Private international law

Key statutes

  • Adoption (Intercountry) Act 1997
  • Arbitration Act 1996
  • Care of Children Act 2004
  • Evidence Act 2006
  • Private International Law (Choice of Law in Tort) Act 2017
  • Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 1934
  • Senior Courts Act 2016
  • Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010

Key secondary legislation

  • District Court Rules
  • Family Court Rules
  • High Court Rules

Information/links to recent or currently underway reviews

IRD is working on ratifying the Hague Child Support Convention which New Zealand signed in 2019.