The Judicature Act was an act of the

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passed as part of the 1908 consolidation, to provide for a system of

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s. It received

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on 4 August 1908. The act was largely repealed as of 1 March 2017 by the

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and other acts as part of a judicature modernisation package. It was repealed as a whole on 1 January 2018 when remaining provisions of the new acts came into force.

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External links

Updated text of the act – New Zealand Legislation
(now entirely repealed)
Text of the act as enacted – NZLII
Statutes of New Zealand 1908 in New Zealand law Repealed New Zealand legislation