First term, 2020–2023 Court stated in 2020 that he had supported the ACT Party for just over two decades, but also that he had voted Green twice. He joined ACT after going to a party event in December 2019. In the 2020 general election, Court was placed 5th on the ACT party list and ran for the electorate of . He did not win the electorate, coming fourth with 1610 votes, but ACT won 7.6% of the party vote, which entitled it to 10 MPs, including Court. In his first term, he was ACT's spokesperson for the environment, climate change, infrastructure, transport, local government, and energy and resources. He was also a member of the Environment Committee. On 26 July, the Privileges Committee found that Court had committed a "clear breach" of select committee confidentiality. Court apologised for his action and the committee recommended that no further action be taken against him.
Second term, 2023–present Court contested
Te Atatū for a second time at the
2023 general election. He was unsuccessful, but retained his position as an ACT party list MP. Following the formation of the
National-led coalition government in late November 2023, Court assumed the position of Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Minister for Infrastructure and
RMA reform. On 24 March 2025, Court and RMA reform minister
Chris Bishop announced that the Government would replace the
Resource Management Act 1991 with two new laws: a
Planning Bill focusing on land use and development and a
Natural Environment Bill focusing on the use, protection and enhancement of the natural environment. ==Views and positions==