Supreme Court Act 2003

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The Supreme Court Act 2003 is the New Zealand statute that established the Supreme Court as the country’s highest appellate court, replacing appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament
New Zealand statute
appliesIn New Zealand legal system
appliesTo New Zealand courts
civil appeals
criminal appeals
concerns hierarchy of courts in New Zealand
structure of the court system in New Zealand
country New Zealand
createdRole Judges of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
defines composition of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
powers of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
establishedBody Supreme Court of New Zealand
finalAppealCourt Supreme Court of New Zealand
governs appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of New Zealand
procedures for appeals to the Supreme Court of New Zealand
hasEffect made the Supreme Court of New Zealand the highest appellate court
removed right of appeal to the Privy Council for New Zealand cases
jurisdiction New Zealand
language English
legalField administrative law
constitutional law
procedural law
legalStatus primary legislation
legalSystem common law
legislature New Zealand Parliament
purpose to end appeals from New Zealand courts to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
to establish the Supreme Court of New Zealand
to make the Supreme Court the final court of appeal in New Zealand
region Oceania
relatedTo Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
New Zealand Court of Appeal
New Zealand High Court
replaced appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
shortTitle Supreme Court Act 2003
subjectMatter appeals
courts and tribunals
judicial system
typeOfLaw public law


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