When citing an unreported decision of a court or tribunal, use the official neutral citation if one is available.
If an official neutral citation is not available, cite in accordance with the file number citation format explained below. Note that the file number citation format varies depending on whether the decision being cited is one given by a court or tribunal with a single registry (for example the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeal) or a court or tribunal with multiple registries (for example the High Court or District Courts).
Note that Waitangi Tribunal reports should be cited in accordance with rule 3.6.
|
Element |
Case name |
Court abbrev |
Registry |
File number |
Date of judgment |
Pinpoint |
|
Example (single registry) |
R v Reekie |
CA339/03, |
3 August 2004 |
at [35] |
||
|
Example (multiple registries) |
R v Tuhou |
HC |
Napier |
CRI-2007-020-2820, |
11 September 2008 |
at [13] |
|
Rule |
3.4.2 |
3.4.3 |
3.4.4 |
3.4.5 |
3.4.6 |
3.4.2 |
Eg R v Reekie CA339/03, 3 August 2004 at [35].
Eg R v Tuhou HC Napier CRI-2007-020-2820, 11 September 2008 at [13].
Cite decisions of tribunals without an official neutral citation in accordance with this rule.
Eg Greenbaum v Waikato District Health Board ERA Auckland AA506/10, 10 December 2010.
(a) Supreme Court
Supreme Court judgments delivered in 2004 were not given neutral citations. Cite them in accordance with this rule.
(b) Court of Appeal
Court of Appeal judgments delivered before 2007 were not given neutral citations. Cite them in accordance with this rule.
(c) High Court
High Court judgments delivered before 2012 were not given neutral citations. Cite them in accordance with this rule.
(d) District Court
District Court judgments delivered before 2015 and accident compensation appeals in the District Court before 2010 were not given neutral citations. Cite them in accordance with this rule.
(e) Other courts and tribunals
See rules 3.3.3(b) and 3.3.3(c) for the years in which other courts and tribunals adopted neutral citations.