THE LOCAL COURT VISIT

Running head: LOCAL COURT VISIT
LOCAL COURT VISIT
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LOCAL COURT VISIT1
Introduction
A big part of legal studies is the court visit. It helps students to gain practical experience
and acquaintance about court proceedings. It helps students to cross the gap between bookish
information and actual proceedings. This paper mainly focuses on the discussion of comparing a
local court with an English Court. The main reason behind this court visit is to notice the justice
department and its operation.
Discussion
For writing this report, on 5th March 2020, I have visited to the Mount Druitt Local Court
at 10 am. The court shall determine whether the accused person is guilty or innocent of the
offence. The unique feature of this court is that the juries are not present here. In this court
system, types of cases are usually less complex and less severe. A judge presides over the local
court. The NSW hierarchy has the lowest court. This court is considered to be the lowest court
under the NSW hierarchy. Civil, criminal, bail application, annulment applications, some types
of family cases all are heard in this court, and some family disputes. Before entering the court
premises I had to deal with safety inspections to reach the courtroom and also had to deposit my
mobile phone and other things. It is important to maintain the safety and protection of the
judiciary. The court is situated at 59 N Parade, Mount Druitt NSW 2770, and Australia1.
After entering into the courtroom I have observed that many individuals were present
there before the starting of the court proceedings. The individuals include, a clerk, a prosecutor,
one defence attorney and a police officer. Clerk mainly deals with the record of the proceeding
and calling the defendants and offenders to come to the court.
1 ("Mount Druitt Local Court")