District Courts Amendment Rules 2007

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2007/205

District Courts Amendment Rules 2007

Note

These rules are administered by the Ministry of Justice.

  • Preamble

    At Wellington this 23rd day of July 2007

Pursuant to section 122 of the District Courts Act 1947 and section 42 of the Harassment Act 1997, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, and (except for rules 15 to 18) with the concurrence of the Chief District Court Judge and 2 other members of the Rules Committee established under section 51B of the Judicature Act 1908 (of whom at least 1 was a District Court Judge), makes the following rules.

Contents

1 Title

2 Commencement

3 Principal rules amended

4 New rule 28 substituted

28 Cover sheet, numbering, and fastening of document

5 Description of document

6 Format of first page

7 Subscription at foot of first page

8 New rules 84 to 88E substituted

84 Incapacitated person and minor defined

85 Litigation guardian defined

86 Incapacitated person must be represented by litigation guardian

87 Minor must be represented by litigation guardian

88 Minor may apply to conduct proceeding without litigation guardian

88A Application of rules 88B to 96 to minors

88B Court may set aside any step in proceeding

88C Appointment of litigation guardian

88D Application to be served on person for whom litigation guardian to be appointed

88E Notification of appointment

9 New rule 91 substituted

91 Service of documents

10 New rules 96 to 98 substituted

96 Retirement, removal, or death of litigation guardian

97 Procedure where person ceases to be incapacitated person

98 Procedure where minor attains full age

11 Who may swear affidavit verifying statement in answer to interrogatories

12 Who may swear affidavit verifying list of documents

13 Manner of payment

14 Directions as to service

15 Application of rules in other Parts

16 New rules 461S and 461SA substituted

461S Appointment of representative of certain minors

461SA Applications against minors

17 Appointment of representative of person unable or unwilling to take proceeding

18 Effect of minor ceasing to be child

19 Form and contents of affidavits

Explanatory note

Administrative information