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Senior Courts Act 2016

Court of Appeal - Jurisdiction

58: Judgment of Court of Appeal may be enforced by High Court

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"The High Court can make sure Court of Appeal decisions are followed."

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You can get a judgment, order, or decree from the Court of Appeal enforced by the High Court. The High Court will treat it as if they made the judgment, order, or decree themselves. You can find more information by looking at the related law https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM147309

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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM5759374.

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Jurisdiction

58Judgment of Court of Appeal may be enforced by High Court

  1. A judgment, an order, or a decree of the Court of Appeal may be enforced by the High Court as if it had been given or made by the High Court.

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