New Zealand Legislation: Acts

129ZC During epidemic courts may deal with certain matters on basis of documents only

• (1) While an epidemic management notice is in force, any matter for which this Act requires a person to be brought before a District Court Judge or Registrar may be dealt with by a District Court Judge or Registrar on the basis of documents only, without the person's being brought before the Judge or Registrar.

  (2) Subsection (1) overrides every provision of this Act requiring a person to be brought before a District Court Judge or Registrar for the consideration or determination of a matter.

  (3) If the notice applies to only stated parts of New Zealand, subsection (1) applies within those parts only.

  Section 129ZC: inserted, on 1 October 1999, by section 40 of the Immigration Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 16).