Unlawful , Private business entity, not a legal entity under commercial law, not a lawful entity under chapter III of the 1901 constitution , tries to enforce private contracts under coercion and duress like the bail act 1977 an act that undermines the fundamental principles of common law, observance of due process of law, any purported legislation that undermines the entire foundation of law that dates back 820 years can never be a legitimate legislation, , it would be invalid on its face, a parliament acting for the good of the people, can never give effect to such an act... 1 year (1977) 1 Document, no consent from the people...Undermining habeaus corpus, bill of rights 1688, Magna Carta 1295, observance of due process of law 1368, which are contained within Imperial acts application 1980 (vic) currently in force, commonwealth of Australia constitution 1901, crimes act 1914, Judiciary act 1903. How can 1 act supersede 820 years of jurisprudence, the answer is quite simple, IT CANNOT. Before anyone has is accountable to this misrepresented deceptive contract that is executed by way for coercion, duress and extortion, all member of and entire entities of public office must first be accountable to all their agreements/contracts, a government acting outside its scope of office and outside the scope of the law, is in itself unlawful, therefore it cannot propose, pass, give effect or enforce any law , the entities of public office have no standing, they are invalid and void, due to their breach, way before anyone of us would be required to even entertain the bail 1977, the parliaments work for us, they make legislation concerning public office, services and anything that falls under the obligation of acting public offices and servants they can make legislation, for the purpose of logistics and general order concerning these legal fictions, the state parliament is very limited in its power to make legislation What they cannot do, is make legislations that controls, interfere or burden the peoples lives or is anyway directed at any living sentient being, they do not and can never have this power , the intension within the federal and state constitution are very clear, uk Hansard could not be more absolute in that the state is limited in it's power, section 123 (altering the states limits, sect 109 inconsistency of laws, section 117, states laws must be uniform, R v Buddee NSWDC 2016 In DPP v Magnus Kaba [2014] VSC 52, . Much of what follows is directly attributable to the exposition of the authorities in that case. liberty is only to be curtailed by specific provisions of law. At common law any unlawful interference of any kind with personal liberty creates an action in damages, “[e]ven apparently minor deprivations of liberty are viewed seriously by the common law” and ground monetary compensation. The powers of the individual and the State are not to be exactly equated. It is wrong to equate the same principle pertaining to private individuals - that they may do everything which is not specifically forbidden - with the powers of police officers where the opposite is true. Any action must be justified by law, they must be able to point to lawful authority for all actions undertaken. They must act in a bona fide exercise of a power and not for an ulterior purpose. In Williams v The Queen (1986) 161 CLR 278; [1986] HCA 88, the High Court was concerned with the extent of police powers to detain in custody for questioning someone lawfully arrested. Justices Mason and Brennan referred with approval to the statement of Deane J in Cleland v the Queen in which he said: “It is of critical importance to the existence and protection of personal liberty under the law that the restraints which the law imposes on police powers of arrest and detention be scrupulously observed.” “The right to personal liberty cannot be impaired or taken away without lawful authority Police do not have power to arrest for questioning or facilitating an investigation. At common law police had no authority to stop the vehicle.

Anyone who follows me on Twitter would know I have a lot to say about the justice system and how badly I have been treated, but my experience at VoCAT at the Melbourne Magistrates Court was really cruel. I've attended this court on many occasions so I can say my review is as fair as it gets. I had to attend because I had to represent myself to get intervention orders and to apply for compensation at VoCAT, which is part of the Melbourne Magistrates Court. One of my neighbours threw a punch at me in the car park of the block of units I live in so that's why I took out an intervention order (he went on to do lots of other stuff). Anyway, it was my experience at VoCAT which was most disturbing- the judge treated me with utter contempt- even turning his head away when I held up photographic evidence, and I was in court for a whole day (10 AM to around 3.30 PM), also my daughter was in the court room with me and the judge and respondent's lawyer had no hesitation being rude to me in front of her. My VoCAT hearing was on the 07/05/2018 and I would like everyone to see what happened to me. These hearings are recorded so feel free to go down to the Melbourne Magistrates Court and ask for a copy of the video- I would challenge anyone to argue against my claim that the way I was treated by the judge and respondent's lawyer was arrogant, cold and cruel.

Don't trust Melbourne Magistrates Court! even for Jury Duties. Aug to Oct 2018 after I submitted my Jury Dutie form, I had threatening and constant harassment calls, put on spammers list. Someone within the govt authority or someone had connections in the legal system in Melbourne magistrates court decided to dislike to me ( a local trashy bogan in Narre Warren which I am not going to name Rodney). It was creepy, I've change personal information so harder for them to cause more harm.... Not even the law can force you to do Jury Dutie, ignore it and keep your personal info private.

