South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts (1) For the purposes
of this Act, a "qualified magistrate" is a magistrate in relation to whom a
consent is in force under subsection (2) and who has been approved by the
Chief Magistrate to act as a qualified magistrate in accordance with
subsection (3).
(2) A magistrate may,
by instrument in writing, consent to acting as a qualified magistrate under
this Act.
(3) The Chief
Magistrate may, by instrument in writing, approve a magistrate in relation to
whom a consent is in force under subsection (2) to act as a qualified
magistrate under this Act.
(4) A
qualified magistrate has, in relation to the exercise of a function conferred
on a qualified magistrate by this Act, the same protection, privileges and
immunities as a magistrate has in relation to proceedings in the Magistrates
Court of South Australia.
(5) A magistrate who
has given consent under subsection (2) may, by instrument in writing,
revoke the consent.
(6) An approval of a
magistrate to act as a qualified magistrate under subsection (3) is
revoked if—
(a) the
qualified magistrate revokes his or her consent in accordance with
subsection (5) or ceases to be a magistrate; or
(b) the
Chief Magistrate determines that the magistrate should not continue to be a
qualified magistrate.