Section 337 — Immigration Act 2009: During epidemic District Court may deal with certain matters on basis of documents only

337 During epidemic District Court may deal with certain matters on basis of documents only (1) While an epidemic management notice is in force, any matter for which this Act requires a person to be brought before a District Court Judge may be dealt with by a District Court Judge on the basis of documents only, without the person being brought before the Judge. (2) Subsection (1) overrides every provision of this Act requiring a person to be brought before a District Court Judge for the consideration or determination of a matter. (3) If the notice applies to only stated parts of New Zealand, subsection (1) applies within those parts only. Compare: 1987 No 74 s 129ZC