Senior Courts Act 2016

E45530

Act of Parliament of New Zealand New Zealand statute

The Senior Courts Act 2016 is New Zealand legislation that reformed and codified the structure, jurisdiction, and operation of the country’s higher courts, including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, and High Court.

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of New Zealand → New Zealand statute →
appliesTo	Court of Appeal of New Zealand → High Court of New Zealand → Supreme Court of New Zealand →
codifies	law relating to senior courts →
country	New Zealand →
defines	composition of senior courts → powers of senior courts → roles of senior court judges →
enactedBy	New Zealand Parliament →
governs	administration of senior courts → appellate jurisdiction of senior courts → civil jurisdiction of senior courts → constitution of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand → constitution of the High Court of New Zealand → constitution of the Supreme Court of New Zealand → criminal jurisdiction of senior courts →
hasShortTitle	Senior Courts Act 2016 →
jurisdiction	New Zealand →
language	English →
legalArea	constitutional law → judicial administration → procedural law →
legalSystem	New Zealand legal system →
partOf	New Zealand courts legislation →
purpose	to consolidate enactments relating to senior courts → to improve clarity and accessibility of senior courts law → to modernise senior courts legislation →
reforms	New Zealand senior courts framework →
regulates	allocation of business among senior courts → appeals between senior courts → judicial powers of case management →
subjectMatter	jurisdiction of senior courts → operation of senior courts → structure of senior courts →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
High Court of New Zealand →	authorizedBy
Chief Justice of New Zealand →	constitutingInstrument
Court of Appeal of New Zealand →	governedBy
Te Kōti Mana Nui →	governingStatute
Senior Courts Act 2016 →	hasShortTitle
Supreme Court of New Zealand →	legalBasis