2021/86
Patsy Reddy, Governor-General
At Wellington this 19th day of April 2021
Present:The Right Hon Jacinda Ardern presiding in Council
These rules are made under section 148 of the Senior Courts Act 2016—
on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and
with the concurrence of the Right Honourable the Chief Justice and at least 2 other members of the Rules Committee continued under section 155 of that Act (of whom at least 1 was a Judge of the High Court).
These rules are the Supreme Court Amendment Rules 2021.
These rules come into force on 20 May 2021.
These rules amend the Supreme Court Rules 2004.
Replace rule 10(6) with:
(6)
The court may require a copy of a document filed electronically to be produced.
Replace rule 13(1)(a) with:
the applicant files the application in the Registry; and
Replace rule 14(1) with:
(1)
An application for leave to bring a criminal appeal is made when the applicant files the application in the Registry.
Michael Webster,Clerk of the Executive Council.
These rules, which come into force on 20 May 2021, amend the Supreme Court Rules 2004.
The rules amend the principal rules to allow the Supreme Court to receive electronic filing of all documents, including initiating documents.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.
Date of notification in Gazette: 22 April 2021.
These rules are administered by the Ministry of Justice.