18 Feb 2013
THE NEW ZEALAND PORK INDUSTRY BOARD V THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY COA CA282/2012
- Citation
- COA CA282/2012
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Director-General complied with ss 22 and 22A by receiving the independent panel report, commissioning and taking account of further work recommended by the panel (via the EWG and external peer review), and thereafter determining the issue in dispute with reasons; the panel is advisory and does not convert the process into a dispute resolution mechanism obliging the Director-General to adopt the consulted party's position, and the court will not review merits of the scientific risk assessment where statutory process and consultation obligations have been met. Therefore the appeal is dismis…