Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated ActsFunctions conferred personally
(1) The functions conferred on a magistrate by sections 15 and 16 are conferred on the magistrate:
(a) in a personal capacity; and
(b) not as a court or a member of a court.
Functions need not be accepted
(2) The magistrate need not accept the functions conferred.
Protection and immunity
(3) A magistrate performing a function conferred by sections 15 and 16 has the same protection and immunity as if he or she were performing the function:
(a) as the court of which the magistrate is a member; or
(b) as a member of the court of which the magistrate is a member.