Sky City Auckland Ltd v Wu - [2002] 3 NZLR 621

Property law — Rights of owner or occupier — Casino patron excluded by operator — Whether casino operator owes special duty to public — Whether owes a duty to act reasonably — Whether common law rights removed by statute — Casino Control Act 1990, s 67.

Tort — Trespass — Casino patron excluded by operator — Whether ban on re-entry subject to duty not to exclude unreasonably — Whether common law obligations modified by statute — Casino Control Act 1990, s 67.

Trade and commerce — Monopolies — Doctrine of prime necessity — Whether a casino a monopoly — Whether operator’s right to exclude qualified by duty to act reasonably — Whether common law obligations modified by statute — Casino Control Act 1990, s 67.

Statute — Interpretation — Whether clear meaning of section subject to common law constraints — Casino Control Act 1990, s 67.