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1998/63 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 PURSUANT to section 122 of the District Courts Act 1947 and sec­ tion 42 of the Harassment Act 1997, His Excellency the Governor­ General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, makes the following rules.
Contents 1 2 3 4 Title and commencement Interpretation Search of court records generally New Part 6A inserted Part6A Proceedings Under Harassment Act 1997 General 461A Application of Part 461B Interpretation 461C Construction 461D Procedure and practice 461E Application of rules in other Parts 461F Cases not provided for Forms 461G Forms 461H Headings Main applications Commencement of proceedings Form of application for main applications 461I 461J 461K Documents accompanying main applications 461L Supporting afﬁdavits 461M Number of copies to be ﬁled Page 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 1 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 1998/63 461N Request that residential address be kept conﬁdential 461O Proper Court for ﬁling main application 461P Proceedings commenced in wrong Court 461Q Procedure on ﬁling main applications 461R Notice of defence or address for service Notice of defence Representatives 461S Appointment of representative of child 461T Appointment of representative of person unable or unwilling to take proceeding 461U Effect of minor ceasing to be child 461V Effect of ceasing to be unable or unwilling to take proceedings Service 461W Personal service of applications 461X Main applications to be served by Registrar 461Y Parties may not effect service 461Z Substituted service Interlocutory applications 461ZA Interlocutory applications 461ZB Applications for enlarging time used as delaying tactic Conferences 461ZC Power of Judge to call conference 461ZD Orders and directions 461ZE Amendment before service Amendments Transfer of proceeding or hearing 461ZF Transfer of proceeding 461ZG Transfer of hearing 461ZH Transfer with or without application 461ZI Procedure on transfer of proceeding 461ZJ Procedure on transfer of hearing Form of restraining order 461ZK Form of restraining order 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 17 17 17 17 18 18 19 2 1998/63 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 Availability of records for criminal proceedings 461ZL Transfer of information to criminal Court New forms inserted 5 Schedule New forms inserted in Schedule 1 of principal rules r 4 19 20 20 1 (1) (2) 2 3 Title and commencement These rules may be cited as the District Courts Amend­ ment Rules 1998, and are part of the District Courts Rules 19921 (“the principal rules”).
These rules come into force on 1 May 1998.

Interpretation Rule 3(1) of the principal rules is amended by inserting in the deﬁnition of the term “the Act”, after the expression “means”, the words “, except in Part 6A,”.

Search of court records generally Rule 69(4) of the principal rules is amended by inserting, after paragraph (la), the following paragraph: “(lb) The Harassment Act 1997:”.
4 New Part 6A inserted The principal rules are amended by inserting, after Part 6, the following Part: 1 SR 1992/109 Amendment No 1: SR 1995/64 Amendment No 2: SR 1995/130 Amendment No 3: SR 1995/319 Amendment No 4: SR 1996/152 3 r 4 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 1998/63 “Part6A “Proceedings Under Harassment Act 1997 “General “461A Application of Part “(1) This Part applies to every proceeding under the Harassment Act 1997.
“(2) To avoid any doubt, the term proceeding in subclause (1) has the same meaning as in rule 3(1).
“461B Interpretation In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,— “The Act means the Harassment Act 1997 “Associated respondent means— “(a) A person against whom a restraining order applies by virtue of a direction made under section 18 of the Act; or “(b) A person against whom such a direction is sought: “Interlocutory application does not include a main applica­ tion; but includes an application that is ancillary to a main ap­ plication “Main application means— “(a) An application, under section 9 of the Act, for a restrain­ ing order: “(b) An application, under section 22 of the Act, for a vari­ ation of a restraining order: “(c) An application, under section 23 of the Act, for a dis­ charge of a restraining order: “Protected person means a person for whose protection a re­ straining order is made.
“461C Construction 1) This Part must be so construed as— “(a) To ensure that the object of the Act (as set out in section 6) is attained; and 4 1998/63 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 r 4 “(b) To secure the just, speedy, simple, and inexpen­ sive determination of every proceeding under the Act.

