South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts19—Limitations on sentencing powers of Magistrates Court
(1) The Magistrates
Court does not, unless it is constituted of a Magistrate, have the power to
impose a sentence of imprisonment.
(2) If the Court,
constituted otherwise than by a Magistrate, is of the opinion that a sentence
of imprisonment should be imposed in any particular case, it may remand the
defendant to appear for sentence before the Court constituted of a Magistrate.
(3) The Magistrates
Court does not have the power to impose—
(a) a
sentence of imprisonment that exceeds 2 years; or
(b) a
fine that exceeds $150 000.
(4)
Subsection (3) applies whether the offence to which the sentence relates
is a summary offence or a minor indictable offence.
(5) If the Court is of
the opinion in any particular case that a sentence should be imposed that
exceeds the limits prescribed by subsection (3), the Court may remand the
defendant to appear for sentence before the District Court.