The Remote Justices of the Peace (Magistrates Court) Program allows Justices of the Peace to constitute a Magistrates Court in the absence of a magistrate in discrete Queensland communities. The Remote Justices of the Peace program began as part of the Queensland Government’s response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody 1991. Since beginning in 1993, more than 200 JPs—most of whom are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander persons—have been trained and sworn in as part of this program. The program helps Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in remote, discrete communities overcome disadvantages they may face when dealing with the criminal justice system as the victim of a criminal act, as an accused person or in another role. Remote JP courts improve access to the criminal justice system for these remote communities, and empower and enable Indigenous community members, Elders and Respected Persons to play positive roles in the criminal justice system.