Reprint as at 1 July 2009
| Public Act | 1908 No 89 |
| Date of assent | 4 August 1908 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.
This Act is administered in the Ministry of Justice and the Department of Courts.
10 Salaries not to be diminished [Repealed]
12 Superannuation allowance of Judges [Repealed]
21 Actions and proceedings to be taken in the district prescribed by the Code of Civil Procedure [Repealed]
24 Registrar may act for Judge in certain cases [Repealed]
Administrative Division of the Court
25 Administrative Division of the High Court [Repealed]
26 Jurisdiction of Administrative Division [Repealed]
26A Lay members or assessors in certain cases [Repealed]
26B Rules relating to Administrative Division [Repealed]
Associate Judges of the High Court
26J Power to make rules conferring specified jurisdiction and powers of Judge in Chambers on Associate Judges
30 Security to be given by Sheriffs [Repealed]
31 Sureties may withdraw [Repealed]
37 Calculation of Sheriff's poundage [Repealed]
39 Goods defined [Repealed]
40 Sheriffs' poundage fees [Repealed]
41 Fee in special cases [Repealed]
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not present at sitting of Court, duties of Sheriff may be performed by any person appointed by the Court or Judge [Repealed]
45 Governor-General may appoint Deputy Sheriffs [Repealed]
46 When Deputies to act [Repealed]
Commissioners to Administer Oaths
Practice and procedure of the Court
51F Power to make rules conferring specified jurisdiction and powers of Judge on Registrars or Deputy Registrars
54A Verdict of three-fourths [Repealed]
Miscellaneous rules of law and of practice
54C Procedure in respect of habeas corpus [Repealed]
56BB Witnesses entitled to expenses [Repealed]
Part 1A
Special provisions applying to certain proceedings in the High Court and the Federal Court of Australia
60A Court of Appeal may sit in divisions [Repealed]
Removal of proceedings from the High Court
Appeals from decisions of the High Court
68 Direct appeal from decision of inferior Courts [Repealed]
71 Rules of practice [Repealed]
75 Power to fix fees [Repealed]
77 Limitation of actions for merchants' accounts [Repealed]
80 Period of limitation to run as to joint debtors in New Zealand, though some are beyond seas [Repealed]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, &c, not to prevent bar in favour of another contractor, &c [Repealed]
84 A surety who discharges the liability to be entitled to assignment of all securities held by the creditor
Continued exercise of powers by judicial officers
Miscellaneous provisions and rules of law
89 Administration suits [Repealed]
91 Damages by collision at sea [Repealed]
98 Custody and education of infants [Repealed]
Schedule 3
Rules of the Court of Appeal
[Repealed]
High Court Amendment (Wills Act 2007) Rules 2007
Judicature (High Court Rules) Amendment Act 2008
An Act to consolidate certain enactments of the Parliament of New Zealand relating to the High Court and the Court of Appeal, and to certain rules and provisions of law in judicial matters generally
The words “Parliament of New Zealand”
were substituted for the words “General Assembly”
, as from 1 January 1987, pursuant to section 29(2) Constitution Act 1986 (1986 No 114).
The words “High Court”
were substituted for the words “Supreme Court”
, as from 1 April 1980, pursuant to section 12 Judicature Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 124).