New Zealand Legislation: Acts

27 Court-appointed guardians

• (1) The court may appoint a person as a guardian of a child, either in addition to any other guardian or as sole guardian, either—

  • (a) on an application for the purpose by any person; or

  • (b) on its own initiative, on making an order removing a guardian under section 29.

  (2) The court may appoint the person as a guardian of the child—

  • (a) either for a specific purpose or generally; and

  • (b) either for a specified period or not.

  (3) However, only the High Court may appoint or remove a litigation guardian for proceedings before the High Court or a court higher than that court, but the High Court may also appoint or remove a litigation guardian for proceedings that are not before the High Court or a court higher than that court.

  Compare: 1968 No 63 s 8