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Senior Courts Act 2016

High Court - Jurisdiction of Associate Judges

24: No power to order committal, attachment, or arrest

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"An Associate Judge can't send you to jail or arrest you, except in some cases."

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You cannot be sent to jail or arrested by an Associate Judge. An Associate Judge does not have the power to make an order for this. This rule has an exception, which is explained in section 23.

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Part 2High Court
Jurisdiction of Associate Judges

24No power to order committal, attachment, or arrest

  1. An Associate Judge does not have power to make an order for the committal, attachment, or arrest of a person.

  2. This section is subject to section 23.

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