517Koori Court (Criminal Division)

517 Koori Court (Criminal Division) (1) The Koori Court (Criminal Division) has all of the powers of the Court that are necessary to enable it to exercise its jurisdiction. (2) Despite anything to the contrary in this Act, the Koori Court (Criminal Division) may only sit and act at a venue of the Court specified by the President, after consulting the Chief Magistrate, by notice published in the Government Gazette. (3) The Koori Court (Criminal Division) must exercise its jurisdiction with as little formality and technicality, and with as much expedition, as the requirements of this Act and the proper consideration of the matters before the Court permit. (4) The Koori Court (Criminal Division) must take steps to ensure that, so far as practicable, any proceeding before it is conducted in a way which it considers will make it comprehensible to— (b) a family member of the child; and (c) any member of the Aboriginal community who is present in court. (5) Subject to this Act, the regulations and the rules, the Koori Court (Criminal Division) may regulate its own procedure. (6) Nothing in this section limits Part 7.3. (7) In this section ***family member*** of a child means— (a) the spouse or domestic partner of the child; or (b) a person who has or has had an intimate personal relationship with the child; or (c) a parent of the child; or (d) a person who is or has been a relative of the child; or (e) another child who normally or regularly resides with the child; or (f) a person who is or has been ordinarily a member of the household of the child.