Hedley v Hedley - [1991] 3 NZLR 470

Husband and wife — Non-molestation order — Ex parte order — Jurisdiction to extend beyond the date to which original adjournment for a substantive hearing was made — Whether jurisdictional defect can be corrected by Inferior Courts Procedure Act 1909 - Domestic Protection Act 1982, ss 14 and 31 - Inferior Courts Procedure Act 1909, s 3.