The magistrate made an judgement before seen or heard any evidence, completely baised towards their local people even after they admitted to have done the wrong things in the court. Completely ignored any wrong doing of the other side, even the lawyer from the other side was surprised on how baised the magistrate is (which worked in their favour). Immigrants such as myself have no chance of seeking justice in this place.

Wilful breaches of the disabilities discrimination act, lazy and inept. Magistrates happy to facilitate and enable extortion against people with disabilities, and a disgusting attitude in my experience. The courts are being taken before the human rights commission for multiple breaches of direct discrimination. I can see why ec legal use them as they are as underhanded and arseholish as each other.

Civil registry hopelessly slow to process applications. Magistrate condescending and unecessarily punitive for civil matter hearing. Profoundly substandard service compared to the VCAT and Federal Court of Australia in relation to the standard of registrars' knowledge of processes and procedures and in relation to the competency of the Court's decisions. Disappointing all around.

This is one of the most comfortable court. The staff are incredibly helpful and the Magistrates' are very professional and fair. They do their due diligence and they are talented Members of the Judiciary. Level 1 mezzanine has fantastic memorabilia for history buffs. Cannot take photos but worth the look #court #melbourne

Need to improve telephone delay times and competency..transfer from one dept to another...feels like calling centreline or immigration...o well guess this is still a public funded and operated institution..forget it...best we can do is google review and vent......sheep dont have a say...only wolves do ....lol

The only reason (which really isn’t a reason) I didn’t give my experience 5 stars was its a government department so how could the staff be so well informed and helpful?? Maybe I was lucky, but the Melbourne Magistrate Court staff ticked all the boxes for me in relation to efficiency and professional help.

After the initial hearing after contesting a fine and pleading not guilty I was given no further information for my next court date only to receive a letter with a fine amount. I was told it was on me to work out when my next court date was. There was no communication from the court. Ridiculous.

Needed certified copies of documents. The security staff at the entrance was super friendly and directed me to the general inquiries counter. The lady at the general inquiries counter was also extremely polite and helpful and signed all the copies. Thankful.

A pathetic system. Allowing reporters to sit in there and post court cases / charges online whilst the case is still active, not proven guilty. Our justice system is laughable, so are the people who make these decisions. Absolutely shame on you all.

excelent experience, everyone of the staff try to help you with many ways of information depend of your situation, thanks to everyone for make the difficult moments easy with your help and advices, everything clean and perfect.

Security staff at front door on Monday 23/3/20 doing the checks did not have masks on and did not keep social distancing , VERY DISAPPOINTING, we are all trying to do the right thing.....pull ya heads in!!!

Twice sent a summon to attend court only to be told its moved to remote webex. The system that is meant to protect and be fair and protect is not doing the right thing by playing fair. Massive thumbs down

I think the judge are so bored so I slept in the court and I found out they ask me what My school is and I got a warning from my school. Yes I didn't respect the court and don't need u to tell me that.

Decent place to have your case heard, but could use some more variety in the vending machines. Pretty interesting people, the kinds you could grab a beer and steal the constitution with.

Super helpful (in regards to paperwork) so long as your polite and have already attained legal advice. Industrial division and super friendly too.

Easy access security checks at entrance plenty of information desks information board with everyfn that U need to know on the walls...

Very helpful staff. There is a lot happening and you get the information from their website, notice board or the information desk.

I have been treated fairly & have felt respected by the presiding magistrate(s) & staff members on all occasions.

I got duck shoved all over the place , on hold every time , then only to get cut off .... not good enough

Well it's court so it's not great. Always had positive interactions with staff. Moss on the roof

I was caught stealing and the judge said I was a thief. Very bad service. Zero stars.

the one time i seek help from the justice system i was given injustice...

Excellent helpful staff, with a few rouges hanging around the front

Phone enquires were quickly answered and clear information given

Melbourne Magistrates Court... has a convenient cafe downstairs

have called 4 times now and no answer. are they on lunch break?

Word of warning, prepare to be man handled by unjust laws!

If they seperate documents its not there fault …

Looked after really well, close to public Transport

Seriously breath taking and very busy every day..

My jury duty there at the time was interesting .

Court staffs are really friendly and helpful.

Very busy court house lots of courtrooms

all good except the lies are demeaning

a good place to certify your document

Had my day on court never again

Pleasant if you can say that

Never answer the phone???

Disorganised shambles!

Quick helpful staff

wheels turn slowly

Jury duty.

Runs late

goody g

Amazing

Trouble

Hahaha

Avoid