New Zealand Legislation: Acts

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

• (1) Except as provided in section 19A of this Act, civil proceedings shall be tried before a Judge alone.

  (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if it appears to the Court at the trial, or to a Judge before the trial, that the civil proceedings or any issue therein can be tried more conveniently before a Judge with a jury the Court or Judge may order that the civil proceedings or issue be so tried.

  Sections 19A and 19B were inserted, as from 7 October 1977, by section 9(1) Judicature Amendment Act 1977 (1977 No 32).

  Subsection (1) was amended, as from 1 January 1986, by section 11(1) Judicature Amendment Act (No 2) 1985 (1985 No 112) by substituting the words “civil proceedings” for the words “every action”.

  Subsection (2) was amended, as from 1 January 1986, by section 11(1) Judicature Amendment Act (No 2) 1985 (1985 No 112) by substituting the words “civil proceedings” for the word “action”.