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Senior Courts Act 2016

Court of Appeal - Constitution

55: Adjournments

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"Changing the Time or Place of a Court Session"

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The Court of Appeal can move a session to a different time and place. You can think of the Court of Appeal as a high court that makes big decisions. The court can make this change when it needs to. The Court of Appeal Judges can also move a session if some of them are not there. They get to choose when and where the new session will be. This helps keep things running smoothly. If no Judges are at the court when a session is supposed to start, the Registrar takes charge. The Registrar is like an administrator who helps the court run smoothly. They move the session to a new time and place, and you can find more information about this in the Senior Courts Act related links https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM146991

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Part 3Court of Appeal
Constitution

55Adjournments

  1. The Court of Appeal may adjourn a session of the court to a time and place appointed by the court.

  2. One or more Judges of the Court of Appeal may adjourn a session of the Court of Appeal to a time and place appointed by the Judge or Judges if it is necessary to do so because 1 or more Judges of the Court of Appeal are not present at the session.

  3. If none of the Judges is present at the time appointed for a session of the court, the Registrar of the Court of Appeal must adjourn the session and may determine the time and place of the next session.

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