19 Feb 2016
Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated v Minister of Conservation [2016] NZHC 220
- Citation
- (2016) 19 ELRNZ 370
- Court
- High Court
Revocation of specially protected land and a subsequent exchange of stewardship land are legally distinct steps; however a revocation decision may lawfully take into account a proposed exchange so long as the decision‑maker is satisfied there is a good and proper basis for revocation grounded in the Conservation Act's purposes broadly interpreted. On the facts the Director‑General satisfied that requirement and the challenges to the revocation were dismissed; the marginal strips issue was premature.