New Zealand Acts

TRANS-TASMAN PROCEEDINGS ACT 2010 - SECT 96

96 Power to make rules for purposes of this Part

1 Rules may be made under section 148 of the Senior Courts Act 2016 for, or in relation to, Australian proceedings and New Zealand proceedings.

2 Without limiting subsection (1), rules may be made that make provision for, or in relation to,—

a) the giving of evidence and the making of submissions in New Zealand proceedings by audio link or audiovisual link:

b) receiving, for the purposes of subpart 8 of Part 3 of the Evidence Act 2006, facsimiles as evidence of documents or things:

c) the issuing of subpoenas for service in Australia for the purposes of New Zealand proceedings and the service of those subpoenas:

d) the payment to witnesses required to comply with orders of subpoena served in Australia for the purposes of New Zealand proceedings of amounts in respect of expenses and loss of income occasioned by compliance with those orders:

e) the lodging of documents or things with the Federal Court in compliance with orders of subpoena issued in New Zealand proceedings that require only the production of documents or things by witnesses:

f) the transmission to the Federal Court of documents (or certified copies of those documents) or things lodged with the High Court in Australian proceedings in compliance with orders of subpoena issued by the Federal Court:

g) the hearing of applications to set aside orders of subpoena under section 84 :

h) sittings of the High Court in Australia:

i) giving effect to arrangements made under section 93 :

j) the form of certification of judgments, orders, and injunctions in New Zealand proceedings:

k) the taking of evidence under section 95 :

l) any other matters as are contemplated by or necessary for giving effect to this Part.

Note: 1908 No 89 s 56S

History: Section 96: inserted, on 1 March 2017, by section 8 of the Trans-Tasman Proceedings Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 70).