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Federated Farmers of New Zealand v Northland Regional Council

Pays/Territoire
Nouvelle-Zélande
Type de cour
Nationale - cour supérieure
Date
Mai 12, 2015
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Nom du tribunal
Environmental Court of New