oath of office in the prescribed form and manner. (6) A magistrate may resign from office by delivering to the Governor a signed letter of resignation. S. 7(6A) inserted by No. 3/2016 s. 33(4). (6A) The Chief Magistrate who is a dual commission holder may— (a) resign simultaneously from both the office of Chief Magistrate under subsection (6) and the office of judge of the County Court under the County Court Act 1958; or (b) resign from the office of Chief Magistrate under subsection (6) and continue in office
under section 14 of the County Court Act 1958 are liable to be suspended or determined. S. 10A(2A) inserted by No. 19/2001 s. 16(1). (2A) A pension under this section may be commuted in the same circumstances and to the same extent as pensions under sections 14AC, 14AF and 14AI of the County Court Act 1958 may be commuted and for that purpose sections 14AA to 14AI of that Act apply with such modifications as are necessary. S. 10A(3) amended by No. 19/2001 s. 16(2). (3) Pensions under this section and any payments of lump sums provided by the commutation of those pensions are payable out of the Consolidated Fund which is hereby to the necessary extent appropriated accordingly. (4) This section applies in respect of the appointment of a Chief Magistrate made on or after 7 May 1996. S. 10A(5) inserted by No. 4/2009 s. 37(Sch. 1 item 17). (5) In this section— domestic partner of a person means— (a) a person who is, or was at the time of the person's death, in a registered domestic relationship with the person; or (b) a person to whom the person is not married but with whom, in the opinion of the Minister, the person is, or was at the time of the person's death, living as a couple on a genuine domestic basis (irrespective of gender); S. 10A(5) def. of partner substituted by No. 40/2010 s. 109(1). partner of a person means the person's spouse or domestic partner;
spouse of a person means a person to whom the person is, or was at the time of the person's death, married. S. 10A(6) inserted by No. 4/2009 s. 37(Sch. 1 item 17). (6) For the purposes of the definition of domestic partner in subsection (5)— (a) registered domestic relationship has the same meaning as in the Relationships Act 2008; and (b) in determining whether persons who are not in a registered domestic relationship are domestic partners of each other, all the circumstances of their relationship are to be taken into account, including any one or more of the matters referred to in section 35(2) of the Relationships Act 2008 as may be relevant in a particular case. S. 10A(7) inserted by No. 40/2010 s. 109(2). (7) For the purposes of subsection (1), the definition of partner as substituted by section 109(1) of the Superannuation Legislation Amendment Act 2010 applies in respect of the entitlement to a pension of a partner of a Chief Magistrate or former Chief Magistrate only if the death of the Chief Magistrate or former Chief Magistrate occurs on or after the commencement of the substituting section. S. 11 repealed by No. 16/2005 s. 8(2). * * * * * S. ended by No. 16/2005 s. 8(3)(a). 12 Vacation of office A person ceases to hold office as a magistrate if— S. 12(a) amended by Nos 9/1995 s. 10(1)(d), 16/2005 s. 8(3)(b). (a) he or she attains the age of 70 years; or
S. 25(3) inserted by No. 7/2009 s. 426 (as amended by No. 68/2009 ss 46(a), 54(l)). (3) In a particular case, the jurisdiction given by subsection (1)(c) may be exercised concurrently with the jurisdiction of the Children's Court to conduct a committal proceeding if— (a) the charges against each accused could properly be joined in the same indictment; and (b) the accused who is a child— (i) is of or over the age of 15 years at the time the proceeding against the child for the offence is commenced; and S. 25(3)(b)(ii) amended by Nos 30/2010 s. 85, 63/2014 s. 5(2). (ii) is charged with murder, attempted murder, manslaughter, child homicide, an offence against section 