New Zealand Legislation: Acts

19C Questions of foreign law to be decided by Judge

• (1) Where, for the purpose of disposing of any civil proceedings or any criminal proceedings which are being tried by a Judge of the High Court with a jury, it is necessary to ascertain the law of any other country which is applicable to the facts of the case, any question as to the effect of the evidence given with respect to that law shall, instead of being submitted to the jury, be decided by the Judge alone.

  (2) This section has effect notwithstanding anything in section 19A or section 19B of this Act.

  Section 19C was inserted, as from 1 January 1986, by section 3 Judicature Amendment Act (No 2) 1985 (1985 No 112).