Magistrate (271212) | ANZSCO Code, Skill Level & Assessing Authority

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Occupation description

Hears criminal matters to determine whether defendants will be committed for trial and adjudicates minor criminal offences without a jury.

Alternative titles

Chamber Magistrate

Specialisations

Children's Court Magistrate
Industrial Court Magistrate
Licensing Court Magistrate

ANZSCO reference

ANZSCO 2022 code

271212

Skill level

Level 1

Official source: ABS ANZSCO 2022Description and skill level verified against the Australian Bureau of Statistics dataset on 23 Sep 2026.View ABS source

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