Jurisdiction of Divisions of the High Court
48 (1) Each Division of the High Court shall hear and determine -
(a) Such proceedings as are, under or by virtue of any enactment, to be heard and determined by that Division;
(b) Such other proceedings as may from time to time be determined by the Chief Justice, either generally -or in any particular proceedings or classes of proceedings. •
(2) Subject to subclause (3) of this Article, the Land Division-shall have all the jurisdiction and powers in relation to land that immediately before the commencement of this Article were conferred on the Land Court of the Cook Islands, and shall have such other jurisdiction as may be conferred on it by enactment.
(3) Notwithstanding anything in this Article, the Land Division shall not exercise any jurisdiction or power in relation to laud in any of the Islands of Mangaia, Mitiaro and Pukapuka that was not, according to local custom, being exercised by the Land Court before the commencement of this Article unless·
(a) In the case of land in the Island of Mangaia, the exercise of such jurisdiction or power is requested by the Aronga Mana of Mangaia;
(b) In the case of land in the Island of Mitiaro, the exercise of such jurisdiction or power is requested by the Aronga Mana of Mitiaro;
(c) In the case of land in the Island of Pukapuka, the exercise of such jurisdiction and power is requested by the Aronga Mana of Pukapuka.
COOK ISLANDS - CRIMES ACT 1969
PART I - JURISDICTION
5. Persons not to be tried in respect of things done outside the Cook Islands - Subject to the provisions of section 6 of this Act, no act done or omitted outside the Cook Islands is an offence, unless it is an offence by virtue of any provision of this Act or of any other enactment.
1. The Court has jurisdiction only with respect to crimes committed after the entry into force of this Statute.
2. If a State becomes a Party to this Statute after its entry into force, the Court may exercise its jurisdiction only with respect to crimes committed after the entry into force of this Statute for that State, unless that State has made a declaration under article 12, paragraph 3.
1. A State which becomes a Party to this Statute thereby accepts the jurisdiction of the Court with respect to the crimes referred to in article 5.
2. In the case of article 13, paragraph (a) or (c), the Court may exercise its jurisdiction if one or more of the following States are Parties to this Statute or have accepted the jurisdiction of the Court in accordance with paragraph 3:
(a) The State on the territory of which the conduct in question occurred or, if the crime was committed on board a vessel or aircraft, the State of registration of that vessel or aircraft;
(b) The State of which the person accused of the crime is a national.
3. If the acceptance of a State which is not a Party to this Statute is required under paragraph 2, that State may, by declaration lodged with the Registrar, accept the exercise of jurisdiction by the Court with respect to the crime in question. The accepting State shall cooperate with the Court without any delay or exception in accordance with Part 9.
The Court may exercise its jurisdiction with respect to a crime referred to in article 5 in accordance with the provisions of this Statute if:
(a) A situation in which one or more of such crimes appears to have been committed is referred to the Prosecutor by a State Party in accordance with article 14;
(b) A situation in which one or more of such crimes appears to have been committed is referred to the Prosecutor by the Security Council acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations; or
(c) The Prosecutor has initiated an investigation in respect of such a crime in accordance with article 15.