Hartnell v Headifen and Others - [1970] NZLR 809

Courts — Land Valuation Court (Administrative Division of Supreme Court) — Land Valuation Committee granting extension of time — Jurisdiction — Right of appeal to Administrative Division — Application for writ of certiorari — Ordinary jurisdiction of Supreme Court not ousted — Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952, s. 25(1), (4) (Amendment Act 1968, s. 2) — Land Valuation Proceedings Act 1948, s. 26(1) (Amendment Act 1968, s. 2) — Judicature Act 1908, s. 26 (Amendment Act 1968, s. 2).

Sale of land — The contract of sale — Restrictive legislation — Land settlement promotion — Transaction not made subject to consent of Court — Jurisdiction of Land Valuation Committee to grant extension of time — Certiorari — Right of appeal to Administrative Division of Supreme Court — Ordinary jurisdiction of Supreme Court not ousted — Land Settlement Promotion and Land Acquisition Act 1952, s. 25(1), (4) (Amendment Act 1968, s. 2) — Land Valuation Proceedings Act 1948, s. 26(1) (Amendment Act 1968, s. 2) — Judicature Act 1908, s. 26 (Amendment Act 1968, s. 2).