“Compare: 1996/148, r 4 “461D Procedure and practice “(1) No practice that is inconsistent with this Part may prevail in any proceeding under the Act.
“(2) When a Judge hears or determines a proceeding under the Act, the Judge may from time to time give such directions, not in­ consistent with the Act or this Part, as the Judge thinks proper for regulating the business of the Court over which he or she presides.
“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 5 “461E Application of rules in other Parts “(1) The provisions of rules 4, 8, 9, 30 to 32, 88, 89, 103, 112, 113, 126, 127, 130 to 132, 151 to 167, 208, 250 to 253, 258, 259, 300 to 341, 425 to 430, 435, 437, 483, and 531 do not apply to proceedings under the Act.
“(2) The provisions of a rule that is contained in a Part other than this Part and that is not excluded by subclause (1) apply, so far as they are applicable, and with all necessary modiﬁcations, to proceedings under the Act.
“(3) When the Court applies the provisions of a rule of the kind re­ ferred to in subclause (2), the Court must do so in such manner and with such modiﬁcations (if any) as the Court thinks best calculated— “(a) To ensure that the object of the Act (as set out in section 6) is attained; and “(b) To promote the ends of justice.
“Compare: SR 1996/148, rr 6(1), (2), 7 “461F Cases not provided for “(1) The Court may give directions with respect to the procedure and practice to be followed in a particular case where the Court is satisﬁed, in the circumstances of the particular case,— 5 r 4 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 1998/63 “(a) That the provisions of the Act, or of these rules, or the practice of the Court, do not make adequate provision for procedure or practice; or “(b) That difﬁculties arise or doubt exists as to the appropri­ ate procedure or practice.
“(2) The directions that a Court gives under subclause (1) must be such as the Court thinks necessary— “(a) To ensure that the object of the Act (as set out in section 6) is attained; and “(b) To promote the ends of justice.

“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 6(3) “Forms “461G Forms “(1) Any form authorised or directed to be used by this Part may be varied if the circumstances of a particular case require.
“(2) Without limiting the generality of subclause (1),— “(a) Where a form authorised or directed to be used by this Part contains or speciﬁes material that is inapplicable in the circumstances of a particular case, that material may be deleted or omitted from the completed form: “(b) Where a form authorised or directed to be used by this Part contains explanatory material intended only for the information of a particular person, that material need not be included in a copy of the form that is required to be served on or given to another person to whom that material is not relevant.
“(3) Where these rules do not authorise or direct the use of a par­ ticular form, the parties or the Court may devise an appropriate form, using forms that are authorised or directed to be used by these rules as guides.
“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 9 “461H Headings “(1) Every application, notice, or order, must have, on the ﬁrst page, a general heading (which may be in form 40A) that shows— 6 1998/63 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 r 4 “(a) The ofﬁce of the Court in which the application or other matter is proceeding; and “(b) The distinguishing number of the application or other matter, and “(c) The name of the Act; and “(d) Subject to subclause (2) and to rule 461N, the full name, address, and occupation of each party, so far as they are known to the party presenting the document for ﬁling.
“(2) Unless any form authorised or directed to be used by these rules otherwise requires, and subject to rule 461N, all other documents that are ﬁled, issued, or served in a proceeding under the Act must have on the ﬁrst page a general heading that complies with subclause (1), except that, where it is not necessary to distinguish between 2 or more persons,— “(a) Given names may be indicated by initials only: “(b) Addresses and occupations may be omitted.
“Compare: 1996/148, r 12 “Main applications “461I Commencement of proceedings “(1) Every proceeding under the Act must be commenced by ﬁling a main application in the proper Court as determined by rule 461O.

“(2) Every main application must be made on notice to every per­ son intended to be affected by the order sought by the appli­ cation.

“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 13 “461J Form of application for main applications “(1) Every application for a restraining order must be in form 40B.
“(2) Every application, under section 22 of the Act, for a variation of a restraining order must be in form 40C.

“(3) Every application, under section 23 of the Act, for a discharge of a restraining order must be in form 40C.
“461K Documents accompanying main applications “(1) Every main application must be accompanied by— 7 r 4 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 1998/63 “(a) A notice of proceeding in form 40D, which must be signed by the applicant or the applicant’s solicitor or counsel; and “(b) An afﬁdavit by or on behalf of the applicant, and con­ taining (where applicable) the matters speciﬁed in rule 461L.
If a restraining order made by a Court is to be used in support of a main application ﬁled in another Court, a copy of the order, or a copy of a copy of the order, must be ﬁled with the application, unless the Registrar otherwise directs.

“(2) “461L Supporting afﬁdavits “(1) Every afﬁdavit accompanying a main application must set out the matters on which the application is based.
“(2) An afﬁdavit accompanying an application for a restraining order must contain sufﬁcient particulars— “(a) To show the grounds on which the applicant claims to be entitled to the order; and “(b) To inform the Court of the facts relied on in support of the application.
“(3) An afﬁdavit to which subclause (2) relates must, in particu­ lar,— “(a) Indicate the nature and history of the harassment that the applicant alleges that the respondent has engaged in, including— “(i) An outline of the current situation or most recent incident: “(ii) An outline of the behaviour that forms part of a pattern of behaviour from which protection is needed: “(iii) Details of any contact with police about the be­ haviour from which protection is needed: “(b) Where special conditions are sought, show why they are regarded as necessary to protect the applicant from further harassment: “(c) Where the application seeks a direction that the restrain­ ing order apply against an associated respondent, show why the direction is sought, including— 8 1998/63 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 r 4 “(i) Details of the way in which the respondent is en­ couraging or has encouraged the associated re­ spondent’s behaviour; and “(ii) An outline, similar to that required by paragraph (a), of the nature and history of the harassment that the applicant alleges that the associated re­ spondent has engaged in.
“(4) Where an application is made under section 13 of the Act by a representative, an afﬁdavit containing the matters speciﬁed in subclauses (2) and (3) may be made by any person who has knowledge of the relevant facts.

