Section 436 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: District Court Judge may exercise jurisdiction in absence of Youth Court Judge

436 District Court Judge may exercise jurisdiction in absence of Youth Court Judge (1) In the case of the absence from any Court of any Youth Court Judge (from whatever cause the absence may arise), or in any case where no District Court Judge has been designated as a Youth Court Judge to exercise jurisdiction in a Youth Court, any District Court Judge may exercise jurisdiction in that Court. (2) The fact that a District Court Judge exercises jurisdiction in a Youth Court under this section shall be conclusive evidence of the authority of that District Court Judge to do so, and no act done by that District Court Judge while acting as such shall, in any proceedings, be questioned on the ground that the occasion for so acting had not arisen or had ceased.