1 Short Title, etc

2 Interpretation

3 Supreme Court reconstituted as High Court

4 The Judges of the High Court

4A Chief High Court Judge

4B Functions of Chief High Court Judge

4C Judges of High Court act on full-time basis but may be authorised to act part-time

5 Senior Judge to act as Chief Justice in certain circumstances [Repealed]

6 Judges to be barristers or solicitors

7 Commissions of Judges to continue during good behaviour [Repealed]

8 Judges may be removed or suspended on address of both Houses of Assembly to the Queen [Repealed]

9 Governor-General may suspend Judge when Parliament not sitting [Repealed]

9A Salaries and allowances of Judges

10 Salaries of Judges not to be diminished [Repealed]

11 Temporary Judges

11A Former Judges

11B Certificate by Chief Justice and Chief High Court Judge

12 Superannuation allowance of Judges [Repealed]

13 Age of retirement

14 Rights on retirement before attaining retiring age

15 How superannuation allowances of the existing Judges to be computed [Repealed]

16 General jurisdiction

16A Power to award damages as well as, or in substitution for, injunction or specific performance

17 Jurisdiction as to mentally disordered persons, etc

17A Jurisdiction as to liquidation of associations

17B Application of Companies Act 1993

17C Meaning of inability to pay debts

17D Power of liquidator to enforce liabilities

17E Actions stayed on liquidation

18 No jurisdiction in cases of felonies or misdemeanours committed before 14 January 1840

19 Powers of the court may be exercised by 1 or more Judges

19A Certain civil proceedings may be tried by jury

19B All other civil proceedings to be tried before Judge alone, unless Court otherwise orders

19C Questions of foreign law to be decided by Judge

20 Governor in Council may divide New Zealand into districts [Repealed]

21 Actions and proceedings to be taken in the district prescribed by the Code of Civil Procedure [Repealed]

22 How applications to be made when Judge absent or unable to act [Repealed]

23 Governor-General may appoint special sittings

23A Offices of the High Court

24 Registrar may act for Judge in certain cases [Repealed]

24A Establishment of commercial list

24B Proceedings eligible for commercial list

24C Commercial list Judges

24D Directions for speedy determination of real questions in proceedings on commercial list

24E Agreement not to appeal

24F Proceedings not to be tried by jury

24G Restriction of right of appeal from interlocutory decisions

25 Administrative Division of the High Court [Repealed]

26 Jurisdiction of Administrative Division [Repealed]

26A Lay members or assessors in certain cases [Repealed]

26B Rules relating to Administrative Division [Repealed]

26C Appointment of Associate Judges

26D Associate Judges act on full-time basis but may be authorised to act part-time

26E Vacation of office

26F Salaries and allowances of Associate Judges

26G Superannuation or retiring allowances of Associate Judges

26H Temporary Associate Judges

26I Associate Judge may exercise certain powers of the court

26IA Ancillary powers of Associate Judge

26IB Judge or Associate Judge may, by video link, preside at hearing of specified matters

26J Power to make rules conferring specified jurisdiction and powers of Judge in chambers on Associate Judges

26K Power of Associate Judge to deal with witnesses and to punish for contempt

26L Associate Judge to have no power to make order for committal, attachment, or arrest

26M Associate Judge may act as referee

26N Transfer of proceedings from Associate Judge to Judge

26O Power of Associate Judge to adjourn proceedings

26P Review of, or appeals against, decisions of Associate Judges

26Q Immunity of Associate Judges

26R Jurisdiction of Judge not affected

27 Appointment of officers

28 Powers of Registrars

29 Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs

30 Sheriff's oath [Repealed]

31 Sureties may withdraw [Repealed]

32 Duties, etc, of Sheriffs

33 Sheriff to act as Queen's bailiff

34 Sheriff not to act as barrister or solicitor

35 Service of process when Sheriff disqualified

36 Persons arrested by Sheriffs may be committed to prison at once

37 Calculation of Sheriff's poundage [Repealed]

38 Appointment of, and oath taken by, appraiser [Repealed]

39 Goods defined [Repealed]

40 Sheriffs' and poundage fees [Repealed]

41 Fee in special cases [Repealed]

42 Fees to be paid into Crown Bank Account

43 Where Sheriff not present at sitting of court, duties of Sheriff may be performed by any person appointed by the court or Judge [Repealed]

44 Provision in cases of vacancy in office of Sheriff [Repealed]

45 Governor may appoint Deputy Sheriffs [Repealed]

46 When Deputies to act [Repealed]

47 Commissioners to take affidavits, etc, out of New Zealand

48 Affidavits, etc, so taken to be of like effect as if taken in New Zealand

49 Commission may be revoked

50 Seal of the court

51 High Court Rules

51A Publication of High Court Rules under Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989

51B Rules Committee

51C Power to make rules

51D Rules of court under other Acts to be made in manner provided by this Act

51E Power to prescribe procedure on applications to High Court, Court of Appeal, or Supreme Court

51F Power to make rules conferring specified jurisdiction and powers of Judge on Registrars or Deputy Registrars

