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Senior Courts Act 2016

Court of Appeal - Constitution

45: Court of Appeal continued

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"The Court of Appeal keeps working with its Judges and President."

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You know there is a Court of Appeal in New Zealand. It keeps on existing. The Court of Appeal has a President and other Judges. The President is a High Court Judge appointed by the Governor-General. You are part of a system where the Court of Appeal has a certain number of Judges. It has at least 5 and no more than 9 Judges, all from the High Court. They are appointed by the Governor-General. The Court of Appeal is a special kind of court called a court of record. It is the same Court of Appeal that was continued by section 57 of the Judicature Act 1908. This means it has been around for a while and has a specific role.

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Part 3Court of Appeal
Constitution

45Court of Appeal continued

  1. There continues to be a Court of Appeal of New Zealand.

  2. The Court of Appeal consists of—

  3. a Judge of the High Court appointed by the Governor-General as a Judge of the Court of Appeal and as President of that court; and
    1. no fewer than 5 nor more than 9 other Judges of the High Court appointed by the Governor-General as Judges of the Court of Appeal.

      1. The Court of Appeal is a court of record.

      2. The Court of Appeal is the same court as the Court of Appeal continued by section 57 of the Judicature Act 1908.

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