Clause 10

after subsection (1), insert —“(1A) Where any written law specifies that any provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 apply to any proceedings under the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, those provisions apply to those proceedings, with any modifications that may be prescribed by the Family Justice Rules.”;

in subsection (2), delete “, or jurisdiction of a quasi‑criminal nature,”;

in subsection (2), replace paragraph (b) with —“(b)subject to the Children and Young Persons Act 1993, the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 (except section 240(6) of that Code) apply to the Youth Court and those proceedings with any modifications that may be prescribed by the Family Justice Rules.”;

in subsection (3), after “such mediation”, insert “or other alternative dispute resolution process”; and

after subsection (3), insert —“(4) Where a Youth Court orders any party to undergo any mediation or other alternative dispute resolution process under subsection (3), the Youth Court also has the following powers:

to conduct the mediation or other alternative dispute resolution process;

to appoint a judicial officer, an officer of the Family Justice Courts or any other person to conduct the mediation or other alternative dispute resolution process.(5) Despite the provisions of the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016, failure to comply with any order made under subsection (3) on or after the date of commencement of section 10(e) of the Family Justice Reform Act 2023 does not constitute a contempt of court.(6) Where a person fails to comply with any order made under subsection (3) on or after the date of commencement of section 10(e) of the Family Justice Reform Act 2023 in any proceedings, the Youth Court may —

stay the proceedings until the order has been complied with;

order any person responsible for the non‑compliance to pay the costs of the proceedings; or

make any other order that the Youth Court thinks fit.”.