“461M Number of copies to be ﬁled There must be ﬁled with every main application such number of copies of the application and the accompanying documents as the Registrar directs as being required for service.
“461N Request that residential address be kept conﬁdential “(1) In this rule, the term applicant means— “(a) A person who applies for a restraining order; and “(b) A protected person who is a party to a proceeding under the Act.

“(2) If an applicant wishes his or her residential address to be kept conﬁdential from the other party or parties, the applicant must ﬁle a notice in form 40E— “(a) Stating the applicant’s residential address; and “(b) Requesting that the address be kept conﬁdential.
“(3) On ﬁling the notice in accordance with subclause (2), the ap­ plicant is not required to disclose the applicant’s residential address in a document that is available to another party (de­ spite any other rule).
“(4) Where the applicant’s solicitor has instructed another solicitor (the agent) to act as the agent of the applicant’s solicitor in the proceeding, the applicant may also request in the notice ﬁled in accordance with subclause (2) that the name and address of the applicant’s solicitor be kept conﬁdential, and in that case,— “(a) If the name of the agent is disclosed in a document that is available to another party, the name of the applicant’s 9 r 4 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 1998/63 solicitor is not required to be disclosed in that docu­ ment; and “(b) Any rule requiring disclosure of the applicant’s solicitor in a document that is available to another party may be complied with by disclosing the name of the agent.
“(5) To the extent that a document discloses any matter that is to be kept conﬁdential in accordance with this rule, the document may not be searched, inspected, or copied under rule 69, unless the Court otherwise directs.

“(6) Where the applicant changes his or her address as shown in a notice ﬁled in accordance with subclause (2), he or she may, by notice in form 40E, notify that change of address to the Registrar.
“(7) This rule does not affect the obligation to state an address for service in accordance with rule 43.
“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 22 “461O Proper Court for ﬁling main application “(1) The proper Court, for the purposes of rule 461I, is— “(a) The Court nearest to the place where the applicant or 1 of the applicants resides; or “(b) The Court nearest to the place speciﬁed by the applicant or 1 of the applicants as his or her address for service; or “(c) The Court nearest to the place where the respondent or an associated respondent resides; or “(d) With the written consent of every respondent and every associated respondent, any other Court.
“(2) Written consent given under subclause (1)(d) must be ﬁled with the application.

“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 27 “461P Proceedings commenced in wrong Court “(1) The Registrar may refuse to ﬁle a proceeding which, in the Registrar’s opinion, is tendered for ﬁling in the wrong Court.

If the Registrar refuses to ﬁle a proceeding, the applicant may apply to a Judge for a direction that the applicant is entitled to ﬁle the proceeding in that Court.
“(2) 10 1998/63 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 r 4 “(3) Where a proceeding is commenced in the wrong Court, a Judge may, on such terms and conditions as the Judge considers ap­ propriate,— “(a) Transfer the proceeding to the Court in which it ought to have been commenced; or “(b) Order that the proceeding continue in the Court in which it was commenced.

“(4) No objection may be taken at the hearing or at a subsequent proceeding on the ground that the proceeding was ﬁled in the wrong Court.
“(5) Subclause (4) does not limit subclause (3).
“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 28 “461Q Procedure on ﬁling main applications Where a main application is ﬁled, the Registrar must— “(a) Enter the application in the records of the Court; and “(b) Fix a date and time for the hearing of the application, “(c) which must be as soon as practicable; and Inform all parties to the proceeding of the date and time ﬁxed for the hearing; and “(d) Ensure that the respondent and any associated respond­ ent is served with copies of— “(i) The application; and “(ii) The notice of proceeding; and “(iii) The afﬁdavit accompanying the application.
“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 29(1) “Notice of defence “461R Notice of defence or address for service “(1) Subject to any directions given by a Judge in relation to any particular case, a respondent or an associated respondent who intends to defend a main application must, not fewer than 5 clear days before the date set for the hearing, ﬁle in Court— “(a) A notice of defence in form 40F; and “(b) An afﬁdavit setting out sufﬁcient particulars to indicate the grounds on which the defence is based, and sufﬁ­ cient information to inform the Court of the facts relied on in support of the defence.
11 r 4 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 1998/63 “(2) Subject to any directions given by a Judge in relation to any particular case, the notice of defence and afﬁdavit required to be ﬁled in Court under subclause (1) must be served on the applicant not fewer than 5 clear days before the date set for the hearing.
If a respondent or an associated respondent fails to comply with subclause (1) or subclause (2), the Court may— “(a) Strike out the defence; or “(b) Allow the respondent or associated respondent to de­ fend the application, or appear at the hearing, only on such terms as the Court considers appropriate.

