Family Justice Act 2014
Table of Contents
Long Title
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Short title
2 Interpretation
Part 2 FAMILY JUSTICE COURTS
3 Family Justice Courts
4 Family Division of High Court
5 Family Courts and Youth Courts
6 (Repealed)
7 Seals of courts
8 Process of courts
9 Sittings of Family Courts and Youth Courts
10 Sittings in private, etc.
11 Court may conduct hearing through electronic means of communication
11A Court may prohibit, etc., further applications or documents
11B Court may make order without application
11C Court may impose restrictions on cross-examination
Part 3 APPOINTMENTS, POWERS AND DUTIES
12 Appointment of Presiding Judge of Family Justice Courts
13 Designation of judges of Family Courts
14 Designation of judges of Youth Courts
15 Appointments and qualifications of registrar, deputy registrar and assistant registrars
16 Jurisdiction, powers and duties of registrar, deputy registrar and assistant registrars
17 Officers of Family Justice Courts
18 Powers and duties of certain officers of Family Justice Courts
19 Solicitor, etc., authorised to act as bailiff
20 Oaths of officers
21 Appointments and revocations to be published in Gazette
Part 4 JURISDICTION
Division 1 — Jurisdiction of Family Division of High Court
22 Original civil jurisdiction of General Division of High Court exercisable through Family Division
23 Appellate civil jurisdiction of General Division of High Court exercisable through Family Division
24 Appellate criminal jurisdiction of General Division of High Court exercisable through Family Division
25 Family Division may exercise entire jurisdiction of General Division of High Court
Division 2 — Jurisdiction of Family Courts
26 Jurisdiction of Family Courts
27 Assessors to assist Family Court
28 Examination and assessment of child, etc.
29 General power to transfer proceedings from Family Court to General Division of High Court, and vice versa
29A Oral hearing not needed generally
29B Summary dismissal of certain matters
29C Satisfaction of judgments and orders for payment of money
Division 3 — Jurisdiction of Registrar
30 Jurisdiction of Registrar
31 Execution of deed, signing of document or indorsement of negotiable instrument
Division 4 — Appeals from Family Court
32 General provision relating to appeals from Family Court exercising quasi-criminal or civil jurisdiction
33 Agreement not to appeal from Family Court exercising civil jurisdiction
34 Appeal from Family Court exercising civil or quasi‑criminal jurisdiction not to operate as stay of execution or enforcement
Division 5 — Jurisdiction of Youth Courts
35 Jurisdiction of Youth Courts
35A Oral hearing not needed generally
Part 5 MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Division 1 — Administration
36 Registry of Family Justice Courts
37 Distribution of business
38 Vacations for Family Courts
39 List of touts
40 Impounding documents
Division 2 — Disabilities and protection of officers
41 Disqualification of judicial officers
42 Judicial officers not to act where interested
43 Officers not to bid at sales under any written law
44 Misconduct of officers
45 Protection of judicial and other officers
Division 3 — Other matters
46 Family Justice Rules
46A Amendment of Second Schedule
47 Saving and transitional provisions
Legislative History
Abbreviations
Comparative Table