29 Jan 2020
NGĀTI MUTUNGA O WHAREKAURI ASSET HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2020] NZCA 2
- Citation
- [2020]3 NZLR 1
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Section 11 of the Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014 bars courts from receiving evidence or submissions that question, infer from, or seek relief concerning proceedings in Parliament; the appellants' claim, as framed to challenge the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill and governmental announcements that amounted to a proposal to legislate, impermissibly sought determinations about a bill before the House and therefore must be struck out; courts remain able to declare existing rights unrelated to proposed legislation but not to adjudicate rights-consistency of draft legislation before Parliament.