District Court Act 1973
127Right of appeal to Supreme Court
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127 Right of appeal to Supreme Court
127 Right of appeal to Supreme Court
(1) A party who is dissatisfied with a Judge’s or a Judicial Registrar’s judgment or order in an action may appeal to the Supreme Court.
(2) The following appeals lie only by leave of the Supreme Court—
(a) an appeal from an interlocutory judgment or order,
(b) an appeal from a judgment or order as to costs only,
(c) an appeal from a final judgment or order, other than an appeal—
(i) that involves a matter at issue amounting to or of the value of $100,000 or more, or
(ii) that involves (directly or indirectly) any claim, demand or question to or respecting any property or civil right amounting to or of the value of $100,000 or more,
(d) an appeal from a judgment or order on an application for summary judgment under the rules,
(e) an appeal from an order made with the consent of the parties.
(3) In any other case, an appeal lies as of right.
s 127: Am 1975 No 1, sec 3 (t). Subst 1995 No 88, Sch 1.3 [10]. Am 1996 No 111, Sch 1.3 [3]; 1997 No 47, Sch 3 [2]; 1997 No 141, Sch 1.5 [6]; 1998 No 49, Sch 10 [1]; 2002 No 99, Sch 3.3; 2006 No 23, Sch 4 [3].