Magistrates Court Act 1987

A magistrate has jurisdiction as a magistrate throughout the State.

A magistrate, by virtue of his or her office and without further commission or authority, is a justice.

A magistrate may exercise and perform, throughout the State, all the jurisdiction, powers, and functions conferred and imposed on magistrates by or under any law of the State.

The fact that a magistrate presides over or sits in a lower court, or exercises a jurisdiction or power, or performs a function, is conclusive evidence of his or her authority to do so.