Newcastle Magistrates Act 1896 (NSW)

No. XVIII.

An Act to au thor i se t he appo in tmen t of

St ipendiary Mag i s t r a t e s and the i r deput ies

to have jur i sd ic t ion wi th in t he Police

District of Newcast le , and wi th in such distr icts as t he Governor m a y direct and wi th in t h e distr icts to which the Governor m a y extend th is Ac t ; to define t he ju r i s ­ diction, powers , and duties of t he said Magis t ra tes and deput ies , and to l imi t t he

jur i sd ic t ion of o ther jus t ices wi th in these

d i s t r i c t s ; and for o ther purposes in con­

nect ion therewi th . [10th October, 1896.]

BE t h e a d v i c e a n d c o n s e n t of t h e L e g i s l a t i v e C o u n c i l a n d L e g i s l a ­

i t e n a c t e d b y t h e Q u e e n ' s M o s t E x c e l l e n t M a j e s t y , b y a n d w i t h

t i v e A s s e m b l y of N e w S o u t h W a l e s i n P a r l i a m e n t a s s e m b l e d , a n d b y

t h e authority of t h e s a m e , a s fo l l ows :—-

1. T h i s A c t s h a l l a p p l y t o t h e P o l i c e D i s t r i c t of N e w c a s t l e , a n d

s h a l l , o n p r o c l a m a t i o n b e i n g m a d e b y t h e G o v e r n o r i n t h e Gazette,

e x t e n d t o s u c h a d j o i n i n g p o l i c e d i s t r i c t s a s h e m a y n a m e i n t h e

p r o c l a m a t i o n	:	P r o v i d e d	t h a t	t h e	G o v e r n o r	m a y	b y	p r o c l a m a t i o n
r e v o k e	o r	v a r y	a n y	p r o c l a m a t i o n	m a d e	u n d e r	t h i s	s e c t i o n .

T h e G o v e r n o r m a y a p p o i n t n o t m o r e t h a n t h r e e p e r s o n s as

S t i p e n d i a r y M a g i s t r a t e s , t o have j u r i s d i c t i o n w i t h i n t h e P o l i c e D i s t r i c t

of N e w c a s t l e a n d s u c h a d j o i n i n g p o l i c e d i s t r i c t s a s m a y have b e e n o r

m a y b e p r o c l a i m e d a s a f o r e s a i d .

2 . T h e G o v e r n o r , b y p r o c l a m a t i o n i n t h e Gazette, m a y e x t e n d

t h i s A c t t o a n y p o l i c e d i s t r i c t s t h e r e i n n a m e d , a n d r e v o k e a n d v a r y a n y

p r o c l a m a t i o n m a d e a s a fo r e sa id ; a n d h e m a y a p p o i n t n o t m o r e t h a n

t w o p e r s o n s a s S t i p e n d i a r y M a g i s t r a t e s , t o have j u r i s d i c t i o n , a s h e r e i n ­

a f t e r m e n t i o n e d , w i t h i n e a c h of these p o l i c e d i s t r i c t s .

3 . T h e j u r i s d i c t i o n , p o w e r s , a n d d u t i e s of S t i p e n d i a r y M a g i s ­

t r a t e s a p p o i n t e d u n d e r t h i s A c t s h a l l , w i t h i n t h e i r r e s p e c t i v e d i s t r i c t s ,

b e t h e s a m e a s these g i v e n t o a n d i m p o s e d o n S t i p e n d i a r y M a g i s t r a t e s

A c t ,	1 8 S 1 , so f a r	a s t h e	s a id	A c t , mutatis	mutandis,	a p p l i e s .	A n d	for
c a r r y i n g	o u t	t h e	a b o v e m e n t i o n e d	p u r p o s e	t h e	s a i d	A c t s h a l l ,	s u b j e c t

to t h e p r o v i s i o n s h e r e i n m e n t i o n e d , a n d w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n of s e c t i o n s

one, t w o , a n d s i x , b e c o n s t r u e d a s one w i t h t h i s A c t . A n d i n so con­

s t r u i n g	t h e	s a id	A c t	t h e	e x p r e s s i o n s	"	M e t r o p o l i t a n	P o l i c e	D i s t r i c t "
a n d	" t h e	s a id	d i s t r i c t "	i n t h e s a id A c t s h a l l	for	t h e	p u r p o s e s	of	t h i s
A c t	a l s o	a p p l y	t o t h e P o l i c e	D i s t r i c t	of	N e w c a s t l e	a n d	s u c h	a d j o i n i n g

d i s t r i c t s a s t h e G o v e r n o r m a y d i r e c t a s a f o r e s a i d , a n d any d i s t r i c t

t o w h i c h t h i s A c t m a y b e e x t e n d e d : P r o v i d e d t h a t t h e A c t fifty-fifth

V i c t o r i a n u m b e r n i n e t e e n s h a l l e x t e n d t o t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n of S t i p e n d i a r y

M a g i s t r a t e s a p p o i n t e d u n d e r t h i s A c t .

