New Zealand

International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act 2000

PART 5 - DOMESTIC PROCEDURES FOR OTHER TYPES OF CO-OPERATION

Taking evidence and producing documents

88.
Powers of Judge may be exercised by Registrar—

(1)Any Judge may authorise a Registrar of the District Court to exercise the powers of a Judge under section 83 or section 84 in respect of any particular case.

(2)An authorisation given under subsection (1) may be revoked at any time by any Judge.

(3)If a matter in respect of which a Registrar has jurisdiction under an authorisation given under subsection (1) appears to the Registrar to be one of special difficulty, the Registrar may refer the matter to a Judge, who may—

(a)dispose of the matter; or

(b)refer it back to the Registrar with such directions as the Judge thinks fit.

(4)Nothing in this section prevents the exercise by any Judge of any jurisdiction or powers conferred on any Registrar under this section.

Cf 1995 No 27 s 28

Keywords

Competent national judicial authority



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