Magistrates' Court of Victoria

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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 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 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

The Magistrates' Court of Victoria also has a dual function as the Victims of Crime Assistance Tribunal, a quasi-judicial body which determines claims for compensation made by victims of crime[1].

The Chief Magistrate is currently Ian Gray.

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Politics of Victoria, Australia
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