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Senior Courts Act 2016

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78: Appeals to proceed by way of rehearing

You could also call this:

"The Supreme Court hears your appeal case again from the start."

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When you appeal to the Supreme Court, it is done by way of rehearing. This means the Supreme Court will hear the case again. You can find more information about this by looking at the related law from 2003 https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM214087

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View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM5759418.

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78Appeals to proceed by way of rehearing

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