Supreme Court Act 2003

Supreme Court Act 2003
New Zealand Parliament
Royal assent17 October 2003
Commenced1 January 2004 (last appeals to the Privy Council by 1 July 2004)
Introduced byMargaret Wilson (as Attorney-General)
Related legislation
Judicature Act 1908
Senior Courts Act 2016
Status: Repealed

The Supreme Court Act 2003 (Public Act No 53 2003) was an Act of the Parliament of New Zealand which created the Supreme Court of New Zealand as the country's court of final appeal, and which consequentially abolished appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the United Kingdom.[1] The Act was repealed on 1 March 2017 and replaced by the Senior Courts Act 2016.

  1. ^ "Supreme Court Act 2003". Parliamentary Counsel Office. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 18 July 2010.

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