Magistrates' Association Objectives

The Magistrates’ Association is a charity with the following charitable objects:

To promote the sound administration of the law by the following means:

(a) educating and instructing magistrates and others in the law, the administration of justice, the treatment of offenders and the best methods of preventing crime; and

(b) issuing publications and promoting conferences and discussions on developments in the law and the administration of justice.

We aim to fulfil these objects by:

• Promoting justice for all
• Safeguarding community justice
• Protecting judicial independence
• Increasing the knowledge of magistrates
• Educating the public.