Right to Life New Zealand Inc v Abortion Supervisory Committee - [2008] 2 NZLR 825

Administrative law — Judicial review — Abortion law — Whether certifying consultants obeying law — Whether unborn child enjoyed legal right to life — Functions, powers and duties of Abortion Supervisory Committee concerning certifying consultants’ counselling services and their independence — Whether relief to be granted — Interpretation Act 1999, s 5.

Judicial review — Remedies — Abortion Supervisory Committee misinterpreting its duties — Whether relief to be granted — Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977, ss 14, 15, 21, 30, 31, 32, 33, 36 and 40.