14 Dec 2018
NIXON v CHIEF EXECUTIVE, MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT [2018] NZHC 3317
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 3317
- Court
- High Court
The application was dismissed because the applicant failed to plead reviewable legal error; the Crown Law letter could not bind the Ministry to pay contrary to statutory entitlement; statutory provisions (ss 61, 72 and s 70B) precluded emergency top‑ups while another benefit applied; the s 66A discretion was correctly treated as distinct from SLP entitlement and not unlawfully exercised; and specialist statutory review and appeal mechanisms meant judicial review was inappropriate or unnecessary for the matters complained of.