西澳大利亚州任命Ruth Dineen律师为地方法官;新南威尔士州将地方法官改称法官。 Western Australia appoints lawyer Ruth Dineen as magistrate; NSW to retitle magistrates as judges.

自2025年9月30日起,1996年加入的资深刑事律师Ruth Dineen被任命为西澳大利亚州治安法官,接替即将退休的Kevin Tavener法官。 Ruth Dineen, a seasoned criminal lawyer admitted in 1996, has been appointed as a Magistrate in Western Australia, starting 30 September 2025, succeeding retiring Magistrate Kevin Tavener. 新南威尔士州正在实行立法,将地方法院的治安法官改名为法官,反映出该法院每年处理388,000多起刑事案件和67,800起民事案件的数量很大。 In New South Wales, legislation is being introduced to rename Local Court magistrates as judges, reflecting the court’s significant caseload of over 388,000 criminal and 67,800 civil matters annually. 这项修改是2007年《地方法院法》和1986年《司法官员法》修正案的一部分,它使新南威尔士州与北部地区地方法院和联邦巡回法院在使用治安法官头衔“法官”时保持一致,同时保持司法独立和公正。 The change, part of amendments to the Local Court Act 2007 and Judicial Officers Act 1986, aligns NSW with the Northern Territory’s Local Court and the Federal Circuit Court in using the title 'judge' for magistrates, while maintaining judicial independence and integrity.