Three new magistrates Mr Shane Elliott, Ms Stephanie Gallagher and Ms Megan Power have as of Thursday been appointed to courts in Brisbane, Charleville and Innisfail with one also to undertake the role of Brisbane Coroner.
A welcome sight is the fact that these 3 newly appointed magistrates have a collective 100 years of legal aid experience behind them with Magistrate Power having “20 years’ legal experience primarily in areas of appeals, serious crime practice, environmental law, Childrens Court cases and Mental Health Court matters.”