16Functions of the President
(1)
The President has the following functions:
(a)
to administer the Court,
(b)
to arrange sittings of the
Court,
(c)
to convene, at least once every 6 months, a
meeting of Children’s Magistrates and such other persons as the
President thinks fit,
(d)
to confer regularly with community groups and
social agencies on matters involving children and the
Court,
(e)
to provide judicial leadership to the
Court,
(f)
to develop recommendations for
rules,
(g)
to oversee the training of Children’s
Magistrates and prospective Children’s
Magistrates.
(2)
The President may also exercise any of the
functions that are conferred or imposed on a Children’s Magistrate under
this or any other Act.
(3)
The President may require specified functions of
Children’s Magistrates to be exercised by specified Children’s
Magistrates or Children’s Magistrates of a specified class, and any
Children’s Magistrate of whom a requirement is made under this
subsection must comply with the requirement.
(4)
The President may delegate to a Children’s
Magistrate any of the President’s functions under this section, other
than this power of delegation.
s 16: Am 1987 No 268,
Sch 1 (4) (6) (9); 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [11]–[13]. Subst 2009 No 13, Sch
2.2 [11]. Am 2013 No 1, Sch 1.5.