4 Nov 2019
FARISHA FARINA DEAN v ASSOCIATE MINISTER OF IMMIGRATION [2019] NZSC 119 [4 November 2019]
- Citation
- [2019] NZSC 119
- Court
- Supreme Court
Leave to appeal was refused because (a) the Court accepted that intensity of review could be a matter of public importance but found obstacles to a claim of heightened scrutiny given the statutory scheme (s11) and the nature of the decisions, and (b) this case was an unsuitable vehicle to resolve the issue due to its unusual facts and litigation history, and there was no risk of miscarriage of justice; the lower courts' conclusions that the respondent's decision was not unreasonable were upheld.