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Senior Courts Act 2016

Supreme Court - Powers and judgments of Supreme Court

83: Presiding Judge

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"The person in charge of the Supreme Court"

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You know who is in charge of the Supreme Court. The Chief Justice presides over it. If the Chief Justice is not there, the most senior available Judge takes over. This Judge has the authority to make decisions. You can trust that the Judge in charge has the right to preside over the court. Their actions and the court's judgments cannot be questioned because of who is presiding. The Judge's authority is final. The rules about who presides over the Supreme Court are based on laws, such as the one found at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM214092

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Part 4Supreme Court
Powers and judgments of Supreme Court

83Presiding Judge

  1. The Chief Justice presides over the Supreme Court.

  2. If the Chief Justice is absent, or the office of Chief Justice is vacant, the most senior available Judge of the Supreme Court presides over the court.

  3. The fact that a Judge of the Supreme Court other than the Chief Justice presides over the court is conclusive proof of the Judge's authority to do so. No action of the Judge, and no judgment or decision of the court, may be questioned on the ground that the occasion for the Judge to preside over the court had not arisen or had ceased.

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