Section 154: Professionalisation and training of court personnel

(1) The personnel of the Court shall be afforded professional education, in-service training, refreshers courses and other modes of instruction to promote and enhance the necessary professional competence they require.
(2) The contents of the education, training and courses referred to in subsection (1) of this section shall be such as shall reflect the diversity of the children who comes into contact with and the diversity and complexity of matters dealt with by the Court.
(3) In constituting a court handling a matter concerning a child, consideration shall be given to the circumstances and the needs of the child, particularly the age, sex, religion or other special characteristics of the child.