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New Zealand Case Law

Section 136 rma (transfer)
  • 4 Mar 2020

    PHILIP JOHN WOOLLEY v MARLBOROUGH DISTRICT COUNCIL [2020] NZHC 387

    Citation
    [2020] NZHC 387
    Court
    High Court

    The Council improperly returned the s136 transfer application without exercising its statutory discretion under s136(4)(b); the Court would not determine the lapse issue on judicial review as it was unnecessary to resolve the procedural error; under s178 factors and relevant authorities the intervener did not materially assist the Court and primarily advanced private interests, so an award of costs to Constellation Brands was not justified.

    • Lapse of resource consent
    • Section 136 rma (transfer)
    • Intervener costs under s178 senior courts act
    • Judicial review procedure
    • Declaratory relief
    • High court rules r14.2(1)(a)