Crown Proceedings Act 1950

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Reprint as at 1 October 2019

Crown Proceedings Act 1950

Public Act		1950 No 54
Date of assent		23 November 1950
Commencement		see section 1

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

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	Title
1	Short Title and commencement
2	Interpretation
	Part 1 Substantive law
3	Claims enforceable by or against the Crown under this Act
4	Limitation of actions by or against the Crown
5	Liability of the Crown under other Acts
6	Liability of the Crown in tort
7	Provisions as to industrial property
8	Application of law as to indemnity, contribution, and joint and several tortfeasors
9	Crown not liable to pay compensation or damages for death or disablement of members of New Zealand armed forces where pension may be claimed
10	Claims in respect of visiting forces [Repealed]
11	Saving in respect of acts done under prerogative and statutory powers
	Part 2 Jurisdiction, procedure, and judgments
12	Civil proceedings by or against the Crown
13	Interpleader
14	Method of making Crown a party to proceedings
15	Recovery in District Court on behalf of Crown of amounts not exceeding $500
16	Service of documents and time for filing defence by Crown
17	Nature of relief
18	Appeals, stay of execution, and costs
19	Interest on debts, costs, etc
	Judgments for fines and on recognisances
20	Recovery of fines imposed otherwise than by judgment or conviction
21	Recovery of debts due upon recognisance [Repealed]
22	Barristers or solicitors may be appointed to act for Attorney-General in each district
23	Judgments for fines may be vacated by High Court
	Part 3 Execution
24	Satisfaction of orders against the Crown
25	Execution by the Crown
26	Attachment of money payable by the Crown
	Part 4 Miscellaneous and supplemental
	Miscellaneous
27	Discovery
28	Exclusion of proceedings in rem against the Crown
29	Application to the Crown of certain statutory provisions
	Supplemental
30	Rules about the Crown’s participation in civil proceedings, etc
31	General rules to apply in the absence of special rules
32	Crown proceedings in the Cook Islands
33	Crown proceedings in Western Samoa [Repealed]
34	Repeals and savings
35	Saving of certain rights, etc
	Schedule 1 Enactments to bind the Crown
	Schedule 2 Proceedings abolished by this Act
	Schedule 3 Forms
	Schedule 4 Enactments repealed
	Reprint notes

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the civil liabilities and rights of the Crown and officers of the Crown, and to civil proceedings by and against the Crown

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