Section 22 — Senior Courts Act 2016: Rules conferring on Associate Judges specified jurisdiction and powers of High Court Judge in chambers

22 Rules conferring on Associate Judges specified jurisdiction and powers of High Court Judge in chambers (1) Rules made under section 148 and rules made under any other Act in the manner provided in that section may confer on an Associate Judge the jurisdiction and powers of a High Court Judge in chambers specified in the rules. (2) The rules may specify limitations and restrictions on the jurisdiction and powers. (3) The rules may contain any provisions that may be necessary to enable the proper exercise by Associate Judges of the jurisdiction and powers so conferred. (4) Despite subsection (1), no rules may be made that confer on Associate Judges jurisdiction and power in relation to any of the following: (a) a criminal proceeding other than an uncontested application for bail or an application to set aside a witness summons: (b) an application for a writ of habeas corpus: (c) a proceeding for the issue or renewal of a writ of sequestration: (d) a proceeding under the Care of Children Act 2004 : (e) an action in rem under the Admiralty Act 1973 : (f) an application to review, or appeal against, the exercise, or the refusal to exercise, by a Registrar or a Deputy Registrar of any jurisdiction or power conferred on a Registrar or Deputy Registrar by this Act or any other enactment: (g) an application for a search order or an interlocutory or a permanent injunction: (h) an application for review or other relief under the Judicial Review Procedure Act 2016 : (i) a proceeding for a writ or an order in the nature of mandamus, prohibition, or certiorari, or for a declaration or an injunction: (j) a proceeding to remove a person from public office: (k) a proceeding to try the right of a person to hold public office. Compare: 1908 No 89 s 26J