4 Jul 2014
SHIZHAO CAO v THE MINISTRY OF BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND EMPLOYMENT [2014] NZHC 1551
- Citation
- [2014] NZAR 871
- Court
- High Court
The High Court retains inherent jurisdiction to order discovery of the written reasons for the defendant's s61 refusal despite statutory provisions limiting applicants' rights to reasons; the reasons must be produced for the Court to assess the lawfulness and rationality of the decision while applying the constrained scope of review conferred by s11, and leave is granted to seek further discovery after examination of those reasons.