Brisbane Magistrates Court
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Brisbane Magistrates Court is located at 363 George Street, Brisbane
in Queensland
, Australia
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The building is a modern, purpose-built facility which currently contains 26 courtrooms. These include a dedicated Murri Court, two Coroners courts and four Small Claims hearing rooms. The building has the capacity to expand to 39 courtrooms.
Construction started in September 2002 and the building was opened on 16 November 2004 by the Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie. The total budget for the project was $135.5m.
The building was designed to provide improved support for victims and their families, and to vulnerable witnesses.
It also contains a range of environmentally sustainable design initiatives including economy-cycle air conditioning, energy efficient lighting, rainwater tanks that hold 46 000 litres of water for use on external landscaping, motion sensors that lower air-conditioning and lighting when rooms are unoccupied, extensive use of passive sun control and low energy glass, solar hot water, and waste streaming systems.
The building features a range of public artworks including sculptures, murals and paintings.
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
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The building is a modern, purpose-built facility which currently contains 26 courtrooms. These include a dedicated Murri Court, two Coroners courts and four Small Claims hearing rooms. The building has the capacity to expand to 39 courtrooms.
Construction started in September 2002 and the building was opened on 16 November 2004 by the Queensland Premier, Peter Beattie. The total budget for the project was $135.5m.
The building was designed to provide improved support for victims and their families, and to vulnerable witnesses.
It also contains a range of environmentally sustainable design initiatives including economy-cycle air conditioning, energy efficient lighting, rainwater tanks that hold 46 000 litres of water for use on external landscaping, motion sensors that lower air-conditioning and lighting when rooms are unoccupied, extensive use of passive sun control and low energy glass, solar hot water, and waste streaming systems.
Public Art
The Brisbane Magistrates Court is one of the largest infrastructure projects to incorporate the Queensland Government's Art Built-in policy, which requires two per cent of the capital works budget to be spent on art projects within the development.The building features a range of public artworks including sculptures, murals and paintings.