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Substance Addiction (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 2017

Assessment and treatment of persons suffering from severe substance addiction - Procedure

70: Jurisdiction of Family Court

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"The Family Court makes decisions about substance addiction cases, or a District Court can if it's urgent."

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When you make an application under this part of the law, the Family Court must hear and decide it. If a decision is needed quickly and a Family Court Judge is not available, a District Court Judge can make the decision instead. They can hear the application and make a decision if that is necessary.

If time is short, a District Court Judge has the power to do what a Family Court Judge would normally do. You can find more information about similar laws by looking at the Substance Addiction legislation. The Family Court's role is important in cases involving substance addiction.

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Part 2Assessment and treatment of persons suffering from severe substance addiction
Procedure

70Jurisdiction of Family Court

  1. Every application to which this subpart applies must be heard and determined by the Family Court.

  2. If an application to which this subpart applies needs to be determined within a particular period and it is not practicable to have the application determined in that period by a Family Court Judge, any District Court Judge may exercise the jurisdiction of the Family Court—

  3. by hearing the application, if that is necessary; and
    1. by determining the application.

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