19 Aug 2016
Singh v The Associate Minister of Immigration [2016] NZHC 1941
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 1941
- Court
- High Court
The application to compel the Minister to attend and give oral evidence was refused because compelling a decision-maker to give evidence in judicial review proceedings is an exceptional step permitted only when strictly necessary; here the statutory regime (s11 and s61) limits obligations to give reasons, reliable affidavit and file material existed to address disputes, and the matters the applicant sought to prove were either legal questions or could be argued on the existing evidence or met by drawing adverse inferences rather than by subpoenaing the Minister.