Baker v Waitangi Tribunal - [2014] 3 NZLR 390

Administrative law — Judicial review — Waitangi Tribunal — Delegation of powers to Maori Land Court Judge — Whether valid — Whether Maori Land Court Judge acting as “Presiding Officer” — “De facto officer doctrine” — Whether full panel required to determine application for urgency or consolidation — Whether applicant seeking urgency or consolidation entitled to a hearing — Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975, sch 2 and cls 5(1) and 8(2).