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New Zealand Case Law

Refusal to allocate hearing
  • 6 Oct 2014

    MATHIESEN v MATHIESEN [2014] NZHC 2449

    Citation
    [2014] NZHC 2449
    Court
    High Court

    The habeas corpus application is dismissed because an adjudication of bankruptcy does not amount to 'detention' within the meaning of the Habeas Corpus Act 2001 or at common law; the Act does not apply and the application is a collateral challenge/abuse of process; consequently no hearing is to be allocated and similar future filings are to be refused under the Court's inherent jurisdiction.

    • Detention
    • Adjudication of bankruptcy
    • Statutory interpretation of habeas corpus act 2001
    • Refusal to allocate hearing
    • Collateral challenge to bankruptcy adjudication