Victorian Repealed Acts

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Children and Young Persons Act 1989 - SECT 16E

Neighbourhood Justice Division

16E. Neighbourhood Justice Division



(1) The Neighbourhood Justice Division has all of the powers of the Court that
are necessary to enable it to exercise its jurisdiction.

(2) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, the Neighbourhood Justice
Division may only be constituted by a magistrate who has been assigned to that
Division by the President by notice published in the Government Gazette.

(3) In assigning a magistrate to the Neighbourhood Justice Division, the
President must-

   (a)  have regard to the magistrate's knowledge of, or experience in the
        application of, the principles of therapeutic jurisprudence and
        restorative justice; and

   (b)  consult with the Chief Magistrate of the Magistrates' Court.

(4) The Neighbourhood Justice Division must exercise its jurisdiction with as
little formality and technicality, and with as much expedition, as the
requirements of this Act and the proper consideration of the matters before
the Court permit.

(5) Subject to this Act, the regulations and the rules, the Neighbourhood
Justice Division may regulate its own procedure.

(6) Nothing in this section limits Division 3.