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📜 Courts Legislation Amendment (Magistrates) Bill 2021

Assented toLABill 2723 June 2021

This Bill amends the Children's Court of Western Australia Act 1988 and the Magistrates Court Act 2004 to clarify the powers of the President of the Children’s Court and the Chief Magistrate regarding workload allocation and administration.

Impact

Magistrates, the President of the Children's Court, and the Chief Magistrate are affected. It clarifies their roles in managing court workloads and ensures efficient operation of the courts.

Key Changes

["Formalises the process for dually-appointed magistrates to perform Children's Court functions.", "Clarifies the powers of the President of the Children's Court and the Chief Magistrate to direct magistrates.", "Ensures the Chief Magistrate cannot direct a magistrate regarding their Children's Court functions.", "Specifies that resignation from one office (Magistrates Court or Children\u2019s Court) results in resignation from both for dually-appointed magistrates."]

Parliamentary Progress

  1. LA IntroducedLA23 June 2021
  2. LA Second Reading MovedLA23 June 2021
  3. LA Second Reading AgreedLA3 Aug 2021
  4. LA Third ReadingLA3 Aug 2021
  5. LA Consideration in DetailLA3 Aug 2021
  6. LC Second Reading MovedLC4 Aug 2021
  7. LC Second Reading AgreedLC16 Feb 2022
  8. LC Third ReadingLC22 Feb 2022
  9. Royal Assent28 Feb 2022
Affected Sectors
justicepublic_sector

Penalty Provisions1 found

regulatory
s. 12A(4)Regulatory

Failure of a magistrate to comply with a direction given by the President under s. 12A(1)

“A magistrate must comply with a direction given under subsection (1).”

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