❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks about the resignation of magistrates following a media statement. The Attorney General provides details on the magistrates who resigned, their tenure, reasons for resignation, and a table of resignations over the past seven years.
AnsweredQoN 414Legislative Council
Asked
8 May 2024
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
ATTORNEY GENERAL — MAGISTRATES COURT —
MEDIA STATEMENT
414. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the Attorney General's media statement published
on 30 April 2024 entitled ''Fresh faces appointed to Magistrates Court''
in which it was revealed that the appointments follow a resignation.
(1) Who was the magistrate who resigned?
(2) What was the length of that magistrate's tenure?
(3) What were the reasons for their resignation?
(4) How many magistrates have resigned during each of the
last seven calendar years?
MEDIA STATEMENT
414. Hon NICK GOIRAN to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer to the Attorney General's media statement published
on 30 April 2024 entitled ''Fresh faces appointed to Magistrates Court''
in which it was revealed that the appointments follow a resignation.
(1) Who was the magistrate who resigned?
(2) What was the length of that magistrate's tenure?
(3) What were the reasons for their resignation?
(4) How many magistrates have resigned during each of the
last seven calendar years?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Attorney General.
(1) Magistrates Zempilas and Vose
resigned.
(2) Magistrate Zempilas was appointed from August 2009
to September 2023. Magistrate Vose was appointed from April 1990 to
January 2024.
(3) Magistrate
Zempilas was appointed as a judge of the District Court of Western Australia.
It should be noted that magistrates must resign their commissions for the
purposes of accepting appointments in a superior
court. Magistrate Vose retired. It should be noted that magistrates must resign
their commissions upon reaching the statutory retirement age.
(4) The
information on magistrate resignations per calendar year, which includes
retirements and elevations to a superior court, is contained in tabular form
and I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
2017
2
2018
4
2019
3
2020
5
2021
0
2022
3
2023
3
2024
2
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Attorney General.
(1) Magistrates Zempilas and Vose
resigned.
(2) Magistrate Zempilas was appointed from August 2009
to September 2023. Magistrate Vose was appointed from April 1990 to
January 2024.
(3) Magistrate
Zempilas was appointed as a judge of the District Court of Western Australia.
It should be noted that magistrates must resign their commissions for the
purposes of accepting appointments in a superior
court. Magistrate Vose retired. It should be noted that magistrates must resign
their commissions upon reaching the statutory retirement age.
(4) The
information on magistrate resignations per calendar year, which includes
retirements and elevations to a superior court, is contained in tabular form
and I seek leave to have it incorporated into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
2017
2
2018
4
2019
3
2020
5
2021
0
2022
3
2023
3
2024
2
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