New Zealand Law/System
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Background[edit | edit source]
based on the Prescription of 31 May 2010
Joseph "Constitutional and Administrative Law in New Zealand" (3rd ed 2007)
Palmer "Bridled Power" (4th Ed 2004)
Fundamental Principles of the Constitution[edit | edit source]
Rule of Law[edit | edit source]
- Transport Ministry v Payn (1977)
- Joseph Ch 6
Seperation of Powers[edit | edit source]
Joseph Ch 7
Parliamentary Sovereignty[edit | edit source]
Cases[edit | edit source]
- Fitzgerald v Muldoon (1976)
- Shaw v CIR (1999)
Statutes[edit | edit source]
Readings[edit | edit source]
Joseph Ch 14
Treaty of Waitangi[edit | edit source]
Statutes[edit | edit source]
- Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
- Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act (1985)
Cases[edit | edit source]
- Hoani Te Heu Heu Tukino v Aotea District Maori Land Board [1941] AC 308 (PC)
- Te Weehi v Regional Fisheries Officer (1986)
- Huakina Development Trust v Waikato Valley Authority (1987)
- NZ Maori Council v AG (1987)
- NZ Maori Council v AG (1989)
- Tainui Maori Trust Board v AG (1989)
- Te Runanga o Muriwhenua v AG (1990)
- AG v NZ Maori Council (1992)
- AG v NZ Maori Council (1994)
- Barton-Prescott v Director General of Social Welfare (1997)
- McRitchie v Taranaki Fish and Game Council (1999)
- Ngati Apa v AG (2003)
Readings[edit | edit source]
Joseph Ch 3
Institutions of State[edit | edit source]
Parliament[edit | edit source]
Statutes[edit | edit source]
Readings[edit | edit source]
Joseph Ch 10 and 12
Cases[edit | edit source]
- Prebble v TVNZ (1994)
Courts[edit | edit source]
Statutes[edit | edit source]
- District Courts Act 1947
- District Courts Amendment Act 1979
- Judicature Act 1908
- section 1
- section 2
- section 3
- section 4
- section 6
- section 57
- section 59
- section 65
- section 69
- Judicature Amendment Acts 1972, 1977 & 2007
- Declaratory Judgments Act 1908 sections 2 to 4 & 7
- Imperial Laws Application Act 1988
- Supreme Court Act 2003
Cases[edit | edit source]
- Simpson v AG (1955)
- Ashby v Minister of Immigration (1981)
- Tavita v Minister of Immigration (1994)
- Simpson v AG [1994] 3 NZLR 667 [aka Baigent’s Case]
- Tangiora v Wellington District Legal Services Committee [2000] 1 NZLR 17 (PC)
Readings[edit | edit source]
- Joseph Ch 20
Governor General[edit | edit source]
Readings[edit | edit source]
Joseph Ch 18 and 19.3 - 19.5
Statutes[edit | edit source]
- Constitution Act 1986 ss 2,3,4,5,16,17,18
- Letters patent constituting the office of the Governor General 1983/225
Cases[edit | edit source]
CIR v Medical Council of NZ (1997)
The Executive[edit | edit source]
Statutes[edit | edit source]
- Constitution Act 1986 s6
- State Sector Act 1988
- State Owned Enterprises Act 1986
- Public Finance Act 1989
Readings[edit | edit source]
Joseph Ch 19
Palmer Ch 6 and 7
Judicial Review[edit | edit source]
Cases[edit | edit source]
- Council of Civil Service Unions v Minister for the Civil Servants (1985)
- AG v Ahmed Zaoui (2005)
- University of Auckland v Tertiary Education Commission (2004)
- Lab Tests Auckland v Auckland DHB (2009)
Statutes[edit | edit source]
- High Court Rules, Part 30
- Judicature Amendment Act 1972, ss 2 - 16
- New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, ss 22, 23, 27
Readings[edit | edit source]
- Joseph ch 21-24
- "The Judge on your shoulder" Crown Law Office, 2005
Domestic Incorporation of Int’l Law[edit | edit source]
Readings[edit | edit source]
- Joseph 21.11.3
- NZ Law Commission Report 34 (1996)
- Cabinet Office Manual 2008
- 5.73 & 5.74
- 7.60 & 7.61
- 7.112 - 7.122
Cases[edit | edit source]
- Ashby v Minister of Immigration (1981)
- Tavita v Minister of Immigration (1994)
- Puli’uvea v Removal Review Authority (1996)
- NZ Airline Pilots’ Association v AG (1997)
- Sellers v Maritime Safety Inspector (1999)
New Zealand Bill of Rights[edit | edit source]
Statutes[edit | edit source]
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act, esp s 6, 21, 27, 29
Readings[edit | edit source]
Joseph, Ch 27
Cases[edit | edit source]
- R v Jeffries (1994)
- Simpson v AG [1994] 3 NZLR 667 [aka Baigent’s Case]
- Moonen v Film & Literature Board of Review (2000)
- R v Pora (2001)
- R v Shaheed (2002)
- Hansen v R (2007)
Officers of Parliament[edit | edit source]
Statutes[edit | edit source]
Ombudsmen Act 1975, s5, 20 and 28
Readings[edit | edit source]
Joseph Ch 11
Official Information, Human Rights and Protected Disclosures[edit | edit source]
Statutes[edit | edit source]
- Official Information Act 1982
- Privacy Act 1993
- Human Rights Act 1993 (as amended 2001)
- Protected Disclosures Act 2000 (as amended 2009)
Readings[edit | edit source]
- Joseph Ch 9
- Palmer Ch 14
Statutory Interpretation[edit | edit source]
Statutes[edit | edit source]
Readings[edit | edit source]
Burrows "Statute law in New Zealand" (Butterworths, Wellington 2003)
References[edit | edit source]