Insley v Minister of Climate Change

COURT OR TRIBUNAL

High Court of New Zealand

DATE FILED (OR FIRST HEARING DATE)

05/06/2023

LITIGATION TYPE

Access to Justice, Constitutional and Human Rights / State Accountability

SUBJECT MATTER

Other, Statutory Duty

REVIEW TYPE

Judicial review

SUMMARY

Mr Insley sought urgent interim orders to restrain the Crown from making any public announcement relating to the review of the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS), including the Government’s proposals under it, until the claim for judicial review was heard and to prevent the release or announcement of the substantive proposal document for the scope of the ETS review until the claim was determined or the Court rules otherwise. Mr Insley's claim alleges procedural grounds of review concerning the Crown’s lack of “pre-engagement”, meaning engagement prior to wider public announcement and consultation, on the Government’s proposals under the ETS review. The Court dismissed the application for interim relief.

CASE DOCUMENTS

Insley v Minister of Climate Change [2023] NZHC 1388