4 . I f a S t i p e n d i a r y M a g i s t r a t e , a p p o i n t e d u n d e r t h i s A c t , b e

u n a b l e t o a t t e n d t o h i s d u t i e s b y r e a s o n of a b s e n c e o r i l l n e s s , t h e

G o v e r n o r m a y a p p o i n t a d e p u t y t o a c t fo r t h e s a id M a g i s t r a t e d u r i n g

h i s	a b s e n c e	o r i l l n e s s	a s	a f o r e s a i d ;	a n d	t h e	p e r s o n	so a p p o i n t e d	s h a l l ,
w h i l e	a c t i n g	a s s u c h	d e p u t y	a s	a fo r e sa id	w i t h i n	t h e d i s t r i c t	t o	w h i c h
t h e	M a g i s t r a t e	was	a p p o i n t e d ,	h a v e	t h e	s a m e	j u r i s d i c t i o n	a n d	poA\ rers

a n d s h a l l p e r f o r m t h e s a m e d u t i e s a s if h e h a d been a p p o i n t e d a

S t i p e n d i a r y M a g i s t r a t e u n d e r t h i s A c t .

5 . O n a n d a f t e r t h e e x p i r a t i o n of s i x t y d a y s f r o m t h e d a y on

w h i c h t h i s A c t t a k e s effect , i n t h e ca se of t h e P o l i c e D i s t r i c t of

N e w c a s t l e , a n d i n t h e c a s e of any o t h e r p o l i c e d i s t r i c t , o n a n d a f t e r t h e

e x p i r a t i o n of t h i r t y d a y s f r o m t h e d a y on w h i c h t h e p r o \ i s i o n s of t h i s

A c t a p p l y to t h a t d i s t r i c t , a n d u n t i l t h e sa id p r o v i s i o n s c e a s e t o a p p l y

a s a f o r e s a i d , n o j u s t i c e s o t h e r t h a n t h e S t i p e n d i a r y M a g i s t r a t e s o r

D e p u t y S t i p e n d i a r y M a g i s t r a t e s h a v i n g j u r i s d i c t i o n w i t h i n t h e sa id

d i s t r i c t	s h a l l ,	w i t h i n	t h e	b o u n d a r i e s	of	t h e said	d i s t r i c t ,	s a v e	a s	h e r e i n ­
a f t e r	p r o v i d e d ,	s i t	e i t h e r	a l o n e	o r w i t h	o t h e r	j u s t i c e s	for t h e	p u r p o s e	of

a d j u d i c a t i n g i n a s u m m a r y w a y i n r e s p e c t of any c o m p l a i n t , i n f o r m a ­

t i o n , o r m a t t e r , o r of m a k i n g a n y o r d e r , o r of d e c i d i n g a n y m a t t e r o n

a p p e a l w h i c h b y law j u s t i c e s a r e n o w e m p o w e r e d t o h e a r and d e t e r m i n e ,

d e a l w i t h , a n d d e c i d e :

P r o v i d e d t h a t n o t h i n g i n t h i s A c t c o n t a i n e d s h a l l a b r i d g e or

p r e j u d i c e	t h e m i n i s t e r i a l	p o w e r s	of j u s t i c e s	i n	c o m m i t t a l	c a s e s ,	o r	t h e
p o w e r	of	j u s t i c e s	t o t a k e	a n y i n f o r m a t i o n ,	or	i s s u e	a n y s u m m o n s ,	o r

g r a n t , i s s u e , o r e n d o r s e any w a r r a n t , o r a d m i t t o b a i l i n any c a s e i n

w h i c h j u s t i c e s m i g h t b y l a w have e x e r c i s e d any s u c h p o w e r a s a f o r e ­

s a i d if t h i s A c t h a d no t p a s s e d .

