Southport Courthouse





































Southport Courthouse logo.jpg
Main sign


Southport Courthouse.jpg
Front of building, 2006

General information
Status Open
Type Courthouse
Address Corner Davenport and Hinze Streets, Southport
Town or city Gold Coast
Country Australia
Opened 2 February 1998

Southport Courthouse is the Gold Coast's major courthouse. It houses courtrooms and chambers for part of the District Court of Queensland, which has jurisdiction to hear petty crimes and civil matters up to A$750,000.


It is located in the Southport legal district on the corner of Davenport and Hinze Street.[1] A subsidiary Magistrates' Court of Queensland is located at Coolangatta.


The building was designed by ABM Architects.[2] When completed the building housed five district courts, nine magistrates courts, a central registry, accommodation for 13 magistrates, six judges, and a watchhouse which contains cells for 68 detainees.[2]




Contents






  • 1 Court complex extensions


  • 2 Judges


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Court complex extensions


Queensland Premier Rob Borbidge opened the $25.9 million Southport Court extensions and watch house on February 2, 1998.



Judges


Southport's judges are:



  • Judge J.E. Newton - 25 February 1991

  • Judge C.F Wall Q.C - 11 September 1996

  • Judge M. E. Rackemann - 12 January 2004

  • Judge F Kingham -17 July 2006.



References





  1. ^ "Southport District Court". Queensland Courts. Retrieved 23 September 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "Southport Courthouse". Ainsley Bell & Murchison Architects. Retrieved 23 September 2015.




External links



  • Queensland Courts

  • National Library of Australia - Southport Court House and Police Station


Coordinates: 27°58′01.62″S 153°24′46.16″E / 27.9671167°S 153.4128222°E / -27.9671167; 153.4128222










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