21-586: The District Court of New South Wales is the intermediate court in the judicial hierarchy of the Australian state of New South Wales . It is a trial court and has an appellate jurisdiction . In addition, the Judges of the Court preside over a range of tribunals. In its criminal jurisdiction , the Court may deal with all serious criminal offences except murder , treason and piracy . The Court's civil jurisdiction
42-582: A jury , addressed as "Your Honour" or "Sir" (but no longer "Your worship"). The Local Court has no jurisdiction for claims in equity . On appeal , matters may be heard by the District Court of New South Wales including appeals against the sentence or conviction decided in the Local Court. The Chief Magistrate of the Local Court is Judge Peter Johnstone, former President of the NSW Children's Court, who
63-492: A geological classification of the mineral composition of a rock, between mafic and felsic Intermediate, Michigan , a historic community See also [ edit ] Intermedia (disambiguation) , a word meaning "across multiple channels" in Latin Intermediate Certificate (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
84-635: A monetary value of up to $ 100,000; mental health matters; family law and/or child care matters; adult criminal proceedings, including committal hearings, and summary prosecutions for summary offences (i.e., offences of a less serious nature) and indictable offences ; licensing issues (as the Licensing Court); industrial matters; and mining matters. In addition to this, the Local Court, via its Small Claims Division, hears claims for less than $ 10,000 and also hears applications for Apprehended Violence Orders (AVOs). The local court has limited jurisdiction under
105-471: A result of the gold rush of 1851 and became more dispersed. Litigation grew as the Colony prospered, and crime was not declining. The Supreme Court began to fall seriously into arrears, and this was not helped by the fact that it did not visit a lot of towns. Courts of Quarter Sessions were also few in number and had no civil jurisdiction. By the mid-1850s there were calls for a revision of the court system, to meet
126-665: Is also empowered to deal with applications under the Property (Relationships) Act 1984, the Succession Act 2006, that involve amounts, or property to the value of, not more than A$ 250,000. Most of the work in residual jurisdiction is handled by the Workers Compensation Commission. However, some matters that are handled by the District Court include: The District Court has appellate jurisdiction for decisions made by
147-540: Is generally limited to claims less than A$ 1,250,000. The District Court has had its current structure since reforms during 1973 which created a single court with a statewide criminal and civil jurisdiction. The Chief Judge of the District Court, since 2014, is the Honourable Justice Sarah Huggett . By 1850, the court system in the Colony of New South Wales consisted of: The population of NSW increased as
168-461: Is the lowest court in the judicial hierarchy of the Australian state of New South Wales . Formerly known as the Court of Petty Sessions and the Magistrates Court, there are more than 160 branches across New South Wales where the Local Court has jurisdiction to deal with the majority of minor civil and criminal matters. Matters are heard before a single magistrate sitting without
189-559: The Family Law Act 1975 (Cth) to hear and determine family law matters. The local court can deal with applications such as property settlements and residence orders. A magistrate can imprison offenders for no more than two years per sentence and no more than the maximum of five years for multiple sentences. The Children's Court is another specialist court that deals with cases involving children, including criminal, education and care and protection cases. The Children's Court sits at
210-479: The District Court Act 1973 , which abolished the courts of quarter sessions and each of the district courts and amalgamated their jurisdictions into a single District Court of New South Wales, with a statewide criminal and civil jurisdiction. The District Court deals with a wide range of criminal matters. The only charges that the District Court cannot deal with are murder or treason, which must be dealt with by
231-676: The Local Court of New South Wales and the Children's Court of New South Wales , where a review of both sentencing and convictions may be heard before the Court. Appeals against District Court decisions are made to the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal or the Court of Criminal Appeal . intermediate [REDACTED] Look up intermediate in Wiktionary,
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#1732883822099252-565: The Indian Subcontinent, also known as the Higher Secondary Examination In chemistry, a reaction intermediate is a reaction product that serves as a precursor for other reactions A reactive intermediate is a highly reactive reaction intermediate, hence usually short-lived Intermediate car , an automobile size classification Intermediate cartridge , a type of firearms cartridge Intermediate composition ,
273-697: The Local Court level of the NSW court hierarchy, but is not part of the Local Court, and is instead its own independent jurisdiction led by a President (who is a Judge of the District Court) and composed of Children's Magistrates (who are specially trained magistrates appointed from the Local Court bench by the Chief Magistrate of the Local Court, in consultation with the President of the Children's Court). The Children's Court
294-481: The Supreme Court. The types of criminal matters dealt with by the District Court include: In its civil jurisdiction the Court may deal with all motor accident cases, irrespective of the amount claimed and other claims to a maximum amount of A$ 750,000, although it may deal with matters exceeding this amount if the parties consent. In addition, the Court may deal with equitable claims or demands for recovery of money or damages for amounts not exceeding A$ 750,000. The Court
315-454: The colony had lately engendered. The Act providing for the institution of these Courts also extended the jurisdiction of Courts of General and Quarter Sessions of the Peace, and prepared the way for a great increase in their numbers, under the presidency of District Court Judges as Chairmen, whereby criminal proceedings have been much facilitated, especially in the more distant and outlying portions of
336-742: The country. The jurisdiction of the district courts was increased from time to time. Incremental changes were introduced after World War II. The position of Chairman of the District Court Judges was introduced in 1950 to exercise administrative functions in relation to the courts similar to role of the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court , from which time, instead of being appointed to a specific district, judges were appointed to "all district courts" but would be assigned to work in specific district courts. The intermediate courts were reformed in 1973 by
357-595: The free dictionary. Intermediate may refer to: Intermediate 1 or Intermediate 2 , educational qualifications in Scotland Intermediate (anatomy) , the relative location of an anatomical structure lying between two other structures: see Anatomical terms of location Intermediate Edison Screw , a system of light bulb connectors Intermediate goods , goods used to produce other goods Middle school , also known as intermediate school Intermediate Examination, standardized post-secondary exams in
378-552: The growing needs of the Colony. As a result, the parliament passed the District Courts Act 1858 (NSW). This Act established district courts, which divided the Colony into districts and created a court of record for each district with a civil jurisdiction up to £ 200, to replace the Courts of Requests. judges of the district courts were also appointed as chairman of any court of quarter sessions or general sessions, to be held within
399-500: The limits of that district. The purpose of the Act was briefly described as: District Courts were established by the Legislature for the purpose of simplifying legal proceedings in the recovery of amounts under £200, and lessening the expenses of attending such proceedings, as well as to relieving the Supreme Court of some portion of the overwhelming civil business which the rapid progress of
420-507: The title Intermediate . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Intermediate&oldid=1137641179 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Local Court of New South Wales The Local Court of New South Wales
441-694: Was appointed in September 2021. Judge Johnstone succeeded Judge Graeme Henson, appointed in 2006. In 1788, following the landing of the First Fleet and establishment of the Colony of New South Wales , the power and authority of the first criminal and civil courts in the Colony of New South Wales were vested by the Charter of Justice. The first Court of Petty Session's courthouse was constructed in 1821 at Windsor , 56 kilometres (35 mi) northwest of Sydney. The Local Court of New South Wales hears civil matters of
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