31 Oct 2018
NORTHERN ACTION GROUP INCORPORATED v THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMISSION [2018] NZHC 2823
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 2823
- Court
- High Court
The Commission's affected area declaration was a separate, published and determinative decision and therefore appealable. However Northern Action's attempt to appeal that declaration out of time failed: the extension application was refused because the delay (about 18 months), inadequate justification and prejudice to the Commission made an extension contrary to the interests of justice. The Court refused to order disclosure of the Commission's communications with its expert advisers or further communications with Auckland Council beyond the comprehensive material already lodged because those…