Singapore legislation
Section 24
Section 24
Appellate criminal jurisdiction of General Division of High Court exercisable through Family Division
(1)
The part of the appellate criminal jurisdiction of the General Division of the High Court which is exercised through the Family Division consists of —
the hearing of appeals from Family Courts when exercising criminal jurisdiction; and
the hearing of appeals from Youth Courts.
(2)
An appeal lies to the General Division of the High Court from any decision of a Family Court exercising criminal jurisdiction or any decision of a Youth Court.
(3)
An appeal to the General Division of the High Court from a decision of a Family Court or Youth Court —
may be heard before one Judge or 3 Judges according to the provisions of the law for the time being in force relating to criminal procedure; and
if heard before 3 Judges, must be decided in accordance with the opinion of the majority of the Judges composing the General Division of the High Court.
(4)
No Judge is to sit in the General Division of the High Court on the hearing of, or determine any application in proceedings incidental or preliminary to —
an appeal against a conviction before him or her, or a sentence passed by him or her, as the Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts;
any application made under section 400 of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 in relation to any judgment or order made, or sentence passed, by him or her as the Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts; or
any proceedings relating to any judgment, order or direction made by him or her as the Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts.