Magistrate Court
The Magistrates' Court of Victoria is the lowest court in the Victorian court system, with the County Court and the Supreme Court respectively judicially higher. The Magistrates' Court is a court of summary jurisdiction.
The Magistrates' Court of Victoria hears many different types of cases, such as:
- Drug Offences
- Traffic Matters
- Intervention Order Proceedings
- Assault related Offences
- Committal hearings and police prosecutions
- Bail application hearings
- Money claims and other civil disputes, not exceeding $100,000
- Family law and Family violence matters
Cases that have a maximum penalty of 10 years or under can be heard in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria. The only exceptions to this rule are found in schedule 2 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2009. The maximum penalty that can be handed out in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria on a single charge is 2 years but, on multiple charges, the maximum sentence that can be imposed increases to 5 years.
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The County Court is the main trial court in Victoria. Currently judges hear over 11,000 criminal and civil cases a year. The County Court
Summary offenses are usually less serious offenses. They are heard by a judicial officer in the Magistrates' Court rather than by a judge
The Supreme Court hears among the most serious criminal, and complex civil, cases in the state, as well as some appeals from Victorian