“(3) “(4) Subclause (3) does not limit any other power the Court may exercise where a party fails to comply with these rules.
“(5) A respondent who does not intend to defend a main application may give an address for service by ﬁling in Court a notice of that address and serving a copy on every other party to the proceeding.

“461S Appointment of representative of child “Representatives For the purposes of section 11 of the Act, a representative of a minor who is a child must be appointed in accordance with these rules as either a next friend to the minor or as a guardian ad litem of the minor.
“461T Appointment of representative of person unable or unwilling to take proceeding Rules 85(3), 86, and 87 apply to a representative appointed under section 13 of the Act and to the person on whose behalf the representative was appointed as if each reference in those rules— “(a) To a guardian ad litem were a reference to the represen­ tative; and “(b) To a minor were a reference to the person on whose behalf the representative was appointed.
12 1998/63 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 r 4 “(2) “461U Effect of minor ceasing to be child “(1) If a minor in relation to whom a representative has been ap­ pointed turns 17 years or marries before turning 17, all subse­ quent steps must be taken in the minor’s name.
If the minor continues to prosecute or defend the proceeding, he or she is liable for all the costs of the proceeding (including solicitor and client costs) in the same manner as if he or she had commenced it or had become a party to it at a time when he or she was not a child.
“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 41 “461V Effect of ceasing to be unable or unwilling to take “(1) “(2) proceedings If a party on whose behalf a representative was appointed under section 13 of the Act ceases to be a person to whom that section applies, the party must take all subsequent steps in the proceeding in the party’s own name.
If the party continues to take steps in the proceeding after he or she ceases to be a person to whom section 13 of the Act applies, the party is liable for all the costs of the proceeding (including solicitor and client costs) in the same manner as if he or she had commenced it or had become a party to it when he or she was not a person to whom that section applied.
“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 42 “Service “461W Personal service of applications “(1) Except as provided by rule 461Z, every main application and the documents required by the Act or by this Part to accom­ pany such an application must be served personally on every person who is required to be served with the application and those documents.
“(2) Service of every such application must be effected— “(a) Not fewer than 10 clear days before the day of the hear­ ing of the application, if service is effected in New Zealand; or 13 r 4 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 1998/63 “(b) Not fewer than 21 clear days before the day of the hear­ ing of the application, if service is effected out of New Zealand.
“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 52(2) “461X Main applications to be served by Registrar “(1) Except as otherwise provided by this Part, the Registrar must serve or cause to be served, without delay, every main appli­ cation under the Act.

“(2) The Registrar may also in his or her discretion, and must on the direction of a Judge, serve or cause to be served any other document required to be served for the purpose of any pro­ ceeding under the Act.
In the case of a document that the Registrar is required to serve or cause to be served under this rule, the Registrar may author­ ise service to be effected by— “(a) A bailiff; or “(b) A member of the police, where— “(3) “(i) No bailiff is available to serve the document; or “(ii) The Court or the Registrar considers it appropri­ ate in the circumstances; or “(c) A solicitor for a party; or “(d) A solicitor acting as agent for that solicitor; or “(e) A person employed or engaged by a party or by either solicitor.
“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 43 “461Y Parties may not effect service Personal service of a document may not be effected by a party to the proceeding, but the party may be present when service is effected.
“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 51 “461Z Substituted service Where for any sufﬁcient reason service of a document cannot be effected in the manner speciﬁed in relation to that document by these rules, the Court or a Registrar may give any direction provided for by rule 239 or make any order provided for by that rule.
14 1998/63 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 r 4 “Interlocutory applications “461ZA Interlocutory applications The provisions of rules 255 to 257 and 260 to 299 apply, with all necessary modiﬁcations, to interlocutory applications made in any proceeding under the Act.
“461ZB Applications for enlarging time used as delaying tactic No order enlarging time may be made under rule 6 if it ap­ pears to the Court or the Registrar, as the case may be, that the application for the order is made with the principal object of delaying the proceeding to the detriment of the other party.
“Compare: SR 1981/261, r 56(4) “Conferences “461ZC Power of Judge to call conference “(1) For the purpose of ensuring that every application under the Act may be determined in a just, expeditious, and economical manner, a Judge may at any time, either on the application of either party or their solicitors or counsel or without such application, on such terms as the Judge thinks ﬁt, direct the holding of a conference of— “(a) Parties; or “(b) The solicitors or counsel representing the parties.
“(2) The Judge must preside over the conference and may adjourn “(3) “(4) the conference from time to time and from place to place.

If the conference is held under subclause (1)(a), the solicitor or counsel representing any party may attend either in the place of the party or with the party.

