Air New Zealand Ltd v Director of Civil Aviation - [2002] 3 NZLR 796

Aviation — Registration — International law — Chicago Convention — Registration of aircraft on Indian register — Whether Court able to direct registration on New Zealand register — Aircraft safety issues — Whether Act of State doctrine applicable — Civil Aviation Act 1990, s 6(2).

International law — Civil aviation — Chicago Convention — Operation of international law in context of domestic law — Civil Aviation Act 1990, s 6(2).

Constitutional law — Act of State — Exercise of prerogative — Limits to exercise of executive powers — Relationship between executive and judicial arms of government.