New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,
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)
Chief High Court Judge: this definition was inserted, as from 1 January 2004, by section 48(1) Supreme Court Act 2003 (2003 No 53). See sections 50 to 55 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.
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 of this Act 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 Rules 1955
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 to this Act
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
Judge means a Judge of the High Court
Judgment includes decree
Master means a Master of the High Court
Master: this definition was inserted, as from 6 November 1986, by section 2 Judicature Amendment Act 1986 (1986 No 93).
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.
medical practitioner: this definition was inserted, as from 18 September 2004, by section 175(1) Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48). See sections 178 to 227 of that Act as to the transitional provisions.
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.
Supreme Court: this definition was inserted, as from 1 January 2004, by section 48(1) Supreme Court Act 2003 (2003 No 53). See sections 50 to 55 of that Act as to the transitional and savings provisions.
District: this definition was repealed, as from 1 April 1973, by section 18(2) Judicature Amendment Act 1972 (1972 No 130).
Section 2 was substituted, as from 1 January 1986, by section 2(1) Judicature Amendment Act (No 2) 1985 (1985 No 112).