Supreme Court of New Zealand

The Supreme Court is the highest court and final court of appeal in New Zealand. It became operational on 1 January 2004 based in Wellington its work.

Role and structure of the court

The court was set up to make it clear that New Zealand is a separate and independent nation, with its own history, its own traditions and its own legal system with respect to the Treaty of Waitangi. As the supreme instance of the Supreme Court has the task of preserving its case law, the general consistency of the New Zealand legal system. Revision applications to the court to be tested and approved only if they are in the interest of justice. The Supreme Court consists of five judges, who are still active as a Judge of the High Court. If the number of five judges permanently competent can not be established, the court may also appoint retired judges up to the age of 75 years.

History

In December 1841, the then Supreme Court was established as the highest judicial body on the floor of the New Zealand colony. He had the function of a High Court, the task of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, was incorporated at the time of its colonization from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London. The committee, which was founded in 1833, was coming for appeal of civil and criminal law, of the British colonies, in charge. After the establishment of the Court of Appeal in 1862 in New Zealand, appointment procedures were carried out in New Zealand. As the highest and final judicial authority but continued to insist the Judicial Committee in London for New Zealand. This was denied for most New Zealanders for financial reasons going to the Supreme Court.

The desire to withdraw from the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and to install your own highest court in New Zealand, had Robert Stout, then Chief Justice (1899-1926) and later Prime Minister of New Zealand. 1978, this question was ( Royal Commission on the courts ) discussed again by the Royal Commission on the Courts report.

1980 was renamed the then Supreme Court in " High Court ". So that the name was available for a new top independent judicial body of the country.

In 1996 brought a coalition government of the New Zealand National Party and New Zealand First the New Zealand Courts Structures Bill in the New Zealand House of Representatives also, however the these rejected. Only the coalition government of New Zealand Labour Party and Alliance drafted a law that was passed under the name of the Supreme Court Act 2003 of New Zealand Parliament and entered into force on 1 January 2004. On 1 July 2004, the Court adopted the first appointment requests.

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