Southport Courthouse

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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.

Gold Coast, Queensland City in Queensland, Australia

The Gold Coast is a coastal city in the Australian state of Queensland, approximately 66 kilometres (41 mi) south-southeast of the state capital Brisbane and immediately north of the border with New South Wales. With a census-estimated 2016 population of 638,090, the Gold Coast is the sixth-largest city in Australia, making it the largest non-capital city, and Queensland's second-largest city.

Courthouse building which is home to a court

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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.

Southport, Queensland Suburb of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Southport is a suburb and the central business district near the midpoint of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia and has one of the city's largest communities. As of the 2016 Census, Southport had a population of 31,908.

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]

Court complex extensions

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

Robert Edward Borbidge is a former Australian politician who served as the 35th Premier of Queensland from 1996 to 1998. He was the leader of the Queensland branch of the National Party, and was the last member of that party to serve as premier. His term as premier was contemporaneous with the rise of the One Nation Party of Pauline Hanson, which would see him lose office within two years.

Judges

Southport's judges are:

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References

  1. ↑ "Southport District Court". Queensland Courts. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Southport Courthouse". Ainsley Bell & Murchison Architects. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

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