197A of the Crimes Act 1958 (arson causing death) or an offence against section 318 of the Crimes Act 1958 (culpable driving causing death); and (c) the Court makes an order under subsection (4) in relation to the accused who is not a child and the Children's Court makes an order under section 516A(2) of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 in relation to the accused who is a child. S. 25(4) inserted by No. 7/2009 s. 426 (as amended by No. 68/2009 ss 46(b), 54(l)). (4) The Court may order that joint committal proceedings in relation to a particular accused are appropriate having regard to— (a) the age of the child; and (b) the effect on victims of the offence charged if the committal proceedings were not conducted jointly; and (c) the estimated duration of the committal proceedings if conducted jointly; and
Pt 4 Div. 2 (Heading) inserted by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 82.26). Division 2—Procedure 29 Magistrate may exercise registrar's powers A magistrate may exercise any of the powers of a registrar for the purpose of issuing criminal process. S. 30 amended by Nos 33/1994 s. 7, 64/1996 s. 33, 35/2002 s. 13, 50/2006 s. 16, 8/2008, s. 14, repealed by No. 7/2009 s. 427(1)(c) (as amended by No. 68/2009 s. 54(m)). * * * * * Ss 31, 32 repealed by No. 7/2009 s. 427(1)(c) (as amended by No. 68/2009 s. 54(m)). * * * * * S. 33 amended by No. 50/2006 s. 17, repealed by No. 7/2009 s. 427(1)(c) (as amended by No. 68/2009 s. 54(m)). * * * * *
S. 65(5) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 82.34). (5) If a warrant is not executed and a fresh charging the offence alleged in the warrant is filed, the warrant is deemed to be void and of no effect and the Court must order its return to the principal registrar. S. 65(6) amended by No. 49/1990 s. 5(d). (6) In determining what constitutes a reasonable time for the purposes of subsection (2) the matters specified in section 464A(4) of the Crimes Act 1958 may be considered. S. 66 repealed by No. 7/2009 s. 427(1)(f) (as amended by No. 68/2009 s. 54(m)). * * * * * S. 67 amended by Nos 45/2001 s. 43(b), 48/2006 s. 42(Sch. item 22.4), repealed by No. 7/2009 s. 427(1)(f) (as amended by No. 68/2009 s. 54(m)). * * * * * Subdivision 3—Warrant to imprison 68 Issue of warrant to imprison A warrant to imprison may be issued if— (a) the Court orders that a person be sentenced to a term of imprisonment; or (b) the Court orders that a person be sentenced to a term of imprisonment in default of payment of a fine or of any instalment under an instalment order; or (c) authorised by any other Act.
Subdivision 6—Remand warrants 79 Remand warrants (1) A remand warrant may be issued— S. 79(1)(a) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 82.36(a)). (a) if an accused who has been charged with an offence has been arrested under a warrant or otherwise and— (i) is refused bail; or (ii) has been granted bail but is unable to meet any bail condition imposed; or (b) if a witness is arrested under a warrant and the Court orders that the witness be remanded in custody until the giving of the evidence; or S. 79(1)(c) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 82.36(a)). (c) if the Court orders an accused to be remanded in custody during the adjournment of any criminal proceeding; or S. 79(1)(d) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 82.36(a)). (d) if an accused has been committed to stand trial and— (i) is refused bail; or (ii) has been granted bail but is unable to meet any bail condition imposed; or S. 79(1)(d)(iii) amended by Nos 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1) (as amended by No. 12/1999 s. 3(Sch. 1 item 19)), 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 82.36(b)). (iii) is returned to the custody of the Secretary to the Department of Human Services under section 333(1)(c) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009; or (e) as authorised by any other Act.
