New Zealand Law/System
Background edit
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
Rule of Law edit
- Transport Ministry v Payn (1977)
- Joseph Ch 6
Seperation of Powers edit
Joseph Ch 7
Parliamentary Sovereignty edit
Cases edit
- Fitzgerald v Muldoon (1976)
- Shaw v CIR (1999)
Statutes edit
Readings edit
Joseph Ch 14
Treaty of Waitangi edit
Statutes edit
- Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
- Treaty of Waitangi Amendment Act (1985)
Cases edit
- 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
Joseph Ch 3
Institutions of State edit
Parliament edit
Statutes edit
Readings edit
Joseph Ch 10 and 12
Cases edit
- Prebble v TVNZ (1994)
Courts edit
Statutes edit
- 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
- 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
- Joseph Ch 20
Governor General edit
Readings edit
Joseph Ch 18 and 19.3 - 19.5
Statutes edit
- Constitution Act 1986 ss 2,3,4,5,16,17,18
- Letters patent constituting the office of the Governor General 1983/225
Cases edit
CIR v Medical Council of NZ (1997)
The Executive edit
Statutes edit
- Constitution Act 1986 s6
- State Sector Act 1988
- State Owned Enterprises Act 1986
- Public Finance Act 1989
Readings edit
Joseph Ch 19
Palmer Ch 6 and 7
Judicial Review edit
Cases edit
- 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
- 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
- Joseph ch 21-24
- "The Judge on your shoulder" Crown Law Office, 2005
Domestic Incorporation of Int’l Law edit
Readings edit
- 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
- 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
Statutes edit
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act, esp s 6, 21, 27, 29
Readings edit
Joseph, Ch 27
Cases edit
- 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
Statutes edit
Ombudsmen Act 1975, s5, 20 and 28
Readings edit
Joseph Ch 11
Official Information, Human Rights and Protected Disclosures edit
Statutes edit
- Official Information Act 1982
- Privacy Act 1993
- Human Rights Act 1993 (as amended 2001)
- Protected Disclosures Act 2000 (as amended 2009)
Readings edit
- Joseph Ch 9
- Palmer Ch 14
Statutory Interpretation edit
Statutes edit
Readings edit
Burrows "Statute law in New Zealand" (Butterworths, Wellington 2003)
References edit