Tuvalu Island Courts Bench Book - Federal Court of Australia
Tuvalu Island Courts Bench Book - Federal Court of Australia
Tuvalu Island Courts Bench Book - Federal Court of Australia
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Act Section Description<br />
Marriage Act (Cap<br />
29)<br />
s12(6)<br />
Wilful objection to marriage without<br />
sufficient and proper cause<br />
Public Health Act<br />
(Cap 35)<br />
s3<br />
Breach <strong>of</strong> Regulations for protecting and<br />
advancing public health<br />
Falekaupule Act 1997 s53 By-laws for regulating matters such as<br />
sanitation, pig pens and as may be necessary<br />
from time to time<br />
Guidance for some <strong>of</strong> the common <strong>of</strong>fences is included in Part D Common Offences.<br />
3 Criminal Procedure<br />
Procedures establish how an <strong>of</strong>fender is brought to <strong>Court</strong> and how the case is dealt with in <strong>Court</strong>.<br />
For the <strong>Island</strong> <strong>Court</strong>, procedures are found in the <strong>Island</strong> <strong><strong>Court</strong>s</strong> Act (Cap 3), and Regulations.<br />
Where the Act or Regulations are silent on how something is done, refer to the Criminal<br />
Procedure Code (Cap 7), which sets out the practice and procedure in the Magistrates’ <strong>Court</strong> and<br />
High <strong>Court</strong>: reg 50 <strong>Island</strong> <strong><strong>Court</strong>s</strong> Regulations.<br />
The diagram on the next page shows the steps in a criminal case.<br />
<strong>Tuvalu</strong> <strong>Island</strong> <strong><strong>Court</strong>s</strong> <strong>Bench</strong> <strong>Book</strong> June 2004
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