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MAGISTRATES ACT 1983 - NOTES

Legislative history

Notes

• Please note—References in the legislation to other legislation or instruments or to titles of bodies or offices are not automatically updated as part of the program for the revision and publication of legislation and therefore may be obsolete.

• Earlier versions of this Act (historical versions) are listed at the end of the legislative history.

• For further information relating to the Act and subordinate legislation made under the Act see the Index of South Australian Statutes or www.legislation.sa.gov.au.

Principal Act and amendments

New entries appear in bold.

Year

No

Title

Assent

Commencement

1983

107

Magistrates Act 1983

22.12.1983

2.4.1984 (Gazette 22.3.1984 p724)

1984

85

Magistrates Act Amendment Act 1984

29.11.1984

29.11.1984

1985

59

Statutes Amendment (Remuneration) Act 1985

30.5.1985

13.6.1985 (Gazette 13.6.1985 p2132)

1988

95

Judicial Administration (Auxiliary Appointments and Powers) Act 1988

15.12.1988

15.12.1988

1990

2

Magistrates Act Amendment Act 1990

22.3.1990

22.3.1990

1995

27

Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Act 1995

27.4.1995

s 17—4.5.1995 (Gazette 4.5.1995 p1705)

1995

84

Statutes Amendment (Courts) Act 1995

30.11.1995

Pt 5 (s 12)—21.12.1995 (Gazette 21.12.1995 p1759)

1997

59

Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Act 1997

31.7.1997

Pt 7 (s 15)—14.9.1997 (Gazette 11.9.1997 p704)

2006

26

Magistrates (Part-time Magistrates) Amendment Act 2006

23.11.2006

10.12.2006 (Gazette 7.12.2006 p4269)

2012

17

Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Act 2012

24.5.2012

Pt 10 (s 22)—5.8.2012 (Gazette 2.8.2012 p3302)

2012

43

Statutes Amendment (Courts Efficiency Reforms) Act 2012

22.11.2012

Pt 7 (ss 2022)—4.7.2013 (Gazette 4.7.2013 p2970)

2013

26

Magistrates (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2013

27.6.2013

Pt 2 (ss 4—22) & Sch 2—4.7.2013 immediately after 43/2012 (Gazette 4.7.2013 p2970)

2015

34

Judicial Conduct Commissioner Act 2015

5.11.2015

Sch 1 (cll 12—15)—5.12.2016 (Gazette 29.11.2016 p4525)

2017

70

Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio No 3) Act 2017

12.12.2017

Pt 7 (ss 13 to 16)—8.7.2018: s 2(3)

2023

39

Public Holidays Act 2023

7.12.2023

Sch 1 (cl 12)—1.1.2024: s 2

2024

23

Statutes Amendment (Attorney-General's Portfolio) Act 2024

27.6.2024

Pt 7 (s 34)—26.8.2024 (Gazette 22.8.2024 p2871)

Provisions amended

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision

How varied

Commencement

Pt 1



s 2

omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002


s 3



magistrate

inserted by 26/2013 s 4(1)

4.7.2013

part-time magistrate

inserted by 26/2006 s 4

10.12.2006

stipendiary magistrate

deleted by 26/2013 s 4(2)

4.7.2013

working day

substituted by 26/2013 s 4(3)

4.7.2013

s 4

deleted by 26/2013 s 5

4.7.2013

Pt 2



s 5



s 5(1)

amended by 26/2013 Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 5(2)

deleted by 26/2013 s 6(1)

4.7.2013

s 5(2a)—(2d)

inserted by 26/2006 s 5(1)

10.12.2006

s 5(3)

amended by 95/1988 Sch 3

15.12.1988


amended by 26/2013 Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 5(3a)

inserted by 95/1988 Sch 3

15.12.1988

s 5(4)

substituted by 26/2006 s 5(2)

10.12.2006


amended by 26/2013 s 6(2)

4.7.2013

s 5(5)

amended by 26/2013 Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 5(6)

inserted by 95/1988 Sch 3

15.12.1988

s 5(7)—(9)

inserted by 26/2006 s 5(3)

10.12.2006

s 6 before substitution by 26/2013



s 6(1)

amended by 2/1990 s 2(a)

22.3.1990

s 6(2)

amended by 2/1990 s 2(b)

22.3.1990

s 6(2a) and (2b)

inserted by 43/2012 s 20(1)

4.7.2013

s 6(3)

amended by 2/1990 s 2(c)

22.3.1990


amended by 43/2012 s 20(2)

4.7.2013

s 6(4)

amended by 43/2012 s 20(3)

4.7.2013

s 6(5)

amended by 85/1984 s 2

29.11.1984


amended by 2/1990 s 2(d)

22.3.1990

s 6

substituted by 26/2013 s 7

4.7.2013

s 6(1)

substituted by 70/2017 s 13(1)

8.7.2018

s 6(2)

amended by 70/2017 s 13(2)

8.7.2018

s 6(3)

deleted by 70/2017 s 13(3)

