Hutt County v Water Allocation Council - [1971] NZLR 90

Water and water control — Pollution — Discharge of sewage waste into sea — Natural water — Water Allocation Council granting right subject to terms — Whether ultra vires the Council — Res judicata — Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967, ss 2, 8, 20, 21, 24 — Waters Pollution Act 1953 — Waters Pollution Regulations 1963 (SR 1963/30), Regs 9(b), 11.

Administrative law — Jurisdiction of tribunal — Water Allocation Council acting as Regional Water Board — Pollution — Discharge of sewage waste into natural water — Right granted subject to terms — Whether certain terms ultra vires — Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967, ss 2, 8, 20, 21, 24 — Waters Pollution Act 1953 — Waters Pollution Regulations 1963 (SR 1963/30), Regs 9(b), 11.