Section 19 — District Court Act 2016: Powers of Judges

19 Powers of Judges (1) A Judge has the power— (a) to exercise the civil and criminal jurisdiction of the court in accordance with his or her warrant of appointment; and (b) if applicable, to exercise the jurisdiction conferred by a warrant to sit in the Family Court or to conduct jury trials, or conferred by a designation to sit in the Youth Court. (2) A Judge exercises the jurisdiction of the court by— (a) hearing and determining proceedings in the court; and (b) exercising the powers conferred by this Act or any other enactment on the court or Judges of the court. (3) Nothing in subsection (1) limits section 436 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989. Compare: 1947 No 16 s 58