Heidelberg Magistrates Court Criminal Lawyers

Where is Heidelberg Magistrates' Court?

 

Heidelberg Magistrates' Court is located on Jika Street, at the bottom of burgundy Street, Heidelberg as is the Heidelberg Children's Court.

Doogue and O'Brien criminal defence lawyers are at level 1/94 Burgundy Street, less than 400 metres from the Heidelberg courthouse.

Burgundy street is the main road through Heidelberg Shops and Jika Street runs straight off the bottom of Burgundy Street to go past the Heidelberg Magistrates' Court and the Heidelberg Children's Court.

Click here for a map to Heidelberg Magistrates' & Children's Courts

 

Getting a lawyer for a court hearing at Heidelberg Magistrates Cour or Heidelberg Children's Court

Ring Shaun Pascoe on 9351 1455 to make an appointment to see him at our Heidelberg office.

Doogue and O'Brien offers the convenience of a full-time staffed branch office located on Burgundy Street near the Heidelberg Magistrates Court and Heidelberg Children's Courts.

 

Criminal defence lawyer, Shaun Pascoe, of our team manages our Heidelberg Magistrates' & Children's Court office.

Shaun is an experienced criminal defence advocate with over 5 years experience representing clients charged with criminal offences.

A non-exhaustive list of the police charges Shaun regularly provides representation for appears below:

 

All Drink Driving offences

Exceed PCA, Drive under the Influence, Drug driving charges, Refuse to provide breath test/blood sample/oral fluid, Fail to comply with interlock condition, etc.

Traffic offences

Drive in a manner dangerous/speed dangerous, careless driving, drive whilst license disqualified/suspended, etc.

All Property offences under State and Commonwealth law Armed Robbery, Aggravated Burglary, theft, obtain property by deception, handle/receive stolen goods etc, Obtain Benefit not entitled to, etc.

Offences against the person -all assault charges, stalking, breach of intervention order

Doogue & O'Brien have opened over 10,000 criminal files since the firm opened and have a wealth of experience in every type of criminal matter.

 

Representation for other applications including bail and license restorations at Heidelberg Magistrates Court and Heidelberg Children's Court

In addition to providing representation for drink driving, and other police charges outlined above, Shaun Pascoe also undertakes bail applications on behalf of defendants arrested and taken into custody.

With the convenience of our office located just minutes away from the Heidelberg Magistrates Court, and Police Station, Shaun can promptly respond to any requests for bail for persons held in custody.

 

If you have lost your license for drink driving, Shaun Pascoe can advise and represent you for your application to be re-licensed.

For general information, please click the following link to go to Drink Driving and Traffic Charges section under the 'Offences' section located on our homepage.

Please ring Shaun on 9351 1455 to make an appointment to see him at our Heidelberg office.

What types of cases does the Heidelberg Magistrates Court hear?

Broadly speaking the Heidelberg Magistrates Court has three jurisdictions: civil, family and criminal.

 

The civil jurisdiction of the Heidelberg Magistrates Court hears a variety of matters including but not limited to, claims for personal injury damages, and contractual disputes. It also has the power to determine various civil applications brought by prosecution authorities acting pursuant to the Confiscation of Assets Act.

 

The Family Law Act (1974) empowers all magistrates courts, including the Heidelberg Magistrates Courts to hear and determine certain prescribed matters under that Act.

 

By operation of the Crimes (Family Violence) Act, the Heidelberg Magistrates Court has the power to hear and decide applications for the prevention of domestic violence.

Such applications are called Intervention Orders. Although the making of an order against a respondent does not amount to a criminal act, breaching an Intervention Order does.

For a first offence, a maximum fine of 240 penalty units, or 2 years imprisonment or both applies. For a subsequent offence, the Act prescribes a maximum of 5 years imprisonment.

If you are charged with the offence of Breach Intervention Order and are required to attend the Heidelberg Magistrates Court, you should contact Shaun Pascoe our criminal defence lawyer based at Heidelberg, and available for urgent advice and representation.

When exercising its criminal jurisdiction, the Heidelberg Magistrates Court can hear summary and indictable police charges. For information about specific offences, please refer to our 'Offences' section on our home page.

Heidelberg Magistrates Court