New Zealand Legislation: Acts

4 Appointment of places for holding of courts

• (1) The Governor-General may from time to time appoint cities, boroughs, or other places in which courts may be held for the exercise of civil jurisdiction.

  (2) The Governor-General may from time to time appoint cities, boroughs, or other places in which courts may be held for the exercise of summary criminal jurisdiction under the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

  (2A) The Governor-General may from time to time appoint cities, boroughs, or other places in which courts may be held for the exercise of criminal jurisdiction in respect of indictable offences under Part 2A.

  (3) The Governor-General may from time to time authorize any court held in any city, borough, or other place appointed under the last preceding subsection to deal with any specified class of matters not within the criminal jurisdiction of the court.

  (4) Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing provisions of this section a Judge may hold or direct the holding of a particular sitting of a court at any place he deems convenient.

  (5) The Governor-General may at any time in like manner amend or revoke any appointment or authorization made under the provisions of this section.

  Compare: 1928 No 14 s 6(1)

  Section 4 heading: substituted, on 1 May 1981, by section 2 of the District Courts Amendment Act 1980 (1980 No 83).

  Section 4(2): amended, on 1 May 1981, by section 2(1) of the District Courts Amendment Act 1980 (1980 No 83).

  Section 4(2A): inserted, on 1 May 1981, by section 2(2) of the District Courts Amendment Act 1980 (1980 No 83).

  Section 4(4): amended, on 1 April 1980, pursuant to section 18(1) of the District Courts Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 125).