The administration of justice in minor civil and criminal matters in the district of Burnie. The local magistrate/Justices also presided over hearings in the Childrens and Licensing Courts and appeals against Assessment.;;;;Burnie Lower Court had administrative responsibility for King Island, Queenstown and Smithton Lower Courts.;;;;By 1989 with the establishment of the Magistrates Court of Tasmania, there were only four local courts remaining, Burnie, Devonport, Launceston & Hobart. Some rural areas were serviced by the Local Court on Circuit from one of these four courts. At this time the Burnie Lower Courts became known as the Burnie Magistrates Court.;;;;By 2012 the Burnie Court had filing and administrative responsibility for the Queenstown and Smithton Country Courts, King Island having passed to Devonport's responsibility.