Justices Act 1886
An Act to consolidate law about the powers and jurisdiction of justices and magistrates and to provide for proceedings before, and appeals from, justices and magistrates, and other matters
Part 1 Preliminary
1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the Justices Act 1886.
2 Note in text
A note in the text of this Act is part of this Act.
3 [Repealed]
4 Definitions
In this Act—address, for part 3 division 2A, see section 23A.appealed order, for part 9, division 1, see section 221.approved procedures, for computer warrants, see section 67(1).arresting officer, for part 4, division 10B, see section 83D.associated place, for part 6A, see section 178B.audio link facilities means facilities, including telephone, that enable reasonably contemporaneous and continuous audio communication between persons at different places.breach of duty means any act or omission (not being a simple offence or a non-payment of a mere debt) on complaint of which a Magistrates Court may make an order on any person for the payment of money or for doing or refraining from doing any other act.chairperson of a local authority ...charge of an indictable offence means a charge of an indictable offence as such.clerk of the court means the person who for the time being is the clerk of every Magistrates Court at a place or places appointed under this Act for the holding of Magistrates Courts in question, and includes any assistant clerk of the court, deputy clerk of the court and any person who for the time being occupies or performs the duties of such office.complaint includes the terms ‘information’, ‘information and complaint’, and ‘charge’ when used in any Act, and means an information, complaint or charge before a Magistrates Court.computer warrant see section 67(1).correctional institution, for part 6A, see section 178B.court means a Magistrates Court.court cell, for part 6A, see section 178B.decision includes a committal for trial or for sentence, a conviction, order, order of dismissal or striking out or other determination.defendant—(a)for part 3, division 2A—see section 23A; or(b)otherwise—means a person complained against before a Magistrates Court or before justices for a simple offence, breach of duty or an indictable offence.disclosure obligation, for part 4, division 10B, see section 83D.disclosure obligation direction, for part 4, division 10B, see section 83D.District Court ...domestic violence offence see the Criminal Code, section 1.examination of witnesses in relation to an indictable offence means an examination of witnesses or the taking of a statement of any person by justices in relation to a charge of an indictable offence.facility user, for part 6A, see section 178B.fine, for part 7, see section 179.general manager, for part 9, division 1, see section 221.hearing includes an examination of witnesses in relation to an indictable offence.incorporated legal practice see the…