30 Aug 2021
WPL v THE FAMILY COURT AT HAMILTON [2021] NZHC 2251
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 2251
- Court
- High Court
The High Court held the leave order was ultra vires because the interlocutory application for leave to appeal had been filed out of time without an application to extend time; the Registry acted with procedural impropriety by rejecting the filing then referring it to the judge without advising parties, and there was a breach of natural justice in failing to give the applicant and third respondent an opportunity to be heard. The Court set aside the leave order and remitted the leave application to the Family Court for reconsideration.