19Functions of Children’s Registrars

19 Functions of Children’s Registrars

19 Functions of Children’s Registrars

For the purposes of section 10A of the Act, the following functions are conferred on a Children’s Registrar—

(a) dispensing with the service of any process,

(b) extending or shortening any time fixed by this Rule, or by any judgment, decision or order of the Court, for doing, or refraining from doing, any act or thing in relation to proceedings,

(c) making orders in relation to service and substituted service,

(d) formulating interim orders under section 65 (2) (e) of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998,

(e) referring contested interim orders under section 69 or 70 of the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 to a Magistrate sitting as a Children’s Court and making directions for the preparation for hearing and set down for an interim hearing,

(f) referring parties to alternative dispute resolution or to another conference, but only if the parties have agreed and such alternative dispute resolution or conference is permissible under an Act,

(g) adjourning proceedings,

(h) any other functions conferred or imposed by or under this Rule.

Note—

Section 10A of the Children’s Court Act 1987 provides that a Children’s Registrar has such functions as may be conferred or imposed by the rules or by or under any other Act. The Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act 1998 confers certain functions on a Children’s Registrar. For example, section 65 of that Act requires a Children’s Registrar to arrange and conduct a dispute resolution conference between parties after a care application has been made under that Act.

cl 19: Am 2012 (633), Sch 1 [3].