12Acts by magistrate out of court etc

12 Acts by magistrate out of court etc (1) Any magistrate out of court or the registrar may do all or any of the following: (a) receive an information; (b) issue a summons or warrant on an information; (c) issue a summons or warrant to compel the attendance of a witness; (d) do anything else that is necessary and preliminary to a hearing. (2) Without limiting subsection (1), if a law in force in the ACT provides that an information or complaint may be laid or made before, or a summons or warrant issued by, a court or justice of the peace, the information or complaint may be laid or made, and the summons or warrant may be issued, by a magistrate or the registrar.