21 Nov 2005
NEW ZEALAND FIRE SERVICE COMMISSION V MANUKAU CITY COUNCIL CA CA176/04
- Citation
- openlaw-1a64fc0e_6eb1_403f_8b37_a9c002bb529b.pdf
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Commission is not a "local authority" within the s2 definition of the Public Works Act 1981 when the generic words are read ejusdem generis to exclude national Crown entities; accordingly s40 does not apply to land vested in the Commission on its establishment or acquired otherwise than under Part 2, and therefore the Commission had no obligation under s40 to offer the subject land back.