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Contempt of Court Act 2019

Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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"What happens to cases when the law changes"

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When you look at the Contempt of Court Act 2019, you will see it has extra information called schedules. This schedule is about what happens when the law changes. If someone started a contempt of court case before this law came into effect, the case will still follow the old law.

You will still follow the old law if your case was started under a different law or under common law before this Act started. The case will keep going as if this new Act was not passed.

If a court made an order or you made a promise to the court before this law started, sections like section 16 and section 17 can still be used to make sure you follow the order or keep your promise.

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Schedule 2: Amendments to other enactments, or

"Changes to other New Zealand laws made by the Contempt of Court Act 2019"

1Transitional, savings, and related provisions Empowered by s 5

1Contempt of court proceedings begun before commencement of this Act to be completed under former law

  1. Any contempt of court proceeding at common law that was begun before the commencement of this Act must be continued and completed, or otherwise disposed of, as if this Act had not been passed.

  2. Any contempt of court proceeding under any Act that was begun before the commencement of this Act must also be continued and completed, or otherwise disposed of, as if this Act had not been passed.

2Proceedings under this Act may enforce existing court order or undertaking

  1. Sections 16 and 17 apply to any court order or undertaking of a kind described in section 16 that was made or given before the commencement of this Act.