Family Justice Bill
Table of Contents
Long Title
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Short title and commencement
2 Interpretation
Part II FAMILY JUSTICE COURTS
3 Family Justice Courts
4 Family Division of High Court
5 Family Courts and Youth Courts
6 Court houses
7 Seals of courts
8 Process of courts
9 Sittings of Family Courts and Youth Courts
10 Sittings in camera, etc.
11 Contempt
Part III 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 IV JURISDICTION
Division 1 — Jurisdiction of Family Division of High Court
22 Original civil jurisdiction of High Court exercisable through Family Division
23 Appellate civil jurisdiction of High Court exercisable through Family Division
24 Appellate criminal jurisdiction of High Court exercisable through Family Division
25 Family Division may exercise entire jurisdiction 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 High Court, and vice versa
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 jurisdiction not to operate as stay of execution
Division 5 — Jurisdiction of Youth Courts
35 Jurisdiction of Youth Courts
Part V 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
47 Savings and transitional provisions
Division 4 — Consequential and related amendments to other written laws
48 Consequential and related amendments to Interpretation Act
49 Consequential and related amendments to Administration of Muslim Law Act
50 Related amendments to Adoption of Children Act
51 Related amendments to Central Provident Fund Act
52 Consequential and related amendments to Children and Young Persons Act
53 Consequential amendment to Community Mediation Centres Act
54 Consequential and related amendments to Criminal Procedure Code
55 Consequential amendment to Diplomatic and Consular Relations Act
56 Consequential amendments to Employment Act
57 Related amendments to Evidence Act
58 Related amendments to Guardianship of Infants Act
59 Consequential and related amendments to Inheritance (Family Provision) Act
60 Consequential amendment to International Child Abduction Act
61 Related amendments to Legal Aid and Advice Act
62 Related amendments to Legal Profession Act
63 Related amendments to Legitimacy Act
64 Consequential and related amendments to Maintenance of Parents Act
65 Consequential and related amendments to Maintenance Orders (Facilities for Enforcement) Act
66 Consequential and related amendments to Maintenance Orders (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act
67 Related amendments to Mental Capacity Act
68 Related amendment to Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act
69 Consequential and related amendments to Probate and Administration Act
70 Consequential amendment to Probation of Offenders Act
71 Related amendment to Public Trustee Act
72 Consequential and related amendments to State Courts Act
73 Consequential and related amendments to Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology) Act 2013
74 Consequential and related amendments to Supreme Court of Judicature Act
75 Related amendments to Voluntary Sterilization Act
76 Consequential and related amendments to Women’s Charter
Explanatory Statement
Expenditure of Public Money