The Magistrates' Court of Victoria is an Australian court. It is the lowest in Victoria, with the County Court of Victoria and the Supreme Court of Victoria respectively judicially higher. This places it at the bottom of the Australian court hierarchy. The County Court of Victoria is located in the legal precinct of Melbournes central business district, on the corner of William Street, and Lonsdale Street opposite the Supreme Court and Melbourne Magistrates Court. ... The Supreme Court of Victoria is located on the corner of Lonsdale and William Streets, Melbourne - the same intersection as the Melbourne Magistrates Court and the County Court of Victoria. ... There are two broad levels within the hierarchy of Australian courts, the federal level and the state and territory level. ...

A typical court consists of a witness box, a public gallery, prosecution and defence tables, a raised bench for seating the sitting magistrate and their clerk and sometimes a dock for housing defendants in custody. Many Victorian Magistrates' Courts have video link facilities for witnesses to appear via remote telecast 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. A witness box is part of a court room. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Benches Snow covered park bench Classic garden bench Bench may refer to several things: A long backless seat, typically used for sitting at an outdoor table for casual eating. ... A magistrate is a judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. ... Dock can refer to several things: Places for the transfer of people and materials to, from, or between different forms of transport or working with transport: A maritime dock. ... A defendant or defender is any party who is required to answer the complaint of a plaintiff or pursuer in a civil lawsuit before a court, or any party who has been formally charged or accused of violating a criminal statute. ...

The Magistrates' Court of Victoria hears many different types of cases, such as

• Police prosecutions
• Money claims & other civil disputes, not exceding $100 000
• Family law and Family violence matters

The Chief Magistrate is currently Ian Leslie Gray. Family Law was a television drama starring Kathleen Quinlan as a divorced lawyer who attempted to start her own law firm after her lawyer husband took all their old clients. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Chief Magistrate is a generic designation for a Magistrate whose office -individual or collegial- is the highest in his class, in either of the fundamental meanings of Magistrate (which often overlapped in the Ancient régime): as a major political and administrative office (in a republican form of government, at...

Magistrates' Court of Victoria metropolitan locations

• Melbourne Magistrates' Court, Melbourne

• Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court, Broadmeadows
• Dandenong Magistrates' Court, Dandenong
• Frankston Magistrates' Court, Frankston
• Heidelberg Magistrates' Court, Heidelberg
• Moonee Ponds Magistrates' Court, Moonee Ponds
• Preston Magistrates' Court, Preston
• Ringwood Magsitrates' Court, Ringwood
• Sunshine Magistrates' Court, Sunshine
• Werribee Magistrates' Court, Werribee

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Magistrates' Court of Victoria country locations

• Ararat
• Bacchus Marsh
• Bairnsdale
• Ballarat
• Benalla
• Bendigo
• Castlemaine
• Cobram
• Colac
• Corryong
• Dromana
• Echuca
• Geelong
• Hamilton
• Hopetoun
• Horsham
• Kerang
• Korumburra
• Kyneton
• Mansfield
• Maryborough
• Mildura
• Moe
• Myrtleford
• Nhill
• Omeo
• Orbost
• Ouyen
• Portland
• Robinvale
• Sale
• Seymour
• Shepparton
• St Arnaud
• Stawell
• Swan Hill
• Wangaratta
• Warrnambool
• Wodonga
• Wonthaggi

