Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) The court has a Koori Court Division.
(2) The Koori Court Division has such of the powers of the court as are necessary to enable it to exercise its jurisdiction.
(3) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, the Koori Court Division may only sit and act at a place of the court specified by the Chief Judge by notice published in the Government Gazette.
S. 4A(4) amended by No. 51/2008 s. 10(3).
(4) The operation of sections 3B and 3BA is subject to this section.
(5) The Koori Court Division must exercise its jurisdiction with as little formality and technicality, and with as much expedition, as the requirements of this Act and the Sentencing Act 1991 and the proper consideration of the matters before the court permit.
(6) The Koori Court Division must take steps to ensure that, so far as practicable, any proceeding before it is conducted in a way which it considers will make it comprehensible to—
S. 4A(6)(a) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 35.1).
(a) the accused; and
S. 4A(6)(b) amended by No. 68/2009 s. 97(Sch. item 35.1).
(b) a family member of the accused; and
(c) any member of the Aboriginal community who is present in court.
(7) Subject to this Act, the regulations and the rules, the Koori Court Division may regulate its own procedure.
S. 4B inserted by No. 51/2008 s. 6.