In the ACT, Special Magistrates are appointed under the Magistrates Court Act 1930. Although the Jervis Bay Territory (JBT) is not geographically a part of the ACT, the laws of the ACT apply to JBT by virtue of the Jervis Bay Territory Acceptance Act 1915. Each court of the ACT has jurisdiction in and in relation to JBT as if it formed part of the ACT.
The Commanding Officer of HMAS Creswell has traditionally been appointed as a Special Magistrate for the JBT.
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