Pharazyn v Hawke's Bay County Council - [1984] 2 NZLR 134

Town and country planning — Requirements for public works — Land leased from Crown — Local authorities issued notices under s 118(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1977 requiring the administering authority to designate the land as a refuse disposal area — Crown did not object — Neighbouring landowners objected — Whether local authorities had power to issue requirements over land owned by the Crown — Acts Interpretation Act 1924, s 5(k).