17 Mar 2017
W (SC156/2016) v THE FAMILY COURT AT NORTH SHORE [2017] NZSC 35
- Citation
- (2017) 31 FRNZ 204
- Court
- Supreme Court
The application for an extension of time to appeal is dismissed because no adequate explanation for the lengthy delay was provided and there are no exceptional circumstances to permit a direct appeal; additionally, s88 of the CYF Act must be read as creating an interim order that lapses on determination, and the decision that the interim order had lapsed was a procedural declaration that did not breach natural justice or affect substantive rights requiring relief.