10 Nov 2020
GREENDRAKE v DISTRICT COURT OF NEW ZEALAND [2020] NZHC 2956
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 2956
- Court
- High Court
The Deputy Registrar's conduct in allocating CRN/CRI numbers, setting a first-call date and facilitating issuance of a summons constituted acceptance for filing under s26(1)(a) Criminal Procedure Act 2011; once accepted for filing a Judge no longer had jurisdiction under s26(1)(b) to reject the charging documents and s33 triggered the obligation to issue a summons; accordingly the District Court Judge's decision rejecting the charges was set aside and the charges are deemed accepted for filing on 5 September 2018.