Magistrates Amendment Bill 2003 (Qld)

Queensland

MAGISTRATES AMENDMENT BILL 2003

Queensland

MAGISTRATES AMENDMENT BILL 2003

TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page PART 1—PRELIMINARY 1 Short title... eee eee ene 6 PART 2—AMENDMENT OF MAGISTRATES ACT 1991 2 Act amended in this part... 2... eee 6 3 Amendment of s 3 (Definitions) ............. 0.00 e cece eee eee eee 6 4 Amendment of s 5 (Appointment of Magistrates)...................0. 7 5 Replacement of s 9 (Chief Magistrate) ................002. eee eee 8 9 Magistrate appointed as Chief Magistrate..................... 8 9A District Court judge appointed as Chief Magistrate ............. 9 6 Amendment of s 10 (Functions of Chief Magistrate).................. 9 7 Omission of pt 4 (Reviewable determinations)..................000.. 10 8 Insertion of new pts SA, 5B and SC... eee eee 10 PART 5A—COURT GOVERNANCE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 12A Establishment of court governance advisory committee.......... 10 12B Functions of advisory committee. ..............00. 000 c eee ee 10 12C Composition of advisory committee .................00000005 10 12D) Quorum ... 2 cnet e eens 11 12E Presiding at meetings............0... 0.000 e cece eee eee eee 11 12F Conduct of meetings ......... 0... cee eee 11 12G_ Transfer policy... 2... eee eee 12 12H Magistrates may express interest in where they are willing to constitute Magistrates Courts. .......... 00.0... c eee eee ee eee 14 PART 5B—TRANSFER RECOMMENDATIONS AND TRANSFER DECISIONS

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121 Decisions about constituting Magistrates Courts................ Division 2—Role of advisory committee

12J. Magistrate's right to be heard ...... 2... eee eee 12K Advisory committee to consider representations................ 12L_ Advisory committee to make transfer recommendation .......... Division 3—Role of Chief Magistrate