New Zealand Gazette – 1844 – No. 1

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✨ Publication of Legislation



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Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 3rd January, 1844.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to direct that the following Bills, about to be
introduced at the approaching Session of the Legislative Council, be published for ge-
neral information:—

"THE SUPREME COURT BILL.
"THE JURY BILL.
"LAND CLAIMS' AMENDMENT BILL."

By His Excellency's Command,
(For the Colonial Secretary),
JAMES STUART FREEMAN.

SUPREME COURT BILL.

IN THE SEVENTH YEAR OF THE REIGN OF HER MAJESTY QUEEN VICTORIA.

SESSION III. No. 1.

ANALYSIS.

I. CREATION OF COURT.

  1. Creation and Style of Court.
    II. JURISDICTION OF COURT.
  2. Legal.
  3. Equitable.
  4. Ecclesiastical.
  5. Lunacy.
    Vice Admiralty Instance Court.
  6. Criminal Jurisdiction.
  7. Jurisdiction.
  8. Seal.
    III. CONSTITUTION OF COURT.
  9. Judges.
  10. Oath of Office.
  11. Districts.
  12. Officers of the Court.
  13. Registrars.
  14. Inferior Officers.
  15. Barristers and Solicitors,
  16. Their Practice.
  17. Sheriff.
  18. Oath.
  19. Duties.
  20. Process when Sheriff disqualified.
    IV. PRACTICE OF THE COURT.
  21. Trial by Jury.
  22. Circuits.
    Powers of Judge on Circuit.
  23. Rules for Practice.
  24. Their force and effect.
  25. Fee Fund.
  26. Proceedings pending.

"A BILL for Establishing a SUPREME COURT."
(Passed ).

Preamble. B E it enacted by the Governor of New Zealand, with the advice and consent of
the Legislative Council thereof, as follows:

I.—CREATION OF COURT.

Creation and
Style of Court. There shall be within the Colony of New Zealand a Court of Record for
the administration of Justice throughout the Colony, which Court shall be called the
Supreme Court of New Zealand.

II.—JURISDICTION OF COURT.

Legal. 2. The Court shall have jurisdiction in all cases as fully as Her Majesty's
Courts of Queen's Bench, Common Pleas and Exchequer at Westminster have in
England.

Equitable. 3. The Court shall also have all such equitable jurisdiction as the Lord High
Chancellor of Great Britain hath in England.

Ecclesiastical. 4. The Court shall also have exclusive jurisdiction in all questions relating to
Testacy, and Intestacy, and the validity of Wills of personal property, as fully as any



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🏛️ Publication of Proposed Supreme Court, Jury, and Land Claims Bills

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
3 January 1844
Legislation, Supreme Court Bill, Jury Bill, Land Claims Amendment Bill, Legislative Council, Court Jurisdiction
  • James Stuart Freeman (For the Colonial Secretary)

🏛️ Text of the Supreme Court Bill: Creation and Jurisdiction (continued from previous page)

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
3 January 1844
Supreme Court Bill, Court Creation, Jurisdiction, Legal, Equitable, Ecclesiastical, Testacy, Intestacy