15 Feb 2012
TIROA E AND TE HAPE B TRUSTS V CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF LAND INFORMATION HC WN CIV-2012-485-101
- Citation
- openlaw-bee9a7e2_eed7_47f9_ae35_d28efb847a45.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The Ministers misdirected themselves by assessing s17(2)(a) economic benefits against the status quo before‑and‑after rather than by asking what would likely occur without the overseas investment ('with and without' counterfactual); business acumen need not be narrowly industry specific; plaintiffs had sufficient interest to have standing; consequence: consent set aside and matter remitted for reconsideration by the Ministers.