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Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 1934

Public Act	1934 No 11
Date of assent	28 September 1934

Note

This Act is administered in the Ministry of Justice

Contents

2 Interpretation

Part 1
Reciprocal enforcement of judgments

3 Application of this Part of Act

3A Application of this Part to judgments of inferior Courts

3B Application of this Part to non-money judgments

4 Application for, and effect of, registration of judgment

5 Rules of Court

6 Cases in which registered judgments must, or may, be set aside

7 Powers of High Court on application to set aside registration

8 Judgments which can be registered under this Act not to be enforceable otherwise

Part 1A
Enforcement of judgments and orders of Federal Court of Australia

8A Interpretation

8C Service in New Zealand

8D Registration

8E Cases in which registration must be set aside

8G Stay of execution

8H Application of rules of private international law

8I Rules of Court

Part 2
Miscellaneous and general

9 General effect of certain judgments

10 Power to make judgments unenforceable in New Zealand if no reciprocity

11 Issue of certificates of judgments obtained in New Zealand

11A Orders in Council deemed to be regulations

12 Repeal and savings

13 Section 56 of Judicature Act 1908 modified

An Act to make better provision for the enforcement in New Zealand of judgments given in the United Kingdom or in other countries (whether within Her Majesty's dominions or not) which afford reciprocal treatment to judgments given in New Zealand, for facilitating the enforcement in other countries of judgments given in New Zealand, and for other purposes in connection with the matters aforesaid