New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Inherent jurisdiction of courts

Legal area

Court

29 May 2014

SIEMER v REGISTRAR, SUPREME COURT [2014] NZHC 1179

Citation

[2014] NZHC 1179
Court

High Court

The High Court lacked jurisdiction to judicially review the Registrar of the Supreme Court's decision; decisions by registrars acting for a higher court are to be reviewed by judges of that Court under its inherent supervisory powers, therefore the High Court must strike out the judicial review proceeding.
19 Jul 2012

SIEMER v THE SOLICITOR-GENERAL SC 37/2012

Citation

SC 37/2012
Court

Supreme Court

Leave to appeal was granted solely on the certified question whether New Zealand courts have inherent jurisdiction to suppress criminal judgments; the Court held that if such jurisdiction exists any suppression order must be obeyed and breach can constitute contempt without proof of harm, and that absence of prosecutorial guidelines does not render contempt proceedings unlawful; other grounds including alleged miscarriage of justice were unarguable and leave was refused.