Senior Courts Act 2016

Supreme Court - Powers and judgments of Supreme Court

80: Power to remit proceeding

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"Sending a case to a more suitable court"

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The Supreme Court can send a case to a different New Zealand court that has the power to deal with it. You can think of this like moving a case to a more suitable court. The Supreme Court has this power for cases that started in any New Zealand court.

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Powers and judgments of Supreme Court

80Power to remit proceeding

  1. The Supreme Court may remit a proceeding that began in any New Zealand court to a New Zealand court that has jurisdiction to deal with it.

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