Location of Ararat in Victoria (red) Ararat () is a regional town in south-west Victoria, Australia. ... Bacchus Marsh is a town in Victoria, Australia. ... Bairnsdale, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Location of Ballarat in Victoria (red) Ballarat Base Hospital For the electoral division in the Australian House of Representatives, see Division of Ballarat. ... Benalla (36°33′S 145°58′E) is an agricultural town of about 12,000 people on the Hume Freeway in north-eastern Victoria, Australia, about 40 kilometres south of Wangaratta. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Castlemaine (IPA: /ˈkæsəlmæɪn/; note the Flat A rather than a Broad A) is a town in Victoria, Australia, in the Midlands region about 120 kilometres northwest by road from Melbourne, and about 40 kilometres from the major provincial centre of Bendigo. ... Cobram is situated on the Murray River which forms the border between Victoria, Australia and New South Wales. ... Colac is a town in the western district of Victoria, Australia, situated approximately 150 kilometres south-west of Melbourne on the southern shore of Lake Colac. ... Corryong (36°11′S 147°53′E) is a small town in Victoria, Australia. ... Dromana is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Location of Echuca in Victoria (red) Historic Port of Echuca Echuca in Victoria (Australia) is a town of about 10,000 people situated on the Murray River (Moama is on the northern side in NSW). ... Moorabool St, Geelong A view of Corio Bay from Moorabool Street. ... Location of Hamilton in Victoria (red) Hamilton () is a city in the Southern Grampians Shire of Victoria, Australia. ... Hopetoun with a population of 700, is a town which serves as the major service centre for the Southern Mallee area of Victoria, Australia. ... Location of Horsham in Victoria (red) Horsham () is the largest town in the Wimmera region, located where the Western Highway (connecting Melbourne to Adelaide) crosses the Henty Highway (from Portland north towards Mildura). ... Kerang is a rural town (35°43′ S 143°55′ E, pop. ... Korumburra is a town in Victoria, Australia. ... Kyneton (37°14′S 144°27′E) is a town on the Calder Highway in the Macedon Ranges of Victoria, Australia with a population of approximately 5,000. ... Location of Mansfield in Victoria (red) Mansfield is a small town (population 2,300) in the foothills of the Victorian part of the Australian Alps. ... Maryborough is a city in Victoria, Australia, located on the Pyrenees Highway, 70 kilometres north of Ballarat, 166 kilometres north-east of Melbourne, in the Central Goldfields Shire. ... Mildura is a locality in northwestern Victoria, Australia. ... Moe (postcode: 3825, ) is a town in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. ... Looking across a tobacco field to tobacco kilns and to Mount Buffalo National Park Myrtleford (postcode: 3737, 36°33′S 146°43′E) is a town in Victoria, Australia. ... Nhill is a town in the Wimmera, in western Victoria, Australia. ... Omeo is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Great Apline Road, east of Mount Hotham, in the East Gippsland Shire. ... Orbost is a town of approximately 2000 inhabitants (2001 census) in the East Gippsland Shire, Victoria, Australia, located 375km east of Melbourne where the Princes Highway crosses the Snowy River. ... Ouyen is a town in Victoria, Australia, located at the junction of the Calder Highway and Mallee Highway, 107 kilometres south of Mildura, 457 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, in the Rural City of Mildura. ... Location of Portland in Victoria (red) The town of Portland () is the oldest European settlement in what is now the state of Victoria, Australia. ... Robinvale is a town on the banks of the Murray River in northern Victoria, Australia. ... Coat of arms of Sale Seagull at sale Sale is a city in the Australian state of Victoria, in Wellington Shire. ... Seymour is a town in the state of Victoria, Australia. ... Location of Shepparton in Victoria (red) Shepparton is the fifth largest city in Victoria, Australia. ... Saint Arnaud (36°36′ S 143°15′ E) is a town in Victoria, Australia, on the Sunraysia Highway. ... Location of Stawell in Victoria (red) Stawell is a town in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia. ... Swan Hill is a city in the north west of Victoria, Australia. ... Location of Wangaratta in Victoria (red) Wangaratta is a medium sized city of approximately 19,000 people in the north east of Victoria, Australia, about 230 km from Melbourne along the Hume Highway, with Benalla approximately 45 kilometres to the south-west, and Albury-Wodonga 72 kilometres to the northeast. ... Warrnambool is a regional city of around 32,000 people on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia, located in the municipality City of Warrnambool. ... Located on the Victorian side of the Murray River, Wodonga is a thriving city of 35,000 people. ... Wonthaggi is located 132kms south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. ...

External link

• Magistrates' Court of Victoria web site