Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust v Attorney-General - [2019] 1 NZLR 116

Constitutional law — Parliament — Parliamentary privilege — Whether declarations sought interfered with legislative process — Scope of “parliamentary process” — Application to decisions made by executive to be implemented by Act of Parliament — Role of courts in determining existing rights under law including tikanga — Whether declarations applied for involved general live and continuing rights beyond specific matters to be settled by legislation.

Practice and procedure — Striking out — Observations as to striking out where relief discretionary — Observation as to whether case sufficiently clear for striking out.