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Authors: Andrew Beck, Lisa Hansen
Published: 2 March 2016
Pages: 102
Introduction
One of the tenets of the rule of law is that decisions made by a public body or agency that affect a person’s rights or interests should be reviewable in some way, either by judicial review or appeal.
The ability to review or appeal a decision helps to ensure that decisions are legally correct. The prospect of scrutiny by a superior decision-maker also encourages first instance decision makers to produce high-quality decisions.
Rights of appeal and review are recognised as constitutionally important. Section 25(h) of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 provides that a person convicted of an offence has a right to appeal to a higher court against the conviction and sentence. Section 27(2) provides a right of review in relation to determinations by a tribunal or public body affecting a person’s rights, obligations or interests protected by law... (continues)
Content outline
- The appellate jurisdiction of the High Court
- The High Court’s appellate function
- Subpart 8 of part 6 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (section 296 to 310)
- District Courts Act 1947
- The High Court Rules
- Types of appeal
- General appeal
- Approach when appeal is against exercise of a discretion: Kacem v Bashir
- Appeals on a question of law
- Appeal de novo
- Leave to appeal
- Requirements for leave
- Questions of law
- Second appeals
- A more restrictive approach?
- The leave application
- Time for application
- Further leave application
- Getting started
- Requirements for bringing appeal
- Commencement requirements
- Time for commencement
- Notice of appeal
- Filing the notice of appeal
- Filing in the ― administrative office
- Service of notice of appeal
- Cross-appeals
- Case management of appeals under part 20 of the High Court Rules
- Case management conference
- Security for costs
- Order for transcript of evidence
- Report by the decision-maker
- Further evidence
- Directions for conduct of appeal
- Preparation
- Appellant’s submissions
- Hearing bundle
- Respondent’s submissions
- Bundle of authorities
- The hearing
- Courtroom etiquette
- Appellant’s right of reply
- Case stated appeals
- Some background to the case stated regime
- Summary of part 21 of the High Court Rules
- Case management of case stated appeals
- Security for costs
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