51G Jurisdiction of court to award costs in all cases

52 Power of Judge to hold or adjourn sitting

53 Fees to be paid into Crown Bank Account

54 Service of process on Sundays void

54A Verdict of three-fourths [Repealed]

54B Discharge of juror or jury

54C Procedure in respect of habeas corpus [Repealed]

55 Power under certain circumstances to arrest defendant about to quit New Zealand

56 Memorials of judgments obtained out of New Zealand may be registered

56A Failure of witness to attend

56B Refusal of witness to give evidence

56BB Witnesses entitled to expenses [Repealed]

56C Contempt of court

56CA Judicial review of decisions under Immigration Act 1987

56D Interpretation

56E High Court may order New Zealand proceedings to be heard in Australia

56F Australian counsel entitled to practise in High Court

56G High Court may set aside subpoena issued in New Zealand proceeding

56H Injunctions and orders in New Zealand proceedings

56I Issue of subpoenas in New Zealand proceedings

56J Powers of Federal Court of Australia

56K Issue of subpoenas in Australian proceedings

56L Failure of witness to comply with subpoena issued in Australian proceeding

56M Federal Court of Australia may administer oaths in New Zealand

56N Orders made by Federal Court of Australia not subject to review

56O Contempt of Federal Court of Australia

56P Arrangements to facilitate sittings

56Q Privileges and immunities of Judges, counsel, and witnesses in Australian proceedings

56R High Court may take evidence at request of Federal Court

56S Power to make rules for purposes of this Part

57 Constitution of Court of Appeal

57A Judges of Court of Appeal act on full-time basis but may be authorised to act part-time

58 Court of Appeal to sit in divisions

58A Composition of criminal appeals division or divisions

58B Composition of civil appeals division or divisions

58C Assignment of Judges to divisions

58D Court of Appeal to Sit as full court in certain cases

58E Cases of sufficient significance for full court

58F High Court Judges sitting on full court

58G Authority of High Court Judges

59 Judgment of Court of Appeal

60 Sittings of Court of Appeal

60A Court of Appeal may sit in divisions [Repealed]

61 Adjournment in cases of absence of some of the Judges

61A Incidental orders and directions may be made and given by 1 Judge

62 Power to remit proceedings to the High Court

63 Judgments of Court of Appeal may be enforced by the High Court

64 Transfer of civil proceedings from High Court to Court of Appeal

65 Decision of Court of Appeal final as regards tribunals of New Zealand [Repealed]

66 Court may hear appeals from judgments and orders of the High Court

67 Appeals against decisions of High Court on appeal

68 Direct appeal from decision of inferior Courts [Repealed]

69 Trial at bar

70 Appeal from Judgment of Supreme Court on conviction [Repealed]

71 Rules of practice [Repealed]

72 Appointment of officers

73 Powers and duties of officers

74 Court seal

75 Power to fix fees [Repealed]

76 Power to courts to amend mistakes and supply omissions in warrants, orders, etc [Repealed]

77 Limitation of actions for merchants' accounts [Repealed]

78 Limitation not barred by claims subsequently arising [Repealed]

79 Absence beyond seas or imprisonment of a creditor not to be a disability [Repealed]

80 Period of limitation to run as to joint debtors in New Zealand, though some are beyond seas [Repealed]

81 Judgment recovered against joint debtors in New Zealand to be no bar to proceeding against others beyond seas after their return [Repealed]

82 Part payment by one contractor, etc, not to prevent bar in favour of another contractor, etc [Repealed]

83 Consideration for guarantee need not appear by writing [Repealed]

84 A surety who discharges the liability to be entitled to assignment of all securities held by the creditor

85 Rights of surety in such case

86 Rights of co-sureties, etc, as between themselves

87 Interest on debts and damages

88 Actions on lost instruments

88A Judicial officers to continue in office to complete proceedings

88B Restriction on institution of vexatious actions

89 Administration suits [Repealed]

90 Stipulations not of the essence of contracts

91 Damages by collision at sea [Repealed]

92 Discharge of debt by acceptance of part in satisfaction

93 Provisions of 9 Geo IV, c 14, ss 1 and 8, extended to acknowledgments by agents [Repealed]

94 Judgment against one of several persons jointly liable not a bar to action against others

94A Recovery of payments made under mistake of law

94B Payments made under mistake of law or fact not always recoverable

95 Limitation of time within which wills may be impeached [Repealed]

96 Jurisdiction as to costs in administration suits [Repealed]

97 Court empowered to grant special relief in cases of encroachment [Repealed]

98 Custody and education of infants [Repealed]

98A Proceedings in lieu of writs

99 In cases of conflict rules of equity to prevail

99A Costs where intervener or counsel assisting court appears

99B Technical advisers

99C Appointment and other matters

99D Procedure and rules relating to technical advisers

100 Independent medical examination

100A Regulations

100B Reviews of decisions of Registrars concerning fees

101 Words imputing unchastity to women actionable without special damage [Repealed]