23 Apr 2020
Ochibulu v Immigration and Protection Tribunal [2020] NZHC 792
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 792
- Court
- High Court
The Court dismissed both leave applications: no special circumstances justified extending time under s247 given a lengthy unexplained delay and weak merits; contemporaneous materials (Reactivation Report and Record of Decision) demonstrate the Minister exercised discretion and considered international obligations and children's interests so there was no strong argument of failure to exercise discretion or natural justice; the IPT did not materially breach natural justice or fail to take ICCPR/children's best interests into account and any alleged non-disclosure of INZ files did not establish…