Protection from Harassment Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3A · Protection from Harassment Court
16H. Application of other written laws to Protection from Harassment Court
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Subject to this Act, and except as otherwise provided in any regulations made under section 20 —
the provisions of the State Courts Act 1970 apply to the Protection from Harassment Courts;
unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in any written law to a District Court or a State Court includes a reference to a Protection from Harassment Court; and
court
“court”, for the purposes of sections 12 and 13 and Division 2 of Part 3, means a District Court (including the Protection from Harassment Court) or a Family Court;
unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in any written law to a District Judge or a judicial officer includes a reference to a Protection from Harassment Court Judge.
Protection from Harassment Court Judge
“Protection from Harassment Court Judge” means a District Judge designated under section 16E(1)(b) as a Protection from Harassment Court Judge;