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Supreme Court case information

Listed below are the substantive Supreme Court cases for the year along with appeals still to be determined or cases awaiting hearing. 

Information giving an overview of the case is included along with media releases and links to judgments being appealed when available.

All 2024 - 2014 Supreme Court cases dismissed or deemed to be dismissed where a notice of abandonment was received can be found here.

Transcripts for cases heard before the Supreme Court are included provided they are not suppressed.  Transcripts from pre-trial hearings are not published until the final disposition of trial.  These are unedited transcripts and they are not a formal record of the Court’s proceedings. The Ministry of Justice does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of any material and recommends that users exercise their own skill and care with respect to its use.

14 May 2024

Case information summary 2024 (as at 14 May 2024) –  Cases where leave granted (121 KB)
Case information summary 2024 (as at 14 May 2024)  – Cases where leave to appeal decision not yet made (PDF, 92 KB)

2022

Case name
R (SC 64/2022) v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections
Case number
SC 64/2022
Summary
Criminal Appeal
Result
A Leave to appeal is granted (R (CA586/2021) v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections [2022] NZCA 225).
B The approved question is how does the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 affect the exercise of the court’s discretion to renew an Extended Supervision Order when the individual concerned is also subject to a Compulsory Care Order?
11 April 2023
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The application for recusal is dismissed.
26 April 2023
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A The application by the respondent to adduce further evidence is granted.
B The appeal is allowed.
C The proceeding is remitted to the High Court for reconsideration in light of this judgment and any further evidence adduced in that Court. Pending the High Court’s decision on review under s 107RA(5) of the Parole Act, the appellant remains subject to the extended supervision order.
7 May 2024
Date of hearing
08 August 2023
Judges
Winkelmann CJ, Glazebrook, O'Regan, Williams and Kós JJ
Submissions from counsel
Transcripts
Case Synopses
Media Releases
High Court decision
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v R (CRI-2021-409-11) [2021] NZHC 2276 [31 August 2021]
Court of Appeal decision
Not publicly available
Leave judgment - leave granted
R (SC 64/2022) v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2023] NZSC 31 [11 April 2023] (PDF, 33 KB)
Supreme court decision
Recusal decision: R (SC 64/2022) v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2023] NZSC 40 [26 April 2023] (PDF, 162 KB)
Substantive judgment
R (SC 64/2022) v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2024] NZSC 47 [7 May 2024] (PDF, 279 KB)
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