8 Jul 2020
AOTEAROA WATER ACTION INC v CANTERBURY REGIONAL COUNCIL [2020] NZHC 1625
- Citation
- (2020) 21 ELRNZ911
- Court
- High Court
The Council lawfully processed the applications as consents to change the use of water already authorised by existing take permits; s14 permits the grant of standalone use consents which can authorise water taken under another permit; amalgamation of the new use consents with existing take consents was an administrative measure that did not create new takes; implemented consents form part of the existing environment for effects and notification assessments under ss95A/95B; accordingly there was no reviewable error in the Council's notification or substantive decisions and the judicial review…