New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) In addition to the powers conferred by the District Courts Act 1947, the Governor-General may, by Order in Council, with the concurrence of the Chief District Court Judge and any 2 or more members of the Rules Committee (established under section 51B of the Judicature Act 1908) of whom at least 1 is a District Court Judge,—
(a) make rules regulating the practice and procedure of District Courts under this Act; and
(b) without limiting paragraph (a), make rules regulating the manner in which applications may be made to District Courts under section 9 and section 10.
(2) In addition to powers conferred by the Judicature Act 1908, the Governor-General may, by Order in Council, with the concurrence of the Chief Justice and any 2 or more members of the Rules Committee (established under section 51B of the Judicature Act 1908) of whom at least 1 is a High Court Judge,—
(a) make rules regulating the practice and procedure of the High Court and the Court of Appeal under this Act; and
(b) without limiting paragraph (a), make rules regulating the manner in which appeals may be brought to the High Court and Court of Appeal under section 12(1) or (2).
(3) In the absence of any rules under this section, or in any situation not covered by any of those rules, the rules in relation to civil proceedings for the time being in force under the District Courts Act 1947 or the Judicature Act 1908 (whichever is applicable) apply, with all necessary modifications, to the practice and procedure of courts under this Act.
