24  August 2023 Today a ceremony was held to mark the opening of the Nunga Court in the Port Lincoln Magistrates Court. It is the first new Nunga Court constituted since the Court was enshrined in law, which came into effect on 1 March 2023. There was significant support for a Nunga Court at Port [...]

A Statement from Chief Judge Michael Evans Judge Timothy Heffernan, who was the subject of a complaint about his conduct and referral to the Judicial Conduct Commissioner, has resigned from the Office of Judge of the District Court, Licensing Court and Environment, Resources and Development Court, effective from 17 May 2023.  As the Judge is [...]

  1 March 2023    The South Australian State Coroner, David Whittle, has recently recorded a finding that a 31-year-old man died of ‘carbon monoxide toxicity with drowning.’ The man was diving with friends from a boat, using a type of surface supplied breathing apparatus commonly known as a hookah, which supplies air to a [...]

    17 November 2022 Judicial Officers are subject to the laws and standards of acceptable behaviour which are equally applicable to all.  Everyone has a right to a safe workplace.  Power imbalances must be guarded against.  Bullying, harassment, discrimination or victimisation of any kind cannot be tolerated.  Workplace cultures which support employees to speak [...]

    17 November 2022 The report of the Judicial Conduct Panel (the Panel) into Mr Simon Milazzo has been tabled in Parliament, finding the complaints against him proved and recommending his removal as a Magistrate.  The Governor has acted on that opinion and removed the Magistrate from Office. I would like to acknowledge the [...]

  8 September 2022 The Honourable Chris Kourakis, Chief Justice of South Australia, has today on behalf of the Judges of the Supreme Court announced the appointment of six new Senior Counsel.  The appointments were made after wide consultation with the judicial officers of the State, the senior law officers of the State and the [...]

9 November 2021 I am pleased to announce the appointment by the Courts Administration Authority (CAA) of Ms Angela Gransden to the position of Sheriff.   Ms Gransden was selected from a strong field of applicants following an extensive recruitment process. Ms Gransden, the first female Sheriff in South Australia, will formally commence in the position on [...]

19 October 2021 The Honourable Chris Kourakis, Chief Justice of South Australia, has today on behalf of the Judges of the Supreme Court announced the appointment of two new Senior Counsel.  The appointments were made after wide consultation with the judicial officers of the State, the senior law officers of the State and the legal [...]

16 July 2021  A statement from State Courts Administrator, Ms Penny Croser I WORK FOR SA - Your Voice Survey 2021 "The Office of the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment (OCPSE) has released the results of the I WORK FOR SA -Your Voice Survey 2021, a survey of the public sector that was undertaken over a [...]

The Governor, acting pursuant to s 10(1) of the Magistrates Act 1985 (SA), and on my advice, has suspended Magistrate Simon Milazzo.  I am authorised by the Judicial Conduct Commissioner to disclose that a Judicial Conduct Panel (the Panel) has been established to enquire into complaints of misconduct made against Mr Milazzo pursuant to s 21 of the Judicial Conduct [...]