Gympie Court House

All quite please and Stand

My thanks to the staff at the Gympie Magistrates Court. From the front office, to the police prosecutor and magistrate, all were polite and extremely helpful. Opting to proceed without legal representation, I nonetheless got a fair hearing and was dealt with respectfully and patiently. They’re a credit to our legal system.

The rules and procedures are archaicJustice is the last thing dispensed here. It is a closed system that only the elite can enter. People forced to endure its activity have to pay a minimum of $400 an hour to these elite. Defending oneself is not viable and there is 3 months between hearing days. I lost a year of my life and tens of thousands of dollars in costs. Magistrate was angry with defence for the hearing taking so long. In fact the prosecution took all but one hour of the 2 day hearing. The only significant evidence used from the prosecution was in their summing up and this could not be replied to. In the words of my housemate, 'It sucks'.