An Act to amend the Children’s Court Act 1987 with respect to the functions of Children’s Registrars.
1 Name of Act
This Act is the Children’s Court Amendment Act 2000.
2 Commencement
This Act commences immediately after the commencement of Schedule 1 [7] to the Children and Young Persons Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 1998.
3 Amendment of Children’s Court Act 1987 No 53
The Children’s Court Act 1987 is amended as set out in Schedule 1.
Schedule 1 Amendment
(Section 3)
Section 10A Children’s Registrars [as inserted by Act No 158 of 1998]
Insert after section 10A (2):(3) Despite the provisions of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 and the other provisions of this Act, the functions that may be conferred or imposed on a Children’s Registrar by the rules include:(a) any function of the Court or a Children’s Magistrate under the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998, and(b) any function of the Court or a Children’s Magistrate under this Act that relates to a function referred to in paragraph (a).(4) A function referred to in subsection (3) that is exercised by a Children’s Registrar is taken to have been exercised by the Court or a Children’s Magistrate, as the case requires.(5) A decision or order made or direction given by a Children’s Registrar when exercising a function referred to in subsection (3) may be set aside or varied by the Court.(6) The conferring or imposing of a function of the Court or a Children’s Magistrate on a Children’s Registrar does not prevent the exercise of the function by the Court or a Children’s Magistrate.