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1974 Special Honours (New Zealand)
The 1974 Special Honours in New Zealand were two Special Honours List, published on 3 May and 4 October 1974, in which four judges and a former prime minister received knighthoods. Knight Bachelor * The Honourable Mr Justice Alec Leslie Haslam – senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court. * The Honourable Mr Justice Ian Hannay Macarthur – puisne judge of the Supreme Court. * The Honourable Mr Justice Arthur Owen Woodhouse – judge of the Court of Appeal. File:Owen Woodhouse (cropped).jpg, Sir Owen Woodhouse Order of the British Empire Knight Grand Cross (GBE) ;Civil division * The Right Honourable John Ross Marshall – lately Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se .... File:Jack Marshall, 1972.jpg, Sir Jack Marshall Knight Commander (K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crown Honours Lists
Crown Honours Lists are lists of honours conferred upon citizens of the Commonwealth realms. The awards are presented by or in the name of the reigning monarch, currently King Charles III, or his vice-regal representative. New Year Honours Honours have been awarded at New Year since at least 1890, in which year a list of Queen Victoria's awards was published in ''The London Gazette'' on 2 January. There was no honours list at New Year 1902, as a list had been published on the new King's birthday the previous November, but from January 1903 until 1909 a list (including only Indian orders) was published. The other orders were announced on the King's birthday in November. Australia has discontinued New Year Honours, and now announces its honours on Australia Day, 26 January, and the King's Official Birthday holiday, in early June. Australia Day Honours The Australia Day honours were established in 1975 to replace the New Year Honours in Australia. The list is issued on 26 Januar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Court Of New Zealand
The High Court of New Zealand ( mi, Te Kōti Matua o Aotearoa) is the superior court of New Zealand. It has general jurisdiction and responsibility, under the Senior Courts Act 2016, as well as the High Court Rules 2016, for the administration of justice throughout New Zealand. There are 18 High Court locations throughout New Zealand, plus one stand-alone registry. The High Court was established in 1841. It was originally called the "Supreme Court of New Zealand", but the name was changed in 1980 to make way for the naming of an eventual new Supreme Court of New Zealand. The High Court is a court of first instance for serious criminal cases such as homicide, civil claims exceeding $350,000 and certain other civil cases. In its appellate function, the High Court hears appeals from the District Court, other lower courts and various tribunals. Composition and locations The High Court comprises the Chief Justice (who is head of the judiciary) and up to 55 other Judges (whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Owen Woodhouse
Sir Arthur Owen Woodhouse (18 July 1916 – 15 April 2014) was a New Zealand jurist and chair of government commissions. Biography Woodhouse was born in Napier in 1916 and completed an LL.B. at the University of Auckland in 1940. He served as a Lieutenant Commander in the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War II on motor torpedo boats and was a liaison officer with the Yugoslav Partisan in 1943. Two years later, he was serving at the British Embassy in Belgrade as assistant to the Naval Attaché. He received the Distinguished Service Cross in 1944 for naval operations in the Adriatic. Woodhouse was appointed a Judge of the New Zealand Supreme Court in 1961, and then the New Zealand Court of Appeal in 1974. The same year, he became a Privy Counsellor on the Judicial Committee. He was President of the Court of Appeal from 1981 until his retirement in 1986, after which he was appointed President of the Law Commission until 1991. Woodhouse was the Chairman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Zealand Court Of Appeal
The Court of Appeal of New Zealand is the principal intermediate appellate court of New Zealand. It is also the final appellate court for a number of matters. In practice, most appeals are resolved at this intermediate appellate level, rather than in the Supreme Court. The Court of Appeal has existed as a separate court since 1862 but, until 1957, it was composed of judges of the High Court sitting periodically in panels. In 1957 the Court of Appeal was reconstituted as a permanent court separate from the High Court. It is located in Wellington. The Court and its work The President and nine other permanent appellate judges constitute the full-time working membership of the Court of Appeal. The court sits in panels of five judges and three judges, depending on the nature and wider significance of the particular case. A considerable number of three-judge cases are heard by Divisional Courts consisting of one permanent Court of Appeal judge and two High Court judges seconde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Marshall
Sir John Ross Marshall New Zealand Army Orders 1952/405 (5 March 1912 – 30 August 1988) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He entered Parliament in 1946 and was first promoted to Cabinet in 1951. After spending twelve years as the deputy prime minister of New Zealand, he served as the 28th prime minister from February until December 1972. The Second National Government, in office since 1960, appeared worn-out and out of touch, and at the time of Marshall's appointment it seemed headed for heavy electoral defeat. After Labour's victory in the 1972 general election, Marshall became Leader of the Opposition. He was determined to remain as leader of the National Party, but in July 1974 was challenged for the leadership by Robert Muldoon, his deputy, rival and successor. Marshall's politeness and courtesy were well known, and he was sometimes nicknamed ''Gentleman Jack''. He disliked the aggressive style of some politicians, preferring a calmer, less confr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leader Of The Opposition (New Zealand)
In New Zealand, the Leader of the Opposition (or Opposition leader) is a senior politician who leads the Official Opposition. The Leader of the Opposition is, by convention, the leader of the largest political party in the House of Representatives that is not in government (nor provides confidence and supply). This is usually the parliamentary leader of the second-largest caucus in the House of Representatives. When in the debating chamber the Opposition leader sits on the left-hand side of the centre table, in front of the Opposition and opposite the prime minister. The role of the leader of the Opposition dates to the late 19th century, with the first political parties, and the office was formally recognised by statute in 1933. Although currently mentioned in a number of statutes, the office is not established by any Act (nor is that of the prime minister); it is simply a product of the conventions of the Westminster-style parliamentary system. The leader of the Opposit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thaddeus McCarthy (judge)
Sir Thaddeus Pearcey McCarthy (24 August 1907 – 11 April 2001) was a New Zealand jurist. McCarthy was educated at St Bede's College, Christchurch, and then studied law at Victoria University College, New Zealand and graduated in 1928. He was admitted as a solicitor only in 1929, completed an LLM degree (in 1930), and in 1931 was admitted as a barrister. He practised at the Wellington bar for 26 years until his appointment to the bench. McCarthy was in active service overseas during the Second World War. He prosecuted Walter James Bolton, who was executed in 1957, the last person executed in New Zealand. McCarthy was appointed to the Supreme Court bench in 1957, and from 1958 onwards he served periodically as a temporary judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand. Sir Thaddeus was President of the Court of Appeal from 1973 to 1976, and was the presiding member of an unprecedented seven Royal Commissions. He was also a Commissioner of Security Appeals. McCarthy had a reputati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 In New Zealand
The following lists events that happened during 1974 in New Zealand. Population * Estimated population as of 31 December: 3,091,900 * Increase since 31 December 1973: 65,200 (2.20%) * Males per 100 females: 99.7 Incumbents Regal and viceregal *Head of State – Elizabeth II *Governor-General – Sir Denis Blundell GCMG GCVO KBE QSO. Government The 37th New Zealand Parliament continued. Government was by a Labour majority of 55 seats to the National Party's 32 seats. *Speaker of the House – Stan Whitehead.Lambert & Palenski: ''The New Zealand Almanac'', 1982. *Prime Minister – Norman Kirk then Bill Rowling *Deputy Prime Minister – Hugh Watt then Bob Tizard *Minister of Finance – Bill Rowling then Bob Tizard. *Minister of Foreign Affairs – Norman Kirk then Bill Rowling. * Attorney-General – Martyn Finlay. Parliamentary opposition * Leader of the Opposition – Jack Marshall (National) until 4 July, then Robert Muldoon (National). Main centre leaders *Mayor o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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