Court Report The Australian Judiciary system is meant to uphold the law and dispense fair and equal justice upon all who come before it. It is, in theory, a way for power to be balanced between parties in society and is available to all who require its services regardless of sex, race, religion or financial standing. However, from a recent visit to the Magistrate and Supreme Courts, the theory of equal standing of all before …showed first 75 words of 649 total…

…showed last 75 words of 649 total…Courts themselves are intimidating and bewildering places that only increase to the already high levels of stress and anxiety of the people involved. Many changes can be put in place to help alleviate these problems such as new architectural design and layouts, and new, less intimidating courtroom proceedings. However, these changes seem unlikely to ever happen as the system bogs down in outdated ceremony and procedures and the fear that changes would be too costly.