13 Jul 2023
LAWYERS FOR CLIMATE ACTION NZ INCORPORATED v MINISTER OF CLIMATE CHANGE [2023] NZHC 1835
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 1835
- Court
- High Court
The Amendment Regulations are ultra vires s 30GC because the Minister did not have reasonable grounds, on the materials before him, to be satisfied that the combination of unit limit and price control settings adopted by Cabinet accorded with the emissions budgets, New Zealand's NDC and the 2050 Target; consequently the Court declared the regulations invalid and ordered reconsideration of the 2023–2027 settings in accordance with s 30GC.