Top magistrate warns of social cost of 'short-sighted' cuts

By Michaela Whitbourn, Legal Affairs
Updated August 30 2015 - 10:13pm, first published 7:00pm
Local Court Chief Magistrate Graeme Henson cautions against "short-sighted" budget cuts. Photo: Louie Douvis
Local Court Chief Magistrate Graeme Henson cautions against "short-sighted" budget cuts. Photo: Louie Douvis
Rural justice hit by cuts to magistrate numbers: Chief Magistrate Graeme Henson. Photo: Brendan Esposito
Rural justice hit by cuts to magistrate numbers: Chief Magistrate Graeme Henson. Photo: Brendan Esposito

The chief magistrate of the NSW Local Court has warned against the "short-sighted reduction" in the number of judges, and foreshadowed funding cuts could hit country areas especially hard.

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