Courts of Petty Sessions Constitution, Powers and Procedure

[1986] WALRC 4

Western Australian Law Reform Commission

Australia - Western Australia

Legislation Cited

Legislation Name	Provision
Constitution
Evidence Act 1905 (Cth)
Federal Court Rules (Cth)
Imperial Acts Application Act 1969 (NSW)	s5, s7, s8
Demise of the Crown Act 1901 (NSW)
Justices Act 1902 (NSW)
Justices (Amendment Act) 1985 (NSW)	sIA19751976N3288.PDF.SINO_TEXT, s2, s3, s6, s13, s20, s22, s22A, s23, s24, s29, s32, s33, s39, s40, s41, s41A, s42, s43, s47, s48, s52, s53, s54, s56, s58, s59, s65, s66, s67, s68, s69, s70, s73, s74, s75, s76, s78, s79, s86, s102, s106, s107, s109, s110, s113, s118, s124, s135, s136, s138, s141, s143, s146, s152
Disposal of Unexecuted Warrants Act 1985 (Qld)
Imperial Acts Application Act 1984 (Qld)	s7
Imperial Acts Application Act 1922 (Vic)
Penalties and Sentences Act 1985 (Vic)	s127
Aboriginal Affairs Planning Authority Act 1972 (WA)	s48
Bail Act 1982 (WA)	s35, s37, s43, s49
District Court of Western Australia Act 1969 (WA)	s16
Evidence Act 1906 (WA)	s32, s36C
Litter Act 1979 (WA)	s30
Misuse of Drugs Act 1981 (WA)	s9
Police Act 1892 (WA)	s34
Restraint of Debtors Act 1984 (WA)	s17
Road Traffic Act (WA)
Western Australian Marine Act 1982 (WA)	s37, s132
Criminal Injuries Compensation Act 1985 (WA)
Criminal Law Amendment Act 1985 (WA)
Declarations and Attestations Act 1913 (WA)
Fines and Penalties Appropriation Act 1909 (WA)
Justices Amendment Act (No 2) 1982 (WA)
Local Courts Act 1904 (WA)
Metropolitan Market Act 1926 (WA)
Poisons Act 1964 (WA)
Secret Harbour Management Trust Act 1984 (WA)	s2, s29, s156, s29
Justices (Forms) Regulations 1982 (WA)

