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Senior Courts Act 2016

High Court - Jurisdiction of Associate Judges

23: Application of provisions relating to witnesses and contempt

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"Rules for Witnesses and Contempt in Court Cases with Associate Judges"

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When you are in a court case with an Associate Judge, some rules apply. These rules are the same as when you are in a court case with a High Court Judge. You can read about these rules in sections 42 and 43. When you are in a court case with an Associate Judge, some other rules also apply. These rules are about contempt and are found in Subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Contempt of Court Act 2019. In these rules, when it says Judge, it also means Associate Judge.

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Part 2High Court
Jurisdiction of Associate Judges

23Application of provisions relating to witnesses and contempt

  1. Sections 42 and 43 (which relate to the power to deal with witnesses) apply to a proceeding before an Associate Judge in the same way as they apply to a proceeding before a High Court Judge.

  2. Subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Contempt of Court Act 2019 (which relates to contempt) applies to a proceeding before an Associate Judge, and references in that subpart to a Judge include an Associate Judge.

Notes
  • Section 23: replaced, on , by section 29 of the Contempt of Court Act 2019 (2019 No 44).