13Jurisdiction and powers of magistrates

### 13 Jurisdiction and powers of magistrates > *\[Section 13 Subsection (2) amended by No. 16 of 1995, s. 94 \]**\[Section 13 Subsection (2) amended by No. 74 of 1995, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]* > > > (1)  A magistrate has jurisdiction as a magistrate throughout the State. > > > (2)  *\[Section 13 Subsection (2) amended by No. 13 of 1989, s. 11 \]*[*\[Section 13 Subsection (2) amended by No. 27 of 1992, Sched. 1, Applied:30 Mar 1998\]*](/view/html/inforce/1998-03-30/act-1992-027#JS1@Ja3@GC2@EN) [*\[Section 13 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 54 of 2003, s. 11, Applied:25 Sep 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-09-25/act-2003-054#GS11@EN) A magistrate, by virtue of his or her office and without further commission or authority, is a justice. > > > (3)  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. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 13 Subsection (4) amended by No. 65 of 2007, s. 16, Applied:01 Jan 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-01-01/act-2007-065#GS16@EN) *\[Section 13 Subsection (4) amended by No. 13 of 1989, s. 19 and Sched. 1 \]*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.