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Federated Farmers of New Zealand v Northland Regional Council

País/Territorio
Nueva Zelandia
Tipo de la corte
Nacional - corte superior
Fecha
May 12, 2015
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Nombre del tribunal
Environmental Court of New Zealand
Sede de la corte
Whangarei
Juez
LJ Newhook
Número de referencia
[2015] NZEnvC 89
Idioma
Inglés
Materia
Cuestiones jurídicas, Agricultura y desarrollo rural
Palabra clave
Desarrollo agrícola Agricultura y medio ambiente OGM Seguridad de la biotecnología Productos agrícolas Terrenos agrícolas
Resumen

In this case, the plaintiff, an association of farmers, challenges the disposition of the proposed Regional Policy Statement for Northland concerning Genetically Modified Organisms. The proposed Regional Policy Statement contained propositions with regards to control use of GMO that would reduce its use in the region.

The plaintiff contests the decision of the Northland Regional Council in front of the Environmental Court on the basis that the GMO control fall under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act (HSNO) and not the Resource Management Act (RMA). As a result, GMO control measures should be taken at the national level and regional level by regional council.

The court held that the RMA does not contain any provision which overlaps with the HSNO even though the provisions of the RMA have a broader scope. As a result, the court considered that under the regional council are entitled to use the RMA to take decisions on control use of the GMO.

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Federated Farmers of New Zealand v Northland Regional Council(1).pdf
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