Moncrief-Spittle v Regional Facilities Auckland Ltd - [2021] 2 NZLR 795

Administrative law — Judicial review — Whether exercise of public power — Decision by Council Controlled Organisation to cancel hire of venue for speaker meeting — Whether acting for Council — Whether applicants had standing to bring application — Observations on “heckler’s veto” — Whether decision unreasonable.

Human Rights — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 — Decision by Council Controlled Organisation to cancel hire of venue for speaker meeting — Whether acting for Council — Whether decision exercise of public power — Whether applicants had standing to bring application — Observations on “heckler’s veto” — Whether decision justifiable limitation on applicants’ rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 ss 3, 5, 14 and 16.

Human Rights — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 — Freedom of Expression and Assembly — Decision by Council Controlled Organisation to cancel hire of venue for speaker meeting — Observations on “heckler’s veto” — Whether decision justifiable limitation on applicants’ rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 ss 3, 5, 14 and 16.

Local government — Council Controlled Organisations — Decision by Council Controlled Organisation to cancel hire of venue for speaker meeting — Whether acting for Council — Whether decision exercise of public power — Whether decision unreasonable.