Cases and Articles Cited

Case Name	Citation(s)	Court	Jurisdiction	Date †	Full Text	Citation Index
"The preliminary examination of indictable offences in New South Wales – Part I"	(1986) 10 Criminal Law Journal 24	Criminal Law Journal	Australia	circa 1986	Legal Online	2
Moularas v Nankervis	[1985] VicRp 40; [1985] VR 369		Australia - Victoria	8 Oct 1984	AustLII	15
Wentworth v Rogers	[1984] 2 NSWLR 422; (1984) 15 A Crim R 376		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1984	LexisNexis AU	64
Binding Over in the Magistrates' Court	[1983] Law Societys Gazette 1267	Law Society's Gazette	United Kingdom	circa 1983		2
Norfolk, Chief Constable of v Clayton	[1983] 2 AC 473; [1983] 1 All ER 984; [1983] 2 WLR 555		United Kingdom	circa 1983	LexisNexis / Westlaw	32
"Honour and Almost a Singular One: A Review of the Justices' Preventive Jurisdiction, An"	(1981-1982) 8 Monash University Law Review 69	Monash University Law Review	Australia	circa 1982	AustLII	3
MacPherson v R	[1981] HCA 46; (1981) 147 CLR 512; 37 ALR 81; (1981) 55 ALJR 594	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	4 Sep 1981	AustLII	440
Sparks v Bellotti	[1981] WAR 65		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1981	LexisNexis AU	37
R v Abbott & Hunter	[1981] WAR 130		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1981	LexisNexis AU	3
Vick v Drysdale & Robb	[1981] WAR 321		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1981	LexisNexis AU	8
Barton v R	[1980] HCA 48; (1980) 147 CLR 75; 32 ALR 449; (1981) 55 ALJR 31	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	5 Dec 1980	AustLII	697
Harlock, Re; Ex parte Robinson	[1980] WAR 260		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1980	LexisNexis AU	4
Margetson v R	[1980] WAR 135		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1980	LexisNexis AU	8
McInnis v R	[1979] HCA 65; (1979) 143 CLR 575; 27 ALR 449; 54 ALJR 122	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	19 Dec 1979	AustLII	146
Kucera v Fotia	[1979] WAR 130		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1979	LexisNexis AU	2
R v Ampol Refineries Ltd	[1978] Qd R 378		Australia - Queensland	circa 1978	LexisNexis AU	5
Seiler v R	[1978] WAR 27		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1978	LexisNexis AU	8
R v Horseferry Road Magistrates' Court, ex parte Adams	[1978] 1 All ER 373		United Kingdom	circa 1978	LexisNexis	4
Taylor v Johnson	[1977] WAR 95		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1977	LexisNexis AU	2
Jones v Holmwood	[1974] WAR 33		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1974	LexisNexis AU	11
Vasiljev v Public Trustee	[1974] 2 NSWLR 497		Australia - New South Wales	circa 1974	LexisNexis AU	117
Smith v Grieve	[1974] WAR 193		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1974	LexisNexis AU	11
Bateman v Clarke	[1973] WAR 101		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1973	LexisNexis AU	3
Howard v Pacholli & Galbraith	[1973] VicRp 83; [1973] VR 833		Australia - Victoria	23 Aug 1972	AustLII	9
Cooling v Steel	(1971) 2 SASR 249	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1971	Legal Online / Westlaw	116
R v Wright; Ex parte Klar	(1971) 1 SASR 103	Supreme Court of South Australia	Australia - South Australia	circa 1971	Legal Online / Westlaw	13
R v Lewes Justices; Ex parte The Gaming Board of Great Britain	[1971] 2 All ER 1126		United Kingdom	circa 1971	LexisNexis	4
Barnes v Gougousis	[1969] VicRp 123; [1969] VR 1019		Australia - Victoria	20 Aug 1969	AustLII	9
R v Aubrey — Fletcher ex parte Thompson	1969 2 All ER 846; 53 Cr App R 380		United Kingdom	circa 1969	LexisNexis	7
R v Bott	[1968] 1 All ER 1119		United Kingdom	circa 1968	LexisNexis	2
Gatland v Metropolitan Police Commissioner	[1968] 2 All ER 100		United Kingdom	circa 1968	LexisNexis	2
W Thomas & Co (WA) Ltd v Martin	[1967] WAR 68		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1967	LexisNexis AU	7
Justices; Ex parte Donne	[1967] 2 All ER 1253		United Kingdom	circa 1967	LexisNexis	7
Robinson v Hankins; Ex parte Hankins	[1966] Qd R 383		Australia - Queensland	circa 1966	LexisNexis AU	3
Gouldham v Sharrett	[1966] WAR 129		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1966	LexisNexis AU	24
Slater v Marshall	[1965] WAR 222		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1965	LexisNexis AU	25
O'Toole v Scott	[1965] AC 939; [1965] 2 All ER 240; [1965] 2 WLR 1160		United Kingdom	circa 1965	LexisNexis / Westlaw	98
Thomason v Martin	[1964] WAR 136		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1964	LexisNexis AU	19
Di Camillo v Wilcox	[1964] WAR 44		Australia - Western Australia	circa 1964	LexisNexis AU	40
Sheldon v Bromfield Justices	[1964] 2 QB 573; [1964] 2 All ER 131		United Kingdom	circa 1964	LexisNexis / Westlaw	14
R v Rice	[1963] 1 All ER 832		United Kingdom	circa 1963	LexisNexis	9
In re Roberts	[1961] 1 WLR 474		United Kingdom	circa 1961	LexisNexis / Westlaw	2
Hallahan v Kryloff; Ex parte Kryloff	[1960] QWN 18		Australia - Queensland	circa 1960		4
Heffernan v Ward	[1959] Qd R 12; 53 QJPR 62		Australia - Queensland	circa 1959	LexisNexis AU	5
John Fairfax & Sons Pty Ltd v McRae	[1955] HCA 12; (1955) 93 CLR 351; [1955] ALR 265	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	18 Mar 1955	AustLII	198
Green v Sergeant	[1951] VicLawRp 27; [1951] VLR 500; [1952] ALR 25		Australia - Victoria	10 Jul 1951	AustLII	18
Johnson v Miller	[1937] HCA 77; (1937) 59 CLR 467; [1938] ALR 104; (1937) 11 ALJR 344	High Court of Australia	Australia - Commonwealth	16 Dec 1937	AustLII	638
"Duplicity in indictments and informations"	(1935) 8 Australian Law Journal 430	Australian Law Journal	Australia	circa 1935	Legal Online	5
R v Inglis	[1917] ArgusLawRp 112; [1917] VicLawRp 96; [1917] VLR 672; 23 ALR 378	Argus Law Reports	Australia	7 Nov 1917	AustLII	37
R v Governor of Lewes Prison; Ex parte Doyle	[1916-1917] All ER Rep Ext 1218		United Kingdom	circa 1917	LexisNexis	2
Scott v Scott	[1911-1913] All ER 1; [1913] AC 417		United Kingdom	circa 1913	LexisNexis	3
Busato v Dempsey	[1909] WALawRp 40; (1909) 11 WALR 238		Australia - Western Australia	5 Nov 1909	AustLII	3
New South Wales: Attorney-General v Mercantile Investments Ltd (I) In	[1850] Act 14		United Kingdom	circa 1850		3
Chandler v Horne	[1842] EngR 849; [1835-1842] All ER 621; (1842) 2 Macl & R 423; 174 ER 338		United Kingdom	circa 1842	CommonLII	3
Roberts v Garratt	(1842) 6 JP 154		United Kingdom	circa 1842		2
1 Smith KB 18	1 Smith KB 18	King's Bench	United Kingdom	circa 1982		2
1 JP 1846	1 JP 1846		United Kingdom	circa 1982		2
1 JP 26	1 JP 26		United Kingdom	circa 1982		2

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