Supreme Court of New Zealand

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appellate court court supreme court

The Supreme Court of New Zealand is the country’s highest appellate court, established in 2004 to replace appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London.

Aliases (3)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	appellate court → court → supreme court →
abbreviation	SCNZ →
address	85 Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand →
appealTo	no higher court →
appointmentBy	Governor-General of New Zealand →
appointmentOnAdviceOf	Attorney-General of New Zealand → Prime Minister of New Zealand →
branchOf	judicial branch of the Government of New Zealand →
building	Supreme Court of New Zealand building →
buildingOpenedYear	2010 →
chiefJudgeTitle	Chief Justice of New Zealand →
city	Wellington →
composition	Chief Justice of New Zealand → up to four other judges →
country	New Zealand →
courtType	court of final appeal →
currentChiefJudge	Dame Helen Winkelmann →
currentChiefJudgeStartYear	2019 →
dateEstablished	2004-01-01 →
finalCourtOfAppealFor	civil cases in New Zealand → criminal cases in New Zealand →
firstSittingYear	2004 →
hearingPanelSize	5 judges →
hearsAppealsFrom	Court of Appeal of New Zealand → High Court of New Zealand →
jurisdiction	New Zealand →
language	English → Māori →
legalBasis	Senior Courts Act 2016 → Supreme Court Act 2003 →
legalSystem	common law →
location	Wellington →
maximumNumberOfJudges	6 →
memberOf	New Zealand judiciary →
minimumNumberOfJudges	5 →
nativeName	Te Kōti Mana Nui →
nativeNameLanguage	mi →
precededBy	appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council →
regionServed	Realm of New Zealand →
replaced	Judicial Committee of the Privy Council →
role	highest appellate court in New Zealand →
seat	Wellington →
symbol	Coat of arms of New Zealand →
website	https://www.courtsofnz.govt.nz/the-courts/supreme-court/ →
yearEstablished	2004 →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
New Zealand courts →	allowsAppealTo
High Court of New Zealand →	appealsTo
Senior Courts Act 2016 →	appliesTo
Supreme Court Act 2003 →	establishedBody
Supreme Court Act 2003 →	finalAppealCourt
Chief Justice of New Zealand ("Supreme Court judges of New Zealand") →	hasAuthorityOver
Te Kōti Mana Nui →	hasEnglishName
New Zealand courts →	hasTopCourt
New Zealand government →	highestCourt
New Zealand →	judicialBody
Helen Winkelmann →	memberOf
Chief Justice of New Zealand ("Supreme Court of New Zealand registry") →	oversees
Chief Justice of New Zealand →	presidesOver
SCNZ →	refersTo
Wellington ("New Zealand Supreme Court") →	seatOf
SCNZ →	standsFor
Court of Appeal of New Zealand →	subjectToAppealTo