xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
Introductory Text
PART 1 Introductory provisions
1.Citation, commencement and interpretation
2.
PART 2 Composition of the family court
3.Composition: general
4.Composition: allocation decision
5.Composition: appeals heard by a judge of district judge level
6.Composition: appeals heard by a judge of circuit judge level or a judge of High Court level
7.Composition: appeals heard by a judge of High Court level
8.Composition: matters part heard
PART 3 Authorisations
9.Powers to grant authorisations
PART 4 Lay justices: chairmanship of the family court
10.Interpretation of this Part
11.Chairman
12.Absence of authorised lay justice entitled to preside
PART 5 Distribution of business of the family court
12A.Interpretation of this Part
13.General
14.Persons who may exercise jurisdiction of the family court
15.Allocation of proceedings in Schedule 1
16.Allocation of emergency applications
17.Allocation: applications in existing proceedings or in connection with proceedings that have concluded
18.Allocation: costs
19.Allocation: appeals
20.Allocation: all other proceedings
PART 6 GUIDANCE
21.Guidance on distribution of business of the family court
Signature
SCHEDULE 1
Allocation
SCHEDULE 2
Remedies
Explanatory Note