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Statutory powers under child act 2001
  • 22 Apr 2025

    1. ) LIM CHIN LIANG 2. ) XXXX

    Citation
    JG-83D-849-12/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)
    Court
    Magistrates' Court
    Case number
    JG-83D-849-12/2024 (Mahkamah Majistret)

    Given the serious nature of drug possession, the lack of family supervision and support, the child's exposure to unsuitable environment and adults, and the public interest in deterrence and denunciation, the court exercised its statutory power under s.91(1)(f) Child Act 2001 to order that the child (T) be sent to Sekolah Tunas Bakti for two years; the court declined the Good Behaviour Bond recommendation because a bond would be ineffective absent adequate family supervision and would not satisfy public interest in prevention and denunciation, and the guilty plea did not warrant substantial mi…