The Magistrates' Court of Victoria is the lowest court in the Victorian court system, with the County Court of Victoria and the Supreme Court of Victoria respectively judicially higher. The Magistrates' Court is a court of summary jurisdiction.
A typical courtroom layout consists of a witness box, a public gallery, the bar table (at which the parties sit), a raised bench for seating the sitting magistrate and a clerk and sometimes a dock for housing defendants in custody. Many Victorian Magistrates' Courts have video link facilities for witnesses to appear via remote video conference rather than in person and is used for when witnesses cannot travel or the prisoner is deemed too high-risk to travel to court in person.
The Magistrates' Court of Victoria hears many different types of cases, such as
All Magistrates are appointed as members of the Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal, which is a separate and independent statutory entity which determines claims for compensation made by victims of crime and their families.[1]
The Chief Magistrate is currently Ian Gray. The Chief Executive Officer is Charlotte Stockwell. The Principal Registrar is Simone Shields.
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