Court of Appeal of New Zealand
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The Court of Appeal of New Zealand is an intermediate appellate court that reviews decisions from lower courts and tribunals, sitting below the Supreme Court in the country's judicial hierarchy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Court of Appeal of New Zealand canonical | 17 |
| New Zealand Court of Appeal | 2 |
| Court of Appeal of New Zealand (administration) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T362464 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Court of Appeal of New Zealand Context triple: [Supreme Court of New Zealand, hearsAppealsFrom, Court of Appeal of New Zealand]
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A.
Supreme Court of New Zealand
The Supreme Court of New Zealand is the country’s highest appellate court, established in 2004 to replace appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London.
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B.
New Zealand courts
New Zealand courts are the judicial institutions of New Zealand responsible for interpreting and applying the law, resolving disputes, and upholding justice across the country.
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C.
High Court of Australia
The High Court of Australia is the nation’s supreme judicial authority, serving as the final court of appeal and the ultimate interpreter of the Australian Constitution.
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D.
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is a senior appellate court that historically served as the highest court of appeal for the British Empire and still hears final appeals from certain Commonwealth countries and UK overseas territories.
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E.
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales is a senior appellate court that reviews civil and criminal cases from lower courts and tribunals within England and Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Court of Appeal of New Zealand Target entity description: The Court of Appeal of New Zealand is an intermediate appellate court that reviews decisions from lower courts and tribunals, sitting below the Supreme Court in the country's judicial hierarchy.
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A.
Supreme Court of New Zealand
The Supreme Court of New Zealand is the country’s highest appellate court, established in 2004 to replace appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London.
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B.
New Zealand courts
New Zealand courts are the judicial institutions of New Zealand responsible for interpreting and applying the law, resolving disputes, and upholding justice across the country.
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C.
High Court of Australia
The High Court of Australia is the nation’s supreme judicial authority, serving as the final court of appeal and the ultimate interpreter of the Australian Constitution.
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D.
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is a senior appellate court that historically served as the highest court of appeal for the British Empire and still hears final appeals from certain Commonwealth countries and UK overseas territories.
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E.
Court of Appeal of England and Wales
The Court of Appeal of England and Wales is a senior appellate court that reviews civil and criminal cases from lower courts and tribunals within England and Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
appellate court
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court of record ⓘ intermediate appellate court ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
District Court of New Zealand
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High Court of New Zealand ⓘ most New Zealand tribunals ⓘ |
| canIssue | binding precedents for lower New Zealand courts ⓘ |
| canSitAs |
divisional court
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full court ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| emblem |
Coat of arms of New Zealand
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surface form:
Coat of arms of New Zealand (used in court insignia)
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| establishedBy |
New Zealand Parliament
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surface form:
Parliament of New Zealand
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| finalCourtOfAppealFor | most civil and criminal cases not proceeding to the Supreme Court ⓘ |
| governedBy | Senior Courts Act 2016 ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Te Reo Māori ⓘ
surface form:
Māori
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| hasPosition |
Judge of the Court of Appeal
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President of the Court of Appeal ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfCase |
appeals on points of law
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appeals on questions of fact in some circumstances ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official website of the New Zealand Court of Appeal ⓘ |
| headedBy | President of the Court of Appeal ⓘ |
| hearsAppealsFrom |
Employment Court of New Zealand
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surface form:
Employment Court of New Zealand in some matters
Family Court of New Zealand in some matters ⓘ High Court of New Zealand in its appellate jurisdiction in some cases ⓘ High Court of New Zealand ⓘ
surface form:
High Court of New Zealand in its original jurisdiction
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| hearsAppealsOn |
civil matters
ⓘ
criminal matters ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Wellington High Court building
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Wellington ⓘ
surface form:
Wellington, New Zealand
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| location | Wellington ⓘ |
| maximumPanelSize | 5 judges ⓘ |
| partOf |
Senior Courts of New Zealand
ⓘ
New Zealand courts ⓘ
surface form:
judiciary of New Zealand
|
| positionInJudicialHierarchy |
above the High Court of New Zealand
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below the Supreme Court of New Zealand ⓘ |
| predecessor | Court of Appeal as a panel of Supreme Court judges (historical arrangement) ⓘ |
| reviewsDecisionsFrom |
District Court of New Zealand
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High Court of New Zealand ⓘ various New Zealand tribunals ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990
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Constitution Act 1986 (New Zealand) ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand Constitution Act 1986
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| subjectToAppealTo | Supreme Court of New Zealand ⓘ |
| typeOfCourt | superior court of record ⓘ |
| typicalPanelSize | 3 judges ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Court of Appeal of New Zealand Description of subject: The Court of Appeal of New Zealand is an intermediate appellate court that reviews decisions from lower courts and tribunals, sitting below the Supreme Court in the country's judicial hierarchy.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Zealand Court of Appeal
subject surface form:
Supreme Court of New Zealand
subject surface form:
Helen Winkelmann
this entity surface form:
Court of Appeal of New Zealand (administration)
New Zealand Māori Council v Attorney-General (1987) (the Lands case)
→
court
→
Court of Appeal of New Zealand
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subject surface form:
New Zealand Māori Council v Attorney-General (1987)
this entity surface form:
New Zealand Court of Appeal