If the conference is held under subclause (1)(b), any party who is not represented by a solicitor or counsel may attend the con­ ference.
“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 71 “461ZD Orders and directions “(1) At any conference held under rule 461ZC the Judge presiding may make such orders and give such directions as appear best adapted— 15 r 4 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 1998/63 “(a) To ensure that the object of the Act (as set out in section 6) is attained; and “(b) To secure the just, expeditious, and economical disposal of the application under the Act.
“(2) Without limiting the generality of subclause (1), the Judge may— “(a) Settle the issues to be determined: “(b) Direct by whom and within what time any afﬁdavit or other document must be ﬁled: “(c) Require any party to make admissions in respect of questions of fact, and, if that party refuses or fails to make an admission in respect of any such question, re­ quire that party (subject to the direction of the Judge hearing the application) to bear the costs of proving that question at the hearing: “(d) Abridge, extend, or ﬁx a time for the ﬁling of any docu­ ment or the doing of any other thing: “(e) Require further or better particulars of any facts or other circumstances connected with the application: “(f) Fix a time and place for the hearing of the proceeding: “(g) Give such consequential directions as may be necessary.
“(3) Where a party fails to comply with an order or a direction given or made under this rule, the Court may— “(a) If the party failing to comply with the order or direction is the applicant, order the proceeding to be dismissed or stayed until the order is complied with: If the party failing to comply with the order or direction is not the applicant, order that the party be allowed to defend or to appear at the hearing only on such terms as the Court considers appropriate: “(b) “(c) Take the failure into account in exercising the Court’s power to make an order as to costs.
“(4) Subclause (3) does not limit any other power the Court may exercise where a party fails to comply with an order or direc­ tion.

“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 72 16 1998/63 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 r 4 “Amendments “461ZE Amendment before service “(1) The Registrar may, on the written request of the applicant at any time before the service of an application, amend the ap­ plication ﬁled in the Court.
“(2) The Registrar may, on the written request of the respondent, or any associated respondent, at any time before service of a notice of defence or a notice of opposition, amend the notice ﬁled in Court.
“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 67 “Transfer of proceeding or hearing “461ZF Transfer of proceeding A Court or Registrar may order that a proceeding in that Court be transferred to another Court if the Court or, as the case requires, the Registrar is satisﬁed that the proceeding can be more conveniently or fairly dealt with in that other Court.
“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 78 “461ZG Transfer of hearing A Court or Registrar may order that the hearing of an appli­ cation ﬁled in that Court be transferred to another Court if the Court or, as the case requires, the Registrar is satisﬁed that the application can be more conveniently or fairly heard in that other Court.
“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 79 “461ZH Transfer with or without application “(1) A Court or Registrar may order a transfer under rule 461ZF or rule 461ZG— “(a) On the Court’s or, as the case requires, the Registrar’s own motion; or “(b) On the application of a party on not fewer than 3 clear days’ notice.
“(2) Where a Registrar declines an application to transfer a pro­ ceeding or hearing, the applicant may ask the Court to review that decision; and in that case the Court may make such deci­ sion on the application as it thinks ﬁt.

17 r 4 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 1998/63 “(3) Where an order is made for transfer of a proceeding or hear­ ing,— “(a) The order must be endorsed on the application; and “(b) The Registrar must cause notice of the transfer to be given to all parties.
“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 80 “461ZI Procedure on transfer of proceeding “(1) Where an order is made under rule 461ZF for the transfer of a proceeding,— “(a) The Registrar of the Court in which the order is made must send to the Registrar of the other Court all the documents in his or her custody relating to the proceed­ ing; and “(b) The Registrar of the Court to which the proceeding is transferred must enter the proceeding in the records of that Court.
“(2) On transfer, the proceeding continues as if it had been origin­ ally ﬁled in the Court to which it has been transferred.

