Chief Magistrate of the Magistrates Court of Western Australia

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The Chief Magistrate of the Magistrates Court of Western Australia is the head judicial officer responsible for leading and managing the state’s magistrates courts and their magistrates.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office ⓘ
appliesTo magistrates of the Magistrates Court of Western Australia ⓘ
appointedBy Governor of Western Australia ⓘ
appointedOnAdviceOf Executive Government of Western Australia ⓘ
branchOfGovernment judicial branch of Western Australia ⓘ
country Australia ⓘ
courtSystemLevel state court system of Western Australia ⓘ
employer Government of Western Australia ⓘ
ensures access to justice at the magistrates court level in Western Australia ⓘ
consistent application of law in the Magistrates Court of Western Australia ⓘ
governsBody magistrates of the Magistrates Court of Western Australia ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver metropolitan magistrates courts in Western Australia ⓘ
regional magistrates courts in Western Australia ⓘ
hasRank senior magistrate ⓘ
hasSeat Perth, Western Australia ⓘ
linked to: Perth
jurisdiction Western Australia ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalSystem common law ⓘ
locatedIn State of Western Australia ⓘ
linked to: Western Australia
mayDelegate administrative functions to deputy chief magistrates or magistrates ⓘ
overseesCourtType lower courts in Western Australia ⓘ
overseesJurisdiction civil matters within the monetary jurisdiction of the Magistrates Court of Western Australia ⓘ
committal proceedings for indictable offences in Western Australia ⓘ
summary criminal matters in Western Australia ⓘ
partOf Magistrates Court of Western Australia ⓘ
requiresExperience substantial legal and judicial experience ⓘ
requiresQualification legal practitioner admitted in Western Australia ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of magistrates within the Magistrates Court of Western Australia ⓘ
allocation of magistrates to court locations ⓘ
development of practice directions for the Magistrates Court of Western Australia ⓘ
ensuring efficient operation of the Magistrates Court of Western Australia ⓘ
implementation of court policies and procedures ⓘ
leadership of the Magistrates Court of Western Australia ⓘ
management of the Magistrates Court of Western Australia ⓘ
oversight of case management practices in the Magistrates Court of Western Australia ⓘ
professional leadership of magistrates ⓘ
representing the Magistrates Court of Western Australia in dealings with government ⓘ
representing the Magistrates Court of Western Australia to the public ⓘ
subjectTo Judicial conduct standards in Western Australia ⓘ
Magistrates Court Act 2004 (WA) ⓘ
laws of Western Australia ⓘ
worksWith Chief Judge of the District Court of Western Australia ⓘ
Chief Justice of Western Australia ⓘ

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Judiciary of Western Australia → overseenBy → Chief Magistrate of the Magistrates Court of Western Australia ⓘ