Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) A power conferred on a magistrate by the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law of the Commonwealth is conferred on the magistrate:
(a) in a personal capacity; and
(b) not as a court or a member of a court.
(2) The magistrate need not accept the power conferred.
(3) A magistrate exercising a power conferred by the Marine Safety (Domestic Commercial Vessel) National Law of the Commonwealth has the same protection and immunity as if he or she were exercising the power:
(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.