17 Aug 2022
OREWA COMMUNITY CHURCH v MINISTER FOR COVID-19 RESPONSE [2022] NZHC 2026 [16 August 2022]
- Citation
- [2022]3 NZLR 475
- Court
- High Court
The Order's CVC and gathering limits did limit s15 rights but were lawful: they were prescribed by law, pursued a sufficiently important public health objective, were rationally connected to that objective and, given the evidence and precautionary public health context, were no more impairing than reasonably necessary and proportionate both at introduction and after Omicron's arrival; challenges based on alleged failure to consider s15, arbitrariness, or delayed removal of CVCs failed.