Section 206: Professional education and training

(1) Professional education, in-service training, refresher courses and other appropriate mode of instructions shall be utilised to establish and maintain the necessary professional competence of all person, including Judges, Magistrates, officers of the Specialised Children Police Unit, supervisors and child development officer, dealing with child offenders.
(2) Every Judge, Magistrate and other judicial officers, appointed to the Court shall be trained in sociology and behavioural sciences to ensure effective administration of the child justice system.
(3) Persons employed in the child justice system shall reflect the diversity of children who come into contact with the child justice system and efforts shall be made by those concerned with the appointment of those persons to ensure the fair representation of women and minorities in the appointment.
(4) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, political, social, sexual, racial, religious, cultural or any other kind of discrimination in the selection, appointment and promotion of persons employed in the child justice system, shall be avoided in order to achieve impartiality in the administration of the child justice system.