22 Aug 2016
QUAKE OUTCASTS v MINISTER FOR CANTERBURY EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY [2016] NZHC 1959
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 1959
- Court
- High Court
Nation J held the Minister's July 2015 decision approving the Recovery Plan and offers (100% of 2007 land value for uninsured properties and no payment for uninsured improvements) was lawfully within the Minister's statutory powers, taken with regard to the Supreme Court's judgment, and was a decision a reasonable Minister could reach in accordance with the Act (ss 3 and 10). The Supreme Court majority did not rule that insurance status could never be a relevant factor, so treating insurance status as one relevant consideration was permissible provided other relevant factors were considered.