16 Nov 2012
GREENPEACE OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED COA CA333/2011
- Citation
- COA CA333/2011
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court allowed the appeal, holding that amendments narrowing object 2.2 to promote peace through nuclear disarmament and elimination of weapons of mass destruction constitute a charitable purpose within the fourth head (public benefit) and that a re-drafted object 2.7 making advocacy explicitly ancillary can comply with s5(3)–(4); because Greenpeace proposed those amendments and factual questions about the extent of advocacy and any unlawful activity remained for primary fact‑finding, the appropriate remedy was to set aside the Commission's refusal and remit the application to the chief ex…