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. Texto completo Federated Farmers of New Zealand v Northland Regional Council(1).pdf 89