New Zealand Legislation: Acts

2 Interpretation

• In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

  Associate Judge means an Associate Judge of the High Court

  Chief High Court Judge—

  • (a) means the person holding that office under section 4A; and

  • (b) includes a Judge of the High Court acting in place of the Chief High Court Judge under section 4A(5)

  civil proceedings means any proceedings in the court, other than criminal proceedings

  court means the High Court of New Zealand

  Court of Appeal Rules means rules which are made under section 51C and which regulate the practice and procedure of the Court of Appeal (including the practice and procedure on civil appeals from any court or person to the Court of Appeal); and includes the Court of Appeal (Civil) Rules 2005

  defendant means a person served or intended to be served with any application to the court for the exercise of its civil or criminal jurisdiction

  existing means existing on the coming into operation of this Act

  High Court Rules means the rules from time to time set out in Schedule 2

  inferior court means any court of judicature within New Zealand of inferior jurisdiction to the High Court

  interlocutory application—

  • (a) means any application to the court in any civil proceedings or criminal proceedings or intended civil proceedings or intended criminal proceedings for an order or a direction relating to a matter of procedure or, in the case of civil proceedings, for some relief ancillary to that claimed in a pleading; and

  • (b) includes an application for a new trial; and

  • (c) includes an application to review an order made, or a direction given, on any application to which paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) applies

  Judge means a Judge of the High Court

  judgment includes decree

  medical practitioner means a health practitioner who is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand continued by section 114(1)(a) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practitioner of the profession of medicine

  plaintiff means a person who makes an application (other than an interlocutory application) to the court for the exercise of its civil or criminal jurisdiction

  Supreme Court means the Supreme Court of New Zealand established by section 6 of the Supreme Court Act 2003.

  Section 2: substituted, on 1 January 1986, by section 2(1) of the Judicature Amendment Act (No 2) 1985 (1985 No 112).

  Section 2 Associate Judge: inserted, on 20 May 2004, pursuant to section 6(3) of the Judicature Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 45).

  Section 2 Chief High Court Judge: inserted, on 1 January 2004, by section 48(1) of the Supreme Court Act 2003 (2003 No 53).

  Section 2 Court of Appeal Rules: amended, on 1 May 2005, pursuant to rule 55 of the Court of Appeal (Civil) Rules 2005 (SR 2005/69).

  Section 2 Master: repealed, on 20 May 2004, pursuant to section 6(3) of the Judicature Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 45).

  Section 2 medical practitioner: inserted, on 18 September 2004, by section 175(1) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).

  Section 2 Supreme Court: added, on 1 January 2004, by section 48(1) of the Supreme Court Act 2003 (2003 No 53).