MAGISTRATES COURT ACT 2004 - SECT 27

MAGISTRATES COURT ACT 2004 - SECT 27

27 .         Administrative directions

        (1)         The Chief Magistrate may issue written directions (to be called administrative directions) about administrative matters and procedures for the effective and efficient operation of the Court.

        (2)         The directions must not limit the judicial independence of magistrates.

        (3)         A magistrate, and any registrar exercising any of the Court’s jurisdiction or powers, must comply with the directions.

        (4)         A contravention of subsection (3) is not an offence.