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    The document summarizes key aspects of Courts For Children in Singapore. It establishes that Courts For Children were previously known as Juvenile Courts and handle cases involving children under 18 years old. The courts consist of a magistrate assisted by two advisors, including one woman. Hearings are held either separately from other courts or on different days to protect children's privacy. The courts have powers such as admonishing, fining, or ordering probation or approved school for children found guilty of offenses.

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    The document summarizes key aspects of Courts For Children in Singapore. It establishes that Courts For Children were previously known as Juvenile Courts and handle cases involving children under 18 years old. The courts consist of a magistrate assisted by two advisors, including one woman. Hearings are held either separately from other courts or on different days to protect children's privacy. The courts have powers such as admonishing, fining, or ordering probation or approved school for children found guilty of offenses.

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    Kamariah Mohd Pauzi
    The document summarizes key aspects of Courts For Children in Singapore. It establishes that Courts For Children were previously known as Juvenile Courts and handle cases involving children under 18 years old. The courts consist of a magistrate assisted by two advisors, including one woman. Hearings are held either separately from other courts or on different days to protect children's privacy. The courts have powers such as admonishing, fining, or ordering probation or approved school for children found guilty of offenses.

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    Court For Children

    Introduction
    Established under the Child Act 2001 Previously known as Juvenile Court Section 2 of Child Act defines: Child as a person under the age of eighteen years. For the purposes of criminal proceedings, Child means a person who has attained the age of ten.

    Constitution and Jurisdiction


    Sitting for the purpose of : Hearing, determining and or disposing of any charge against a child Or Exercising any other jurisdiction conferred or to be conferred on Courts For Children by or under this Act or by any other written law. A Court For Children shall consist of a Magistrate ,as the case may require, shall be assisted by two advisers. One of the two advisers shall be a woman.

    Venue
    Either in a different building or room from that in which sittings of Courts other than Courts For Children are held; or On different days from those on which sittings of those other Courts are held. If a Court For Children sits in the same building as other Courts, the Court For Children shall have a different entrance and exit from those of the other Courts to enable children to be brought to and from the Court For Children with privacy.

    Who may be present ? No person shall be present at any sitting of a Court For Children except : members and officers of the Court; the children who are parties to the case before the Court, their parents, guardians, advocates and witnesses, and other persons directly concerned in that case; and such other responsible persons as may be determined by the Court.

    Powers of Court

    The words conviction and sentence shall not be used in relation to a child dealt.

    admonish and discharge the child; discharge the child upon his executing a bond to be of good behaviour and to comply with such conditions as may be imposed by the Court; order the child to be placed in the care of a relative or other fit and proper person order the child to pay a fine, compensation or costs; make a probation order under section 98; order the child to be sent to an approved school or a Henry Gurney School; order the child, if a male, to be whipped with not more than ten strokes of a light cane

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