81 Directions in, and authority of, remand warrant A remand warrant— S. 81(a) amended by Nos 33/1994 s. 10(1)(a)(ii), 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1). (a) directs and authorises the person to whom it is directed to take and safely convey the person named in the warrant— (i) to a prison; or S. 81(a)(ii) amended by No. 33/1994 s. 10(1)(a)(i). (ii) to a police gaol; or S. 81(a)(iii) inserted by No. 33/1994 s. 10(1)(a)(i), amended by Nos 48/2006 s. 42(Sch. item 22.7), 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 82.38). (iii) if the Court has given a direction under section 333(1)(c) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009, to a youth justice centre— and there to deliver the person to the officer in charge of the prison or police gaol or into the custody of the Secretary to the Department of Human Services (as the case requires); and S. 81(b) amended by Nos 33/1994 s. 10(1)(b), 45/1996 s. 18(Sch. 2 item 9.2), 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1). (b) directs and authorises the Secretary to the Department of Justice or the Chief Commissioner of Police or the Secretary to the Department of Human Services (as the case requires) or any other person into whose custody the person named in the warrant is transferred to receive that person into custody and safely keep that person— (i) for the period specified, or in the circumstances described, in the warrant; or
Pt 4 Div. 3 Subdiv. 7 (Heading and ss 82A–82F) inserted by No. 33/1994 s. 11(1), amended by Nos 45/1996 s. 18(Sch. 2 item 9.4), 70/1996 s. 7, 84/1997 s. 52, 99/2000 s. 3, 3/2005 s. 26, repealed by No. 12/2006 s. 176(1). * * * * * Pt 4 Div. 3 Subdiv. 8 (Heading and ss 82G–82I) inserted by No. 99/2000 s. 4. Subdivision 8—Special powers of the sheriff in executing warrants S. 82G inserted by No. 99/2000 s. 4, repealed by No. 9/2009 s. 73. * * * * * S. 82H inserted by No. 99/2000 s. 4, repealed by No. 9/2009 s. 74. * * * * *
(b) is satisfied that the case of any other party to the appeal would not be materially prejudiced because of the delay. (6) After hearing and determining the appeal, the Supreme Court may make such order as it thinks appropriate, including an order remitting the case for re-hearing to the Court with or without any direction in law. (7) An order made by the Supreme Court on an appeal under subsection (1), other than an order remitting the case for re-hearing to the Court, may be enforced as an order of the Supreme Court. 110 Re-hearing (1) If a final order is made by the Court in a civil proceeding against a person who did not appear in the proceeding, that person may, subject to and in accordance with the Rules, apply to the Court for an order that the order be set aside and that the proceeding be re-heard. (2) On an application under this section, the Court may set aside the order subject to any terms and conditions that it thinks just and re-hear the proceeding. (3) Subject to subsection (4), an application under this section does not operate as a stay of the order unless the Court so orders. (4) An application under this section with respect to an order for the payment of money operates as a stay of so much of the order as relates to the payment of money. (5) If an applicant under this section fails to appear at the time fixed for the hearing of the application and the application is struck out, the applicant can re-apply only if the applicant first obtains the leave of the Court.
(3) A warrant to seize property directs and authorises the person to whom it is directed— (a) to seize the personal property of the person named or described in the warrant; and (b) if the sums named in the warrant together with all lawful costs of execution are not paid, to sell the personal property seized. (4) A warrant to seize property directed to the sheriff may, if the sheriff so directs, be executed by— (a) a named person who is a bailiff for the purposes of the Supreme Court Act 1986; or (b) generally all persons who are bailiffs for the purposes of the Supreme Court Act 1986; or S. 111(4)(c) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 101.9(b)(i)). (c) a named police officer; or S. 111(4)(d) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 101.9(b)(ii)). (d) generally all police officers. (5) A direction may be given by the sheriff under subsection (4) by— (a) endorsing the execution copy of the warrant with the direction; or (b) issuing a warrant to the same effect as the warrant to seize property but directed in accordance with subsection (4). (6) A warrant endorsed or issued by the sheriff in accordance with subsection (5) directs and authorises the person to whom it is directed to do all things that he or she would have been directed
