Western Australian Current Acts

MAGISTRATES COURT ACT 2004 - SECT 6

6 .         Magistrates: functions of

        (1)         A magistrate has the functions imposed or conferred on a magistrate by laws that apply in Western Australia, including this Act and other written laws.

        (2)         A magistrate has and may perform any function of a registrar.

        (3)         With the Governor’s approval, a magistrate —

            (a)         may hold concurrently another public or judicial office or appointment, including an office or appointment made under the law of another place; and

            (b)         may perform other public functions concurrently with those of a magistrate.

        (4)         A magistrate must not be appointed to an office that does not include any judicial functions without his or her consent.

        (5)         The Governor may extend the operation of section 37 to the performance by a magistrate of other functions, or the functions of another office or appointment, approved under subsection (3).

        [Section 6. Modifications to be applied in order to give effect to Cross-border Justice Act 2008: section altered 1 Nov 2009. See endnote 1M.]