“(3) This rule applies with any necessary modiﬁcations to the trans­ fer of a proceeding to the High Court under section 43 of the District Courts Act 1947.
“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 81 “461ZJ Procedure on transfer of hearing “(1) Where an order is made under rule zag for the transfer of a hearing, “(a) The Registrar of the Court in which the application is pending must— “(i) Send to the Registrar of the other Court all the documents in his or her custody relating to the proceeding; and “(ii) Note the records of the Court accordingly; and “(b) The Registrar of the Court in which the proceeding is to be heard must make an appropriate entry in the records of the Court.
“(2) For the purposes of the hearing, the application must be dealt with as if it had been ﬁled in the Court of hearing.
18 1998/63 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 r 4 “(3) When the hearing is concluded,— “(a) The Registrar of the Court of hearing must return all the documents relating to the proceeding, including every order that has been made in that proceeding, to the Registrar of the Court from which the documents were sent; and “(b) The Registrar to whom the documents are returned must record every order made in the proceeding in the records of the Court.
“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 82 “Form of restraining order “461ZK Form of restraining order A restraining order must be in form 40G.
“Availability of records for criminal proceedings “461ZL Transfer of information to criminal Court “(1) In this rule the term harassment offence means an offence against— “(a) Section 8 of the Act; or “(b) Any other enactment in any case where the offence— “(i) “(ii) Is committed by a person against whom a re­ straining order is in force, or in respect of whom a proceeding on an application for a restraining order is pending, at the time the offence is com­ mitted; and Is committed against a person for whose protec­ tion the restraining order was made or has been applied for, as the case may be; and “(iii) Consists of or includes a speciﬁed act within the meaning of section 4 of the Act.
“(2) This rule applies where, in the course of a criminal proceeding in respect of an harassment offence, there is reason to believe that— “(a) The defendant in that criminal proceeding is or has been a respondent or an associated respondent to a proceed­ ing (the civil proceeding) under the Act for a restrain­ ing order; and 19 r 5 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 1998/63 “(b) Information relating to the civil proceeding may be relevant to the criminal proceeding, including (without limitation) for the purposes of assisting with the prep­ aration of a probation ofﬁcer’s report under section 15 of the Criminal Justice Act 1985.
“(3) Where this rule applies, the Court dealing with the criminal proceeding, or a Registrar of that Court, may request the Registrar of the Court in which the civil proceeding was brought to supply— “(a) Information about the current status of the civil pro­ ceeding: “(b) A copy of any order made in the civil proceeding.
“(4) A Registrar to whom a request is made under subclause (3) must, without delay, provide to the requesting Court or Regis­ trar as much of the information requested as the requested Registrar has available to him or her.

“Compare: SR 1996/148, r 96” 5 New forms inserted Schedule 1 of the principal rules is amended by inserting, after form 40, the new forms 40A to 40G set out in the Schedule.
Schedule New forms inserted in Schedule 1 of principal rules Form 40A Heading for applications, notices, and orders under Harassment Act 1997 Rule 5 Rule 461H In the District Court at............. No................
HARASSMENT ACT 1997 Applicant 20 1998/63 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 Schedule Form 40A—continued [Give full name, 2address, and occupation] Respondent [Give full name, 2address, and occupation] 2Associated Respondent [Give full name, address, and occupation] NOTE Rule 461N of the District Courts Rules 1992 permits the residential address of an applicant for a restraining order or of a protected person to be omitted from this heading if he or she wants the address to be kept conﬁdential from the other parties.
Form 40B Application for restraining order Rule 461J(1) Section 9, Harassment Act 1997 (General heading—form 40A and endorsement) 3I, [Full name], apply for a restraining order against [Full name], the respondent.

OR 2I, [Full name of appointed representative], the appointed representative of [Full name of the applicant], the applicant, apply on behalf of the applicant for a restraining order against [Full name], the respondent.
2The proposed duration of the order sought is a period of ........... [State period if the order is sought for a period of more or less than 1 year].

2 Delete or omit if inapplicable 3 Delete or omit if inapplicable 21 Schedule District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 1998/63 Form 40B—continued 2Request for protection from respondent’s associates 2I seek a direction that the restraining order apply against [Full name], the associated respondent.
2Request for special conditions 2I request that the following special conditions be part of the restraining order: [Set out in sufﬁcient detail the nature of the special conditions sought].

Afﬁdavit in support I rely on the content of the afﬁdavit dated [Specify date] (2 of [Name of deponent if deponent is not the applicant]) ﬁled in support of this application.

.....................

Applicant ...........


Date Date of hearing (To be completed by the Registrar) I appoint [Date] at .......... am (pm) at the District Court at ........... for the hearing of this application.

..................... Registrar ...........

Date NOTES Afﬁdavit in support 22 1998/63 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 Schedule Form 40B—continued An afﬁdavit must be ﬁled with this application.
The afﬁdavit must contain sufﬁcient particulars to show the grounds on which you claim to be entitled to the order and to inform the Court of the facts relied on.

In particular it must state the matters required to be stated by rule 461L of the District Courts Rules 1992.

Where the application is made by a representative, the accompanying afﬁdavit or afﬁdavits can be made by anyone with knowledge of the relevant facts.
Other accompanying documents A notice of proceeding in form 40D must also be ﬁled with this application.

Advice If you need help, consult a lawyer or contact a District Court ofﬁce immediately.

Ofﬁce hours The ofﬁce of the District Court is open from ........... to ........... on Mondays to Fridays inclusive.
Form 40C Application for 2variation 2discharge of restraining order Rule 461J(2) and (3) (General heading form 40A and endorsement) 4I, [Full name], apply for an order that the restraining order made in the District Court at ........... on [State date of order] be varied by [State precisely the nature of the variation sought by referring to section 22(1) of the Act].

4I, [Full name], apply for an order discharging the restraining order made in the District Court at ........... on [State date of order].
4 Delete if inapplicable 23 Schedule District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 1998/63 Form 40C—continued on the following grounds: [State grounds] Afﬁdavit in support I rely on the content of the afﬁdavit dated [Specify date] (4 of [Name of deponent if deponent is not the applicant]) ﬁled in support of this application.

