Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Magistrates' Court Act 1989 - SECT 25

Extent of jurisdiction

25. Extent of jurisdiction



(1) The Court has jurisdiction-

   (a)  to hear and determine all summary offences; and

   (b)  to hear and determine all indictable offences which may be heard and
        determined summarily; and

   (c)  to conduct committal proceedings into indictable offences and either-

   (i)  direct the defendant to be tried and order that the defendant be
        remanded in custody until trial or grant bail; or

   (ii) discharge the defendant; and

   (d)  to make orders to enforce the payment of all fines which are, by any
        Act, directed to be recovered in the Court or for the recovery of
        which no provision is made.

(2) The jurisdiction given by subsection (1) is additional to any other
jurisdiction given to the Court with respect to a criminal proceeding by or
under any Act other than this Act.











Division 2-Procedure

Subdivision 1-General