Section 3A of the Principal Act is amended by omitting subsection (3) and substituting the following subsections:

(3)  The Magistrates Court consists of –

(a) the Chief Magistrate, the Deputy Chief Magistrate and the magistrates; and

(b) coroners appointed under the Coroners Act 1995 when constituting the Magistrates Court (Coronial Division); and

(c) bench justices when constituting the Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division); and

(d) authorised justices when constituting the Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division).

(4)  In subsection (3)  –

Magistrates Court (Coronial Division) means the division established by section 5 of the Coroners Act 1995 ;

Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) means the division established by section 9 of the Magistrates Court (Criminal and General Division) Act 2019 .