Justices Regulation 2014

Schedule 1 sets out the following matters—

the names of the districts, other than the metropolitan district, appointed for the purposes of Magistrates Courts;

the areas of the districts for which the appointment is made;

for the Brisbane Magistrates Courts District—the names and areas of the divisions of the Brisbane Magistrates Courts District appointed for the purposes of Magistrates Courts;

the places appointed for holding Magistrates Courts in the districts and divisions.

For schedule 1—

the whole area within the external boundary of a city or shire is taken to be part of the city or shire, even if it is not part of the city or shire; and

an island in Queensland waters that is not within the external boundary of a city or shire is taken to be part of the city or shire nearest the island; and

each point forming part of Queensland waters that is not within the external boundary of a city or shire is taken to be part of the city or shire nearest the point.

Also, for schedule 1, a reference to a city, shire or town by name is a reference to the city, shire or town of that name declared as a local government area under the repealed Local Government Act 1993 as in force immediately before the changeover day.

The chief executive must keep a copy of each map or area map mentioned in schedule 1 at the department’s head office.

A copy of each map or area map mentioned in schedule 1 can be—

accessed by members of the public, free of charge, on the department’s website; or

purchased from any office of the department in which the Survey and Mapping Infrastructure Act 2003 is administered.

In this section—