Seafood New Zealand Limited v Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated

[2023] NZSC 154

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND

I TE KŌTI MANA NUI O AOTEAROA

 SC 99/2023
 [2023] NZSC 154

BETWEEN	SEAFOOD NEW ZEALAND LIMITED Applicant
AND	ROYAL FOREST & BIRD PROTECTION SOCIETY OF NEW ZEALAND INCORPORATED First Respondent
AND	MINISTER FOR OCEANS AND FISHERIES Second Respondent
AND	TE OHU KAI MOANA TRUSTEE LIMITED Third Respondent

Court:	Glazebrook, Williams and Kós JJ
Counsel:	B A Scott and A Kraack for Applicant S R Gepp and M C Wright for First Respondent N C Anderson and K F Gaskell for Second Respondent J P Ferguson for Third Respondent
Judgment:	24 November 2023

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

A        Leave to appeal is granted (Fisheries Inshore New Zealand                    Ltd v Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand              Inc [2023] NZCA 359).

BThe approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was correct to dismiss the appeal.

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Solicitors:
Chapman Tripp, Wellington for Applicant
P D Anderson, Royal Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Inc, Wellington for First Respondent
Crown Law Office | Te Tari Ture o te Karauna, Wellington for Second Respondent
Kāhui Legal, Wellington for Third Respondent