.....................

Applicant ...........


Date Date of hearing (To be completed by the Registrar) I appoint [Date] at .......... am (pm) at the District Court at ........... for the hearing of this application.

..................... Registrar ...........

Date Advice If you need help, consult a lawyer or contact a District Court ofﬁce immediately.

Ofﬁce hours The ofﬁce of the District Court is open from ........... to ........... on Mondays to Fridays inclusive.
24 1998/63 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 Schedule Form 40D Notice of proceeding Rule 461K Sections 9, 22, and 23 of the Harassment Act 1997 (General heading—Form 40A and endorsement) To: [ ..................... the respondent] 5 [ .................... the associated respondent] 5Notiﬁcation of application for restraining order [Full name] has ﬁled an application for a restraining order against 5you/5the abovenamed respondent.
5Notiﬁcation of application for variation of restraining order [Full name] has ﬁled an application for variation of the restraining order made in the District Court at ........... on ........... between [Full name], the protected person, and [Full name], the respondent, 5and [Full name], the associated respondent.
5Notiﬁcation of application for discharge of restraining order [Full name] has ﬁled an application for discharge of the restraining order made in the District Court at ........... on ........... between [Full name], the protected person, and [Full name], the respondent, 5and [Full name], the associated respondent.
5Notiﬁcation of application for variation or discharge of restraining order by associated respondent [Full name], the associated respondent, has ﬁled an application for 5variation 5discharge of the restraining order made in the District Court at ........... on ........... between [Full name], the protected person, and [Full name], the respondent, and [Full name], the associated respondent, in so far as the order affects 5him 5her.

A copy of the application is attached.


The nature of the order or orders sought is speciﬁed in the application which also states the date of the hearing.

5 Delete or omit if inapplicable 25 Schedule District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 1998/63 Form 40D—continued The applicant’s address for service is: ........................................ ..................... 5Applicant /5Applicant’s solicitor ...........
Date GENERAL INFORMATION Notice of defence If you wish to defend the application, you may ﬁle a notice of defence in the ofﬁce of this Court at least 5 clear days before the date of the hearing.

An afﬁdavit must be ﬁled with the notice of defence.

A copy of the notice of defence must be served on the other party.

That copy may be delivered to the address for service given by that person.

If you do nothing, the hearing may proceed and the Court can make an order in your absence.
Address for service If you do not wish to defend the application but you do wish to know what is happening, you should— (a) File in this ofﬁce of the Court a notice giving the address of a place in New Zealand at which documents can be left for you; and Serve a copy of the notice on the other party to the proceed­ ing.

That copy may be delivered to the address for service given by that person.

(b) Advice If you need help, consult a lawyer or contact a District Court ofﬁce immediately.
26 1998/63 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 Schedule Form 40D—continued Ofﬁce hours The ofﬁce of the District Court is open from ........... to ........... on Mondays to Fridays inclusive.

Form 40E Notice of residential address and request for conﬁdentiality Rule 461N (General heading—Form 40A and endorsement) To: The Registrar District Court ........... 6I, [Full name], am applying for a restraining order against [Full name], the respondent.
6I, [Full name], am a party to an application for a 6variation 6discharge of a restraining order made for my protection.

My residential address is [Address].

My contact telephone number(s) 6is 6are: ........... Home ........... Work I request that my residential address and telephone numbers be kept conﬁdential from the other 6party 6parties.

I have provided an address for service.


If your solicitor is using another solicitor as an agent to ﬁle the proceedings 6I also request that the name and address of my solicitor be kept conﬁdential from the other 6party 6parties.

6 Delete or omit if inapplicable 27 Schedule District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 1998/63 Form 40E—continued (General heading—Form 40A and endorsement) My solicitor’s name and address is: [Name and address].

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Applicant ...........


Date Rule 461R Form 40F Notice of defence (General heading—Form 40A and endorsement) I, [Full name], of [Address], [Occupation], the (7respondent) (7associated respondent) give notice that I intend to defend the application for [Specify the order].

Afﬁdavit in support I rely on the content of the afﬁdavit dated [Specify date] ﬁled in support of this notice.

..................... (7Respondent) (7Associated Respondent) ...........
Date To: The Registrar The Applicant 7 Delete or omit if inapplicable 28 1998/63 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 Schedule Form 40F—continued (General heading—Form 40A and endorsement) (7The Respondent) (7The Associated Respondent) This notice is ﬁled by .......... whose address for service is at ........... Form 40G Restraining order Rule 461ZK Section 16, Harassment Act 1997 (General heading—Form 40A and endorsement) Upon application, the Court makes a restraining order against [Full name], the respondent.
8The Court also directs that the order applies against the following person/s: [Full name of each person in respect of whom the Court makes a direction under section 18(1) of the Act] The order expires on [Date] unless earlier extended.

