Federal Court Rules 2011

A person who wants to apply to the Court for an order for interim relief, under section 25 of the Trans‑Tasman Proceedings Act, must file an originating application, in accordance with Form 96.

The application must be accompanied by an affidavit stating:

if the person has started a proceeding in a New Zealand court:

that the person has started a proceeding in a New Zealand court; and

the relief sought in the New Zealand proceeding; and

the steps taken in the New Zealand proceeding; or

if the person intends to start a proceeding in the New Zealand court:

when the intended proceeding will be started; and

the court in which the intended proceeding is to be started; and

the relief to be sought in the intended proceeding; and

the interim relief sought;

why the interim relief should be given.