Pikia - Succession to Roimata Ani Pikia [2023] Chief Judge's MB 747 (2023 CJ 747) [pdf, 379 KB]
...interests of justice to remedy the mistake or omission. [13] The principles that are applied to s 45 decisions have been previously set out in numerous decisions of the Chief and Deputy Chief Judges, the Māori Appellate Court, and the Court of Appeal. [14] However, for the benefit of the applicant, I note that s 44 explicitly refers to situations where the Court has made an incorrect decision due to a flaw in the evidence presented, or in the interpretation of the law, and it is...