16Functions of the President

16 Functions of the President

16 Functions of the President

(1) The President has the following functions—

(a) to administer the Court,

(b) to arrange sittings of the Court,

(c) to convene, at least once every 6 months, a meeting of Children’s Judges and such other persons as the President thinks fit,

(d) to confer regularly with community groups and social agencies on matters involving children and the Court,

(e) to provide judicial leadership to the Court,

(f) to develop recommendations for rules,

(g) to oversee the training of Children’s Judges and prospective Children’s Judges.

(2) The President may also exercise any of the functions that are conferred or imposed on a Children’s Judge under this or any other Act.

(3) The President may require specified functions of Children’s Judges to be exercised by specified Children’s Judges or Children’s Judges of a specified class, and any Children’s Judge of whom a requirement is made under this subsection must comply with the requirement.

(4) The President may delegate to a Children’s Judge any of the President’s functions under this section, other than this power of delegation.

s 16: Am 1987 No 268, Sch 1 (4) (6) (9); 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [11]–[13]. Subst 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [11]. Am 2013 No 1, Sch 1.5; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.11[2] [3].