Auckland District Court v Attorney-General - [1993] 2 NZLR 129

Administrative law — Judicial review — Prisoner committing offence in prison while serving life sentence — Discharged by District Court Judge under s 347 of the Crimes Act 1961 in respect of offence committed in prison — Whether District Court Court of limited jurisdiction — Whether High Court had a supervisory jurisdiction — Whether District Court Judge in error — Whether District Court amenable to judicial review — Whether undue delay by Crown in filing application for review — Whether District Court Judge's decision to quash should be overruled — District Courts Act 1947, ss 28A and 28D - Criminal Justice Act 1985, s 93(2) - Crimes Act 1961, s 347.