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or both; or

      (iv) a witness in the proceedings; or

    (b) wilfully interrupt or obstruct the proceedings; or

    (c) wilfully and without lawful excuse disobey an order or direction of the High Court.

  Penalty: Imprisonment for 3 months.

Reciprocal arrangements for use of court facilities

"32zf. (1) The Chief Judge of the Federal Court may make arrangements with the Chief Justice of New Zealand for the purposes of giving effect to this Part.

"(2) Without limiting subsection (1), arrangements may be made:

    (a) to enable the Federal Court to sit in New Zealand, for the purposes of Australian proceedings, in court rooms of the High Court of New Zealand or in other places in New Zealand; or

    (b) to enable the High Court of New Zealand to sit in Australia, for the purposes of New Zealand proceedings, in court rooms of the Federal Court or in other places in Australia; or

    (c) to enable evidence to be taken and submissions received, by video link or telephone, in Australian proceedings or New Zealand proceedings; or

    (d) to provide registry facilities and court staff for the purposes of Australian proceedings or New Zealand proceedings.".

Rules of Court

29. Section 59 of the Principal Act is amended:

  (a) by adding at the end of paragraphs (2) (a) to (r) (inclusive) "and";

  (b) by adding at the end of subsection (2) the following word and paragraphs:

          "; and (u) the reception, for the purposes of Part IIIa of this Act and Part Va of the Evidence Act 1905, of copies of instruments, documents and things reproduced by facsimile telegraphy; and

          (v) the reception, for the purposes of Part IIIa of this Act and Part Va of the Evidence Act 1905, of evidence or submissions by video link or telephone; and

          (w) issuing subpoenas for service in New Zealand for the purposes of Part IIIa and the service of such subpoenas; and

          (x) the form to accompany a subpoena for service in New Zealand for the purposes of Part IIIa; and

          (y) the Court's sittings in New Zealand under Part IIIa; and

          (z) applications under section 32k; and

          (za) the enforcement of orders under subsection 32m (5); and

           (zb) the registration and enforcement, and the setting aside of the registration, of judgments under Part IIIa; and

           (zc) the transmission of documents to the High Court of New Zealand under section 32s; and

           (zd) taking evidence under section 32t; and

           (ze) the exercise in Chambers of the Court's jurisdiction under Part IIIA.".

PART 8—AMENDMENT OF THE JURISDICTION OF COURTS (CROSS-VESTING) ACT 1987

Principal Act

30. In this Part, "Principal Act" means the Jurisdiction of Courts (Cross-vesting) Act 19877.

Additional jurisdiction of certain courts

31. Section 4