South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts82—Proceedings that may be heard in State
A prescribed court of another participating jurisdiction may hear and
determine a cross-border proceeding of the court in the State if the person
who is the subject of the proceeding has a
connection with a cross-border region for the purposes of the proceeding.
Examples—
1 A person is charged with an offence under NT law
alleged to have been committed in the NT portion of the SA/WA/NT region. The
charge may be heard by an NT magistrate sitting anywhere in SA.
2 A person who ordinarily resides in the SA/WA
region is charged with an offence under WA law alleged to have been committed
in Kalgoorlie. The charge may be heard by a WA magistrate sitting anywhere in
SA.
3 A person is arrested in the SA/WA/NT region for
an offence alleged to have been committed under NT law in Darwin. The person
also has an outstanding charge for an offence under NT law alleged to have
been committed in the NT portion of the SA/NT region. Both charges may be
heard by an NT magistrate sitting anywhere in SA.