Victorian Numbered Acts

COUNTY COURT AMENDMENT (KOORI COURT) ACT 2008 (NO. 51 OF 2008) - SECT 1

The purpose of this Act is to amend the County Court Act 1958 —

        (a)     to establish a Koori Court Division of the County Court; and

        (b)     to provide for the jurisdiction and procedure of that Division—

with the objective of ensuring greater participation of the Aboriginal community in the sentencing process of the County Court through the role to be played in that process by the Aboriginal elder or respected person and others.