Proceedings that may be heard in State
82 Proceedings that may be heard in State
A prescribed court of another participating jurisdiction may hear and determine a cross‑border proceeding of the court in the State if the person who is the subject of the proceeding has a connection with a cross‑border region for the purposes of the proceeding.
Examples for this section:
1. A person is charged with an offence under NT law alleged to have been committed in the NT portion of the WA/SA/NT region. The charge may be heard by an NT Local Court Judge sitting anywhere in WA.
2. A person who ordinarily resides in the WA/SA region is charged with an offence under SA law alleged to have been committed in Port Augusta. The charge may be heard by an SA magistrate sitting anywhere in WA.
3. A person is arrested in the WA/SA/NT region for an offence alleged to have been committed under NT law in Darwin. The person also has an outstanding charge for an offence under NT law alleged to have been committed in the NT portion of the WA/NT region. Both charges may be heard by an NT Local Court Judge sitting anywhere in WA.
[Section 82 amended: No. 14 of 2025 s. 18(3).]
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