Review of the Judicature Act 1908: Towards a new Courts Act - Report 126

• General Information
• Letter to Minister
• Foreword
• Acknowledgements
  • Disclosure of interest
• Introduction and summary
  • Judicature Act 1908
  • Terms of Reference
  • Process of the Review
  • Part 1 - The structure of new courts legislation
  • Part 2 - Judges
  • Part 3 - Courts
  • Part 4 - Remaining matters
• Part 1 The structure of new courts legislation
• Chapter 1 - A consolidated Courts Act
  • Introduction
  • Models for structuring the courts legislation
  • A unitary statute
  • The alternative: a binary model
  • Nomenclature
• Chapter 2 - Judicial review
  • Introduction
  • The future of the Judicature Amendment Act 1972
  • Content of the draft Bill
• Chapter 3 - Rules of court
  • Introduction
  • Current statutory provisions
  • Issues Paper proposals
  • Views of submitters
  • Commission's conclusion
• Chapter 4 - Relocation of other provisions in the Judicature Act 1908
  • Introduction
  • Trans-Tasman proceedings: Part 1A
  • Commercial provisions
• Part 2 Judges
• Chapter 5 - Appointment of judges
  • Introduction
  • The present formal provisions in New Zealand law
  • The current mechanics of appointments
  • Commission's approach in Issues Paper 29
  • Submissions
  • Commission's view
• Chapter 6 - Judicial conflicts of interest
  • Introduction
  • No other employment or office - section 4(2A) of the Judicature Act 1908
  • A register of judges' pecuniary interests?
  • Recusal
• Chapter 7 - Part-time and acting judges
  • Introduction
  • Part-time judges
  • Acting judges
  • Payment of retiring judges
• Chapter 8 - Leadership and accountability
  • Introduction
  • Linkages in the structure of the judiciary
  • Acting Heads of Bench
  • Annual report
  • Court officers performing judicial functions
  • Reserved judgments
• Chapter 9 - Some judicial powers
  • Introduction
  • Contempt in the face of the court
  • Wasted costs
• Part 3 Courts
• Chapter 10 - The Commercial List and specialisation in the High Court
  • Introduction
  • Submissions
  • Relevant considerations
  • Conclusion
• Chapter 11 - Civil jury trials in the High Court
  • Introduction
  • Submissions
  • Commission's view
• Chapter 12 - The District Courts
  • Introduction
  • A single national District Court?
  • Civil jurisdiction
  • Other District Courts matters
• Chapter 13 - The appellate courts
  • Introduction
  • Court of Appeal
  • The Supreme Court
• Part 4 Remaining matters
• Chapter 14 - Other provisions in the Judicature Act 1908
  • Introduction
  • Equity and the common law
  • Miscellaneous sections of the Judicature Act 1908
• Chapter 15 - Other participants
  • Introduction
  • McKenzie friends
  • Amicus curiae
  • Interveners
  • Payment of costs
  • Technical advisors
• Chapter 16 - Vexatious actions
  • Introduction
  • Identified problems
  • A civil restraint order regime
  • Querulous litigants
• Appendices
• Appendix 1 - Terms of reference
• Appendix 2 - Lists of submitters
  • Issues Paper 21
  • Issues Paper 29
• Appendix 3 - Draft Judicial Review (Statutory Powers) Procedure Bill
• Appendix 4 - Draft contempt in the face of the court provision
• Appendix 5 - List of recommendations
  • Chapter 1 - A consolidated Courts Act
  • Chapter 2 - Judicial review
  • Chapter 3 - Rules of court
  • Chapter 4 - Relocation of other provisions in the Judicature Act 1908
  • Chapter 5 - Appointment of judges
  • Chapter 6 - Judicial conflicts of interest
  • Chapter 7 - Part-time and acting judges
  • Chapter 8 - Leadership and accountability
  • Chapter 9 - Some judicial powers
  • Chapter 10 - The Commercial List and specialisation in the High Court
  • Chapter 11 - Civil jury trials in the High Court
  • Chapter 12 - The District Courts
  • Chapter 13 - The appellate courts
  • Chapter 14 - Other provisions in the Judicature Act 1908
  • Chapter 15 - Other participants
  • Chapter 16 - Vexatious actions