S. 124A def. of Ministers amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 101.10). Ministers means the Attorney-General and the Minister administering Parts 2 and 3 of the Victoria Police Act 2013; S. 124A def. of repealed by No. 12/2006 s. 173(1). * * * * * sub-contractor means a sub-contractor of a contractor or of a sub-contractor. Division 2—Agreements S. 124B inserted by No. 44/1997 s. 28. 124B Ministers may enter into administrative services agreements S. 124B(1) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 101.11(a)(i)). (1) Ministers may, for and on behalf of the Crown, jointly enter into an agreement with a person or body for the provision by that person or body of services of an administrative nature in support of the functions of— S. 124B(1)(a) amended by No. 12/2006 s. 173(2). (a) the ; or (b) the sheriff; or S. 124B(1)(c) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 101.11(a)(ii)). (c) Victoria Police as carried on in the office known as the Traffic Camera Office immediately before an agreement under this subsection was first entered into in relation to that office; or S. 124B(1)(d) amended by Nos 102/1998 s. 44(1), 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 101.11(a)(ii)). (d) Victoria Police as carried on in the office known as the Fixed Penalties Payment Office immediately before an agreement under this subsection was first entered into in relation to that office; or
(3) The parties to a proceeding under this section and any other witnesses may be called and examined and cross-examined and costs may be awarded as in any other proceeding in the Court. S. 126A(4) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 82.43). (4) The Court may order that an accused who does not comply with an order under subsection (1) be imprisoned until he or she does comply with it or for 12 months, whichever is the shorter. (5) An order under subsection (1) may only be made on an application in accordance with this section unless it is otherwise expressly provided by any other Act. S. 127 amended by No. 15/2005 s. 11(2) (ILA s. 39B(1)). 127 Witness order (1) The Court may, and must if required by any party to a proceeding, at any time during the proceeding, order all witnesses other than— (a) the informant or the plaintiff; and S. 127(1)(b) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 82.44). (b) the accused or the defendant; and S. 127(1)(ba) inserted by No. 15/2005 s. 11(1), repealed by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 82.45). * * * * * (c) the witness under examination— to leave the Court and to remain outside and beyond the hearing of the Court until required to give evidence.
(h) prescribing classes of complaints for the purposes of Division 2 of Part 5; and S. 140(1)(i) repealed by No. 19/2005 s. 8, new s. 140(1)(i) inserted by No. 70/2010 s. 34(1). (i) prescribing a code of conduct for bail justices and acting bail justices; and S. 140(1)(j) repealed by No. 19/2005 s. 8, new s. 140(1)(j) inserted by No. 70/2010 s. 34(1). (j) prescribing training courses for appointment as a bail justice and training courses for reappointment as a bail justice for the purposes of Division 2 of Part 6; and S. 140(1)(k) repealed by No. 19/2005 s. 8, new s. 140(1)(k) inserted by No. 70/2010 s. 34(1). (k) prescribing training courses for the purposes of section 121(3)(aa); and S. 140(1)(l) repealed by No. 19/2005 s. 8, new s. 140(1)(l) inserted by No. 70/2010 s. 34(1). (l) prescribing particulars to be included in applications under Division 2 of Part 6; and S. 140(1)(la) inserted by No. 33/1994 s. 5(2), repealed by No. 19/2005 s. 8, new s. 140(1)(la) inserted by No. 70/2010 s. 34(1). (la) prescribing the form of an oath of office as a bail justice or an acting bail justice and the manner of taking that oath; and
Sch. 8 cl. 16 inserted by No. 44/1997 s. 31. 16 The amendment of section 58(1)(b) made by section 29 of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1997 applies to warrants issued before as well as after the commencement of section 29 of that Act. Sch. 8 cl. 17 inserted by No. 44/1997 s. 31. 17 The amendment of Schedule 7 made by section 30(2) of the Law and Justice Legislation Amendment Act 1997 applies to warrants issued before as well as after the commencement of section 30(2) of that Act. Sch. 8 cl. 18 inserted by No. 81/1997 s. 13, repealed by No. 10/1999 s. 8(4). * * * * * Sch. 8 cl. 19 inserted by No. 10/1999 s. 24(3). 19 The amendments of section 126 of this Act made by section 24(1) and (2) of the Magistrates' Court (Amendment) Act 1999 apply to proceedings, whether commenced before or after the commencement of that section of that Act. Sch. 8 cl. 20 inserted by No. 10/1999 s. 7. 20 (1) Schedule 5, as substituted by section 4 of the Magistrates' Court (Amendment) Act 1999 applies only with respect to the hearing of charges filed after the commencement of that section. (2) Schedule 5, as in force immediately before the commencement of section 4 of the Magistrates' Court (Amendment) Act 1999, continues to apply, despite its repeal, with respect to the hearing of charges filed before that commencement. (3) Any amendment of this Act made by a provision of Part 2 of the Magistrates' Court (Amendment) Act 1999 does not alter the nature of a committal proceeding from that existing immediately before the commencement of that provision.
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