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Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Summary Appeal Court of New Zealand - Establishment of Summary Appeal Court of New Zealand

120: Summary Appeal Court must sit in divisions

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"The court that reviews some cases must make decisions in smaller groups."

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The Summary Appeal Court is a special court that deals with certain cases. You need to know that this court must sit in divisions. Each division has one Judge who is chosen by the Chief Judge. When the court sits in divisions, each division can make decisions on its own. A division can make decisions even if another division is making decisions at the same time.

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Establishment of Summary Appeal Court of New Zealand

120Summary Appeal Court must sit in divisions

  1. For the purposes of any proceedings in the Summary Appeal Court, the court must sit in divisions each comprising 1 Judge assigned by the Chief Judge.

  2. Each division of the Summary Appeal Court may exercise all of the powers of the court.

  3. A division of the Summary Appeal Court may exercise any powers of the court even though 1 or more divisions of the court is exercising any powers of the court at the same time.

Notes
  • Section 120: substituted, on , by section 38 of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).