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Prevention of Juvenile Crime Amendment Act 2000

COOK ISLANDS

PREVENTION OF JUVENILE CRIME AMENDMENT ACT

2000, No. 4

ANALYSIS

Title
1. Short Title
2. Appointment of Judge or Justice of Court
3. Appointment of Justice of Court

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2000, No. 4

An Act to amend the Prevention of Juvenile Crime Act 1968

(30 March 2000

BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of the Cook Islands in Session assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:

1. Short Title - This Act may be cited as the Prevention of Juvenile Crime Amendment Act 2000, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Prevention of Juvenile Crime Act 1968 ("the principal Act").

2. Appointment of Judge or Justice of Court - The principal Act is amended by repealing section 20 and substituting the following -

"20. Jurisdiction of Judge - A Judge of the High Court shall exercise jurisdiction in the Children's Court."

3. Appointment of Justice of Court - The principal Act is amended by inserting after section 20, the following new section -

"20A. Appointment of Justice of Court - (1) The Queen's Representative shall, on the recommendation of the Minister, appoint from time to time a Justice or Justices to exercise jurisdiction in the Children's Court and no Justice shall exercise such jurisdiction unless he or she is appointed so to do under this section:

Provided that any Justice may exercise jurisdiction for the purpose of doing all necessary acts preliminary to the hearing, including the adjournment of the hearing, remanding the defendant, or releasing him or her on bail; and the provisions of section 24 hereof shall apply to all such proceedings.

(2) Notice in the "Gazette" of the appointment of a person or persons to exercise jurisdiction in a Children's Court shall be sufficient evidence of his or her authorise so to do."

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This Act is Administered by the Minister of Justice.