11 Oct 2018
PETROMONT FISHING COMPANY LIMITED v THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE MINISTRY OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES [2018] NZCA 422
- Citation
- [2018] NZCA 422
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Section 329 of the Fisheries Act 1996 did not create a new right of administrative review; instead it preserved pre-existing rights. The right of administrative review relied on by Petromont is found in s 63(11) of the Fisheries Act 1983 and is confined to decisions made by officers acting under delegated authority, excluding decisions made by the Director-General personally; therefore s 329 does not extend review rights to decisions made in person by the Director-General.