25 Feb 2021
HELILOGGING v CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY [2021] NZCA 21
- Citation
- [2021] NZCA 21
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court dismissed the appeal: on the facts the director, Fogden and Lewis acted honestly and without recklessness; the director's decision to refuse exemptions was reasonably open given well-documented safety concerns about ex-military Wessex helicopters and the absence of required manufacturer/NAA support and traceable parts; the seven-stage process and procedural steps were appropriate; and many pleaded grounds (including alleged withheld documents) were either irrelevant to the decision, not known to decision-makers, or insufficient to establish deceit or misfeasance. Time bar and discov…