8.7.2018

s 6A

inserted by 43/2012 s 21

4.7.2013

s 6B

inserted by 70/2017 s 14

8.7.2018

s 7



s 7(1)

amended by 26/2013 s 8(1)

4.7.2013

s 7(2)

amended by 26/2013 Sch 2

4.7.2013


deleted by 70/2017 s 15(1)

8.7.2018

s 7(3)

amended by 2/1990 s 3

22.3.1990


amended by 27/1995 s 17

4.5.1995


substituted by 26/2013 s 8(2)

4.7.2013


amended by 70/2017 s 15(2)

8.7.2018

s 8

substituted by 26/2013 s 9

4.7.2013


deleted by 34/2015 Sch 1 cl 12

5.12.2016

s 9 before substitution by 26/2013



s 9(1)

amended by 43/2012 s 22

4.7.2013

s 9

substituted by 26/2013 s 10

4.7.2013

s 9(1)

amended by 34/2015 Sch 1 cl 13

5.12.2016

s 10



s 10(2)

substituted by 26/2013 Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 10(3)

amended by 26/2013 Sch 2

4.7.2013


amended by 34/2015 Sch 1 cl 14(1)

5.12.2016

s 10(4)

amended by 26/2013 s 11

4.7.2013

s 10(5)

amended by 26/2013 Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 10(6)

inserted by 34/2015 Sch 1 cl 14(2)

5.12.2016

s 11

substituted by 26/2013 s 12

4.7.2013


deleted by 34/2015 Sch 1 cl 15

5.12.2016

s 12

amended by 26/2013 Sch 2

4.7.2013


deleted by 34/2015 Sch 1 cl 15

5.12.2016

Pt 4



s 13



s 13(1)

amended by 59/1985 s 11

13.6.1985


amended by 2/1990 s 4

22.3.1990


substituted by 26/2013 s 13(1)

4.7.2013


amended by 70/2017 s 16

8.7.2018

s 13(1a)

inserted by 85/1984 s 3

29.11.1984


amended by 59/1985 s 11

13.6.1985


amended by 59/1997 s 15

14.9.1997


amended by 26/2013 s 13(2), Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 13(1b)

inserted by 26/2006 s 6

10.12.2006


amended by 26/2013 s 13(3)

4.7.2013

s 13(2)

amended by 59/1985 s 11

13.6.1985


deleted by 26/2013 s 13(4)

4.7.2013

s 13(3) and (4)

amended by 26/2013 Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 13(5)

substituted by 26/2013 s 13(5)

4.7.2013

Pt 5



s 14

amended by 26/2013 s 14

4.7.2013

s 15



s 15(1)

amended by 26/2006 s 7(1)

10.12.2006


amended by 26/2013 s 15(1)

4.7.2013

s 15(2)

amended by 26/2013 s 15(2), Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 15(3)

amended by 26/2013 Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 15(2a)

inserted by 26/2006 s 7(2)

10.12.2006

s 15(4) and (5)

amended by 26/2013 Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 15(6)

amended by 26/2013 s 15(2), Sch 2

4.7.2013


amended by 39/2023 Sch 1 cl 12

1.1.2024

s 15(7) and (8)

substituted by 26/2013 Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 16



s 16(1)

amended by 26/2006 s 8(1)

10.12.2006


substituted by 26/2013 s 16(1)

4.7.2013

s 16(2)

amended by 26/2013 Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 16(2a)

inserted by 26/2006 s 8(2)

10.12.2006


amended by 26/2013 s 16(2)

4.7.2013

s 16(3)

amended by 26/2013 s 16(2), Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 17



s 17(1)

substituted by 26/2013 s 17(1)

4.7.2013

s 17(2)

substituted by 26/2013 Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 17(3) and (4)

amended by 26/2013 Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 17(5) and (6)

amended by 26/2013 s 17(2), Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 18



s 18(1) and (3)

amended by 26/2013 s 18

4.7.2013

s 18(4)

amended by 26/2013 Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 18A

inserted by 84/1995 s 12

21.12.1995

s 18A(1) and (2)

amended by 26/2013 s 19

4.7.2013

s 18A(4)—(7)

inserted by 26/2006 s 9

10.12.2006

s 19



s 19(1)

amended by 26/2013 s 20, Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 19(2) and (3)

amended by 26/2013 Sch 2

4.7.2013

s 20

substituted by 26/2013 s 21

4.7.2013

s 21

amended by 26/2013 s 22, Sch 2

4.7.2013

Pt 6



s 22

amended by 23/2024 s 34

26.8.2024

Pt 7

inserted by 17/2012 s 22

5.8.2012

Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments

Magistrates (Part-time Magistrates) Amendment Act 2006, Sch 1

1—Transitional provision

The amendments made to section 18A of the Magistrates Act 1983 by this Act apply in relation to magistrates whether appointed before or after the commencement of this Act.

Historical versions

Reprint No 1—1.10.1991


Reprint No 2—4.5.1995


Reprint No 3—21.12.1995


Reprint No 4—14.9.1997


10.12.2006


5.8.2012


4.7.2013


5.12.2016


8.7.2018


1.1.2024




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