520ANeighbourhood Justice Division

520A Neighbourhood Justice Division (1) The Neighbourhood Justice 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 Neighbourhood Justice Division may only be constituted by a magistrate who has been assigned to that Division by the President by notice published in the Government Gazette. S. 520A(2A) inserted by No. 53/2016 s. 90. (2A) Nothing in subsection (2) prevents the Neighbourhood Justice Division being constituted by a registrar for the determination of an application under Division 4 of Part 7 of the **National Domestic Violence Order Scheme Act 2016**. (3) In assigning a magistrate to the Neighbourhood Justice Division, the President must— (a) have regard to the magistrate's knowledge of, or experience in the application of, the principles of therapeutic jurisprudence and restorative justice; and (b) consult with the Chief Magistrate of the Magistrates' Court. (4) The Neighbourhood Justice 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. (5) Subject to this Act, the regulations and the rules, the Neighbourhood Justice Division may regulate its own procedure. (6) Nothing in this section limits Part 7.3. S. 520B inserted by No. 51/2006 s. 13.