CONDITIONS OF ORDER This order protects [Name of protected person], the protected person.
The conditions of the order are as follows: Standard conditions prohibiting harassment and contact 8 Delete or omit if inapplicable 29 Schedule District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 1998/63 Form 40G—continued It is a condition of this order that— 1.
(b) The respondent, and any associated respondent, must not— Do, or threaten to do, any speciﬁed act (set out below) (a) to the protected person; or Encourage any person to do any speciﬁed act to the protected person, where the act, if done by the re­ spondent or any associated respondent, would be pro­ hibited by this order.
A “speciﬁed act” is any 1 of the following acts: •• Watching, loitering near, or preventing or hindering access to or from, the protected person’s place of residence, busi­ ness, employment, or any other place that the protected per­ son frequents for any purpose; or Following, stopping, or accosting the protected person; or Entering, or interfering with, property in the possession of the protected person; or Making contact with that person (whether by telephone, cor­ respondence, or in any other way); or Giving offensive material to the protected person, or leav­ ing it where it will be found by, given to, or brought to the attention of, that person; or Acting in any other way— That causes the protected person to fear for his or her safety; and That would cause a reasonable person in that person’s par­ ticular circumstances to fear for his or her safety.
•• •• •• •• •• (i) (ii) A speciﬁed act is regarded as being done to the protected person if— (a) It is done to a person with whom the protected person is in a family relationship; and The doing of the act is due wholly or partly to the protected person’s family relationship with that person.

(b) 8Special conditions 30 1998/63 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 Schedule Form 40G—continued The Court also imposes the following special conditions: [Set out any special conditions imposed].
Unless otherwise stated, these special conditions last until the order expires.

..................... Registrar ...........

Date 8IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR RESPONDENT/AS­ SOCIATED RESPONDENT Effect of restraining order This order prohibits you from having contact with the protected person in any of the ways speciﬁed above.

The order may also contain special conditions relating to contact between you and a protected person.
You should read the terms of the order very carefully to ﬁnd out what contact you may not have with a protected person and persons with whom the protected person has a family relationship.

Duration of restraining order Unless the order states that this restraining order lasts for a different period, it will remain in force for 1 year from the date on which it was made.
Modiﬁcation or discharge of this order 31 Schedule District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 1998/63 Form 40G—continued You (or any other party) can apply to the Court at any time— (a) For a variation or discharge of any special conditions of this order, or for the imposition of a new special condition: For the duration of this order to be varied: For this order to be discharged.
(b) (c) Consequences of a breach of this order If, without reasonable excuse, you— Contravene this order; or (a) Fail to comply with any condition of this order,— you com­ (b) mit an offence.

The maximum penalty for this offence is im­ prisonment for 6 months or a $5000 ﬁne, or both.

However, in the case of certain repeat offences, the maximum penalty for this offence increases to imprisonment for 2 years.

Advice If you need help, consult a lawyer or contact a District Court ofﬁce immediately.
Ofﬁce hours The ofﬁce of the District Court is open from ........... to ........... on Mondays to Fridays inclusive.

8IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR PRO­ TECTED PERSON Effect of restraining order The effect of this order is to prohibit the respondent or associated respondent from having contact with you in any of the ways set out in the order.

This order may also contain special conditions relating to contact between you and the respondent or associated respondent.
32 1998/63 District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 Schedule Form 40G—continued The order also prevents the respondent or associated respondent from having contact with anyone with whom you have a family relationship if that contact is due partly or wholly to that relationship.

Duration of restraining order Unless the order states that this restraining order lasts for a different period, it will remain in force for 1 year from the date on which it was made.
Modiﬁcation or discharge of this order (b) You (or any other party, including the respondent or any associated respondent) can apply to the Court at any time— (a) For a variation or discharge of any special conditions of this order, or for the imposition of a new special condition: For the duration of this order to be varied, if the Court is satisﬁed that an extension is necessary to protect you from further harassment: For this order to be discharged.
(c) If the respondent or associated respondent makes any of these ap­ plications, you will be notiﬁed and have an opportunity to dispute the application.

Consequences of a breach of this order If, without reasonable excuse, the respondent or associated re­ spondent— (a) Contravenes this order; or Fails to comply with any condition of this order,— (b) he or she commits an offence.

The maximum penalty for this of­ fence is imprisonment for 6 months or a $5000 ﬁne, or both.
How­ ever, in the case of certain repeat offences, the maximum penalty for this offence increases to imprisonment for 2 years.

33 Explanatory note District Courts Amendment Rules 1998 1998/63 Form 40G—continued Advice If you need help, consult a lawyer or contact a District Court ofﬁce immediately.

MARIE SHROFF, Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note This note is not part of the rules, but is intended to indicate their general effect.
These rules, which come into force on 1 May 1998, prescribe the pro­ cedure to be followed in respect of proceedings relating to restraining orders under the Harassment Act 1997.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notiﬁcation in Gazette: 2 April 1998.

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