Date of Royal Assent 17 October 2003 | ||
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Date commenced 1 January 2004 (last appeals to the Privy Council by 1 July 2004) Introduced by Margaret Wilson (as Attorney-General) | ||
The Supreme Court Act 2003 (Public Act No 53 2003) is 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.
Purpose
Section 3 of the Act states its purpose:
References
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