16 Apr 2018
PETROMONT FISHING COMPANY LIMITED v THE MINISTRY OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES [2018] NZHC 676
- Citation
- [2018] NZAR 740
- Court
- High Court
Petromont's internal review was properly characterised as a s63(11) review commenced in 1997 (s63 remained in force until 1 October 2001); s329 does not create a right of review but validates prior decisions and only saves from validation decisions that were the subject of court proceedings or timely review requests at commencement; pre-1 October 1992 decisions are validated by s329 and Petromont's concluded 1993 judicial review does not exempt those decisions from validation; the Ministry did not err in limiting the review to decisions between 1 October 1992 and 1 October 1996; the question…