25 Sept 2019
SMITH v NEW ZEALAND KENNEL CLUB INC [2019] NZCA 454
- Citation
- [2019] NZCA 454
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court dismissed the appeal because the NZKC acted within its Registration Regulations and available discretion: the Application form was properly treated and dated as the lease giving the registrant breeder status; private agreements (Rosa Agreement) are not for NZKC to enforce (r 13.5); any technical non‑compliance was within NZKC discretion to accept; there was no breach of natural justice; and the names were not objectively offensive.