(1)  A court held before a magistrate may, in any proceedings for an offence committed or alleged to have been committed on or after the commencement of the Police Offences Amendment Act 1984 , hear and determine any question as to –

(a) the title to any land;

(b) an interest in, or accruing from, the title to any land; or

(c) a bankruptcy or an execution under the process of a court.

(2)  Except as provided in subsection (1) , a court shall not, in any proceedings before it for an offence, hear and determine any question referred to in that subsection.