sec.506Magistrate’s jurisdiction

### sec.506 Magistrate’s jurisdiction A magistrate has jurisdiction— to exercise powers conferred on, or jurisdiction given to, magistrates by this Act or another Act; and to hear and decide proceedings about the following matters— an offence against this Act, unless the offence is one for which this Act makes other provision; a claim for wages; a claim for damages suffered by an employee because of the employer failing to pay the employee’s wages; a claim for the repayment of a fee received by a private employment agent in contravention of section 400 (1) or (2) ; a claim for damages for contravention of an agreement made under an industrial instrument; a claim under chapter 9 , part 2 , division 2 . A magistrate has jurisdiction throughout the State. In this section— fee includes charge, expense of any kind and reward. (sec.506-ssec.1) A magistrate has jurisdiction— to exercise powers conferred on, or jurisdiction given to, magistrates by this Act or another Act; and to hear and decide proceedings about the following matters— an offence against this Act, unless the offence is one for which this Act makes other provision; a claim for wages; a claim for damages suffered by an employee because of the employer failing to pay the employee’s wages; a claim for the repayment of a fee received by a private employment agent in contravention of section 400 (1) or (2) ; a claim for damages for contravention of an agreement made under an industrial instrument; a claim under chapter 9 , part 2 , division 2 . (sec.506-ssec.2) A magistrate has jurisdiction throughout the State. (sec.506-ssec.3) In this section— fee includes charge, expense of any kind and reward. - (a) to exercise powers conferred on, or jurisdiction given to, magistrates by this Act or another Act; and - (b) to hear and decide proceedings about the following matters— (i) an offence against this Act, unless the offence is one for which this Act makes other provision; (ii) a claim for wages; (iii) a claim for damages suffered by an employee because of the employer failing to pay the employee’s wages; (iv) a claim for the repayment of a fee received by a private employment agent in contravention of section 400 (1) or (2) ; (v) a claim for damages for contravention of an agreement made under an industrial instrument; (vi) a claim under chapter 9 , part 2 , division 2 . - (i) an offence against this Act, unless the offence is one for which this Act makes other provision; - (ii) a claim for wages; - (iii) a claim for damages suffered by an employee because of the employer failing to pay the employee’s wages; - (iv) a claim for the repayment of a fee received by a private employment agent in contravention of section 400 (1) or (2) ; - (v) a claim for damages for contravention of an agreement made under an industrial instrument; - (vi) a claim under chapter 9 , part 2 , division 2 . - (i) an offence against this Act, unless the offence is one for which this Act makes other provision; - (ii) a claim for wages; - (iii) a claim for damages suffered by an employee because of the employer failing to pay the employee’s wages; - (iv) a claim for the repayment of a fee received by a private employment agent in contravention of section 400 (1) or (2) ; - (v) a claim for damages for contravention of an agreement made under an industrial instrument; - (vi) a claim under chapter 9 , part 2 , division 2 .