12 Oct 2023
GREENHORN v THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES [2023] NZHC 2865
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 2865
- Court
- High Court
The trespass notice issued to the applicant satisfied the statutory requirements of the Trespass Act and, given the unprecedented scale, duration and escalation of the parliamentary protest and the resulting public order and safety concerns, the limitation on the applicant's rights was reasonable and demonstrably justified under s5 of the Bill of Rights Act; the withdrawal of the notice on 30 March 2023 was lawful and reasonable; the Court declined to grant any declaration of unlawfulness, cannot compel an apology, and declined to award costs against the applicant despite her unsuccessful cla…