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Section 9 — District Court Act 2016: Divisions of court

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9 Divisions of court The court has the following divisions: (a) a general division, to exercise the ordinary civil and criminal jurisdiction of the court, including common law and equitable jurisdiction and admiralty jurisdiction: (b) a division known as the Family Court, to exercise the jurisdiction conferred by section 11 of the Family Court Act 1980: (c) a division known as the Youth Court, to exercise the jurisdiction conferred by section 272 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: (d) a division known as the Disputes Tribunal, to exercise the jurisdiction conferred by section 10 of the Disputes Tribunal Act 1988 and a provision of any other enactment. Compare: 1947 No 16 s 9(4)

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