Courts (Remote Participation) Act 2010

If you need more information about this Act, please contact the administering agency: Ministry of Justice

Part 1 Preliminary provisions

3 Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

audio-visual link, or AVL, in relation to a participant’s appearance at any proceeding, means facilities that enable both audio and visual communication between participants, when some or all of them are not physically present at the place of hearing for all or part of the proceeding

civil proceedings means any proceedings in a court, other than criminal proceedings

Community Magistrate has the same meaning as in section 4 of the District Court Act 2016

court means a New Zealand court

Court of Appeal means the Court of Appeal of New Zealand constituted under Part 3 of the Senior Courts Act 2016

criminal procedural matter means any matter, in a criminal proceeding, in respect of which no evidence is to be called

criminal substantive matter means any matter, in a criminal proceeding, in respect of which evidence is to be called

District Court includes—

(a)

the Family Court and the Youth Court; and

(b)

the District Court sitting in its admiralty jurisdiction

High Court includes the High Court sitting in its admiralty jurisdiction, or sitting as a permanent Prize Court under the jurisdiction conferred by section 8 of the Admiralty Act 1973

Judge means a Judge of any court

judicial officer means a Judge, a Community Magistrate, or a Justice

Justice has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Justices of the Peace Act 1957

Minister means the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of a warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act

New Zealand court means—

(a)

the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court, or the District Court; or

(b)

any of the following specialist courts: the Court Martial of New Zealand established under section 8 of the Court Martial Act 2007, the Court Martial Appeal Court constituted by the Court Martial Appeals Act 1953, the Employment Court, the Environment Court, the Maori Appellate Court, and the Maori Land Court

participant, in relation to a proceeding, means a person who is, in that proceeding, any of the following:

(a)

a party:

(b)

the defendant:

(c)

counsel:

(d)

a witness:

(e)

a member of the jury:

(f)

a judicial officer who is presiding over the proceeding:

(g)

a Registrar who is presiding over the proceeding:

(h)

any other person directly involved in the proceeding whom the judicial officer or Registrar considers appropriate

proceeding means any proceeding in a New Zealand court

Registrar includes a Deputy Registrar

Supreme Court has the same meaning as in section 65 of the Senior Courts Act 2016

witness means a person who gives evidence and is able to be cross-examined in a proceeding.

Section 3 Community Magistrate: replaced, on 1 March 2017, by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).

Section 3 Court of Appeal: amended, on 1 March 2017, by section 183(b) of the Senior Courts Act 2016 (2016 No 48).

Section 3 District Court: replaced, on 1 March 2017, by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).

Section 3 New Zealand Court paragraph (a): amended, on 1 March 2017, by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).

Section 3 Supreme Court: amended, on 1 March 2017, by section 183(b) of the Senior Courts Act 2016 (2016 No 48).