Subject to section 83 of this Act, there shall be a right of appeal, within 28 days after the date of the decision appealed against, to the Supreme Court against a decision of—

in respect of any of the matters specified in section 82 of this Act.

Every such appeal shall be heard and determined by the Administrative Division of the Supreme Court (in this Part, unless the context otherwise requires, referred to as the Court).

The right of appeal under section 81 of this Act shall be from

The following persons and no others may exercise such right of appeal as aforesaid:

At the hearing of any appeal under the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Act, the Court shall hear all the evidence tendered and all representations made by or on behalf of the appellant and other persons that the Court deems relevant to the subject-matter of the appeal.

The Court may receive as evidence any statement, document, information, or matter that may in its opinion assist it to deal effectually with the matters before it, whether or not the same would be otherwise admissible in a Court of law.

The Court may in any case, if it considers it is in the interests of the parties or of any of them and is not contrary to the interests of other persons concerned, order that the hearing or any part of it shall be held in private.

The Court may make an order prohibiting the publication of any report or description of the proceedings or of any part of the proceedings in any appeal before it; but no such order shall be made prohibiting the publication of the names and descriptions of the parties to the appeal, or particulars of any licence or permit or certificate affected by it, or of any decision of the Court.

In its determination of any appeal the Court may confirm, modify, or reverse the decision or any part of the decision appealed against.

Notwithstanding anything in section 84 of this Act, the Court may in any case, instead of determining any appeal under that section, direct the authority whose decision is appealed against to reconsider, either generally or in respect of any specified matters, the whole or any specified part of the matter to which the appeal relates.

In giving any direction under this section the Court shall—

In reconsidering the matter so referred back the authority shall have regard to the Court’s reasons for giving a direction under subsection (1) of this section and to the Court’s directions under subsection (2) of this section.

Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Part, the procedure in respect of any appeal shall be in accordance with rules of Court.”

If any party to any proceedings before the Administrative Division of the Supreme Court under the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Act is dissatisfied with any determination or decision of the Court in the proceedings as being erroneous in point of law, he may appeal to the Court of Appeal by way of case stated for the opinion of that Court on a question of law only.

Within 14 days after the date of the determination or decision the appellant shall file a notice of appeal with the Registrar of the Supreme Court at Wellington. The appellant shall forthwith deliver or post a copy of the notice to every other party to the proceedings.

Within 14 days after the filing of the notice of appeal, or within such further time as the Judge before whom the proceedings were heard may in his discretion allow, the appellant shall state in writing and file with the Registrar a case setting out the facts and the grounds of the determination or decision and specifying the question of law on which the appeal is made. The appellant shall forthwith deliver or post a copy of the case to every other party to the proceedings.

As soon as practicable after the filing of the case, the Registrar shall cause it to be submitted to the Judge before whom the proceedings were heard.

The Judge shall, as soon as practicable, and after hearing the parties if he considers it necessary to do so, settle the case, sign it, and cause it to be sent to the Registrar. The settling and signing of the case shall be deemed to be the statement of the case by the Court.

Where since the date of the determination or decision the Judge before whom the proceedings were heard has ceased to hold office as such or died or left New Zealand, or is incapable by reason of sickness or otherwise from acting as such, the case may be submitted to any Judge of the Supreme Court and may be settled and signed by him.

The Registrar shall send the signed case to the Registrar of the Court of Appeal, and shall make a copy available to each party.

If within 14 days after the filing of the notice of appeal, or within such further time as may be allowed, the appellant does not file a case pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, the Judge may certify that the appeal has not been prosecuted.

The Supreme Court or a Judge thereof may in its or his discretion, on the application of the appellant or intending appellant, extend any time prescribed or allowed under this section for the filing of a notice of appeal or the stating of any case.

The decision of the Court of Appeal on any appeal under this section shall be final.

Subject to the provisions of this section, the case shall be dealt with in accordance with rules of Court.

If any party to any proceedings before the Censorship Board of Appeal is dissatisfied with any determination or decision of that Board in the proceedings as being erroneous in point of law, he may appeal to the Supreme Court by way of case stated for the opinion of the Court on a question of law only.

Every such appeal shall be heard and determined by the Administrative Division of the Supreme Court.

Within 14 days after the date of the determination or decision the appellant shall lodge a notice of appeal with the Secretary for Internal Affairs. The appellant shall forthwith deliver or post a copy of the notice to every other party to the proceedings.

Within 14 days after the lodging of the notice of appeal, or within such further time as the Chairman of the Censorship Board of Appeal may in his discretion allow, the appellant shall state in writing and lodge with the Secretary for Internal Affairs a case setting out the facts and the grounds of the determination or decision and specifying the question of law on which the appeal is made. The appellant shall forthwith deliver or post a copy of the case to every other party to the proceedings.

As soon as practicable after the lodging of the case, the Secretary for Internal Affairs shall cause it to be submitted to the Chairman of the Censorship Board of Appeal.

The Chairman shall, as soon as practicable, and after hearing the parties if he considers it necessary to do so, settle the case, sign it, and cause it to be sent to the Secretary for Internal Affairs. The settling and signing of the case shall be deemed to be the statement of the case by the Censorship Board of Appeal.

The Secretary for Internal Affairs shall send the signed case to the Registrar of the Supreme Court at Wellington, and shall make a copy available to each party.

If within 14 days after the filing of the notice of appeal, or within such further time as may be allowed, the appellant does not lodge a case pursuant to subsection (4) of this section, the Chairman of the Censorship Board of Appeal may certify that the appeal has not been prosecuted.

The Court or a Judge thereof may in its or his discretion, on the application of the appellant or the intending appellant, extend any time prescribed or allowed under this section for the filing of a notice of appeal or the stating of any case.

Subject to the provisions of this section, the case shall be dealt with in accordance with rules of Court.”