6. O n a n d a f t e r t h e e x p i r a t i o n of s i x t y d a y s f r o m t h e d a y o n

w h i c h t h i s A c t t a k e s effect i n t h e c a s e of t h e P o l i c e D i s t r i c t of

N e w c a s t l e , a n d i n	t h e c a s e	of	any	o t h e r	p o l i c e	d i s t r i c t	o n	a n d a f t e r	t h e
e x p i r a t i o n	of	t h i r t y	d a y s	f r o m	t h e d a y o n	w h i c h	t h e	p r o v i s i o n s	of	t h i s
A c t	a p p l y	t o	t h a t	d i s t r i c t ,	a n d u n t i l	t h e s a id	p r o v i s i o n s	c e a s e	t o	a p p l y

a s a f o r e s a i d , t h e j u r i s d i c t i o n u n d e r t h e L i c e n s i n g A c t s , 1 8 8 2 - 1 8 8 3 , of

a n y L i c e n s i n g C o u r t o r L i c e n s i n g M a g i s t r a t e c o n s t i t u t e d o r a p p o i n t e d

u n d e r t h o s e A c t s s h a l l c e a s e a n d d e t e r m i n e i n any s u c h d i s t r i c t .

T h e r e u p o n a L i c e n s i n g C o u r t for a l i c e n s i n g d i s t r i c t w i t h i n

which o r s o m e p a r t of w h i c h a S t i p e n d i a r y M a g i s t r a t e h a s j u r i s d i c t i o n

as	a f o r e s a i d	s h a l l b e	c o m p o s e d	of t h r e e	m e m b e r s ,	b e i n g	t h e	S t i p e n d i a r y
M a g i s t r a t e	o r	M a g i s t r a t e s	a f o r e s a i d	a s official	m e m b e r s	a n d	s u c h	o t h e r

p e r s o n s	or	p e r s o n	a s t h e	G o v e r n o r	m a y	a p p o i n t .	W h e r e	o n e o r	m o r e
S t i p e n d i a r y	M a g i s t r a t e s	a r e	p r e s e n t	a t	any	m e e t i n g	of	a	L i c e n s i n g

C o u r t	a fo r e sa id ,	t h e	S t i p e n d i a r y	M a g i s t r a t e ,	o r	t h e	s e n i o r	S t i p e n d i a r y
M a g i s t r a t e	a s t h e	c a s e	m a y b e , s h a l l	p r e s i d e	a s	c h a i r m a n	t h e r e o f ,	a n d
where	n o	S t i p e n d i a r y	M a g i s t r a t e s	a r e p r e s e n t	a t	a n y s u c h	m e e t i n g	the

o t h e r m e m b e r s of t h e C o u r t p r e s e n t s h a l l e l e c t o n e of t h e i r n u m b e r

t o a c t a s c h a i r m a n a t a n d for s u c h m e e t i n g . E v e r y S t i p e n d i a r y

M a g i s t r a t e a f o r e s a i d s h a l l w i t h i n s u c h L i c e n s i n g D i s t r i c t e x e r c i s e t h e

p o w e r s v e s t e d i n and p e r f o r m t h e d u t i e s c a s t o n a L i c e n s i n g M a g i s t r a t e

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b y t h e L i c e n s i n g A c t s , 1 8 8 2 - 1 8 8 3 , a n d t h e p r o v i s i o n s of these A c t s ,

a n d	of	a n y	e n a c t m e n t s	a m e n d i n g	t h e	s a m e ,	s h a l l ,	e x c e p t	a s	m o d i f i e d
b y	t h i s	A c t ,	a p p l y	t o	a n y	L i c e n s i n g	D i s t r i c t ,	C o u r t ,	a n d	M a g i s t r a t e

a f o r e s a i d .

7 . I n t h i s A c t " t h e G o v e r n o r " m e a n s t h e G o v e r n o r w i t h t h e

a d v i c e of t h e E x e c u t i v e C o u n c i l ; " J u s t i c e s " m e a n s j u s t i c e s of t h e

p e a c e ;	a n d	r e f e r e n c e s	t o	p o l i c e	d i s t r i c t s	s h a l l	h e	t a k e n	t o	r e f e r	t o
t h e	p o l i c e	d i s t r i c t s	n o t i f i e d	i n	t h e	Gazette	b y	t h e	M i n i s t e r	of	J u s t i c e

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