Elika v Minister of Immigration - [1996] 1 NZLR 741

Immigration — Removal order — Whether interests of New Zealand-born children taken into account — Whether removal of parent infringed rights of children under Immigration Act 1987 s 3 — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, ss 5 and 18 — Immigration Act 1987 s 3.

Family and domestic relationships — Infants and children — Child welfare — Removal from New Zealand of mother of New Zealand-born children — Whether Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 has an area of operation in matters arising under the Immigration Act 1987 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989, ss 5, 6 and 13 — Immigration Act 1987 s 3.

Administrative law — Judicial review — Relevant considerations — Whether international obligations required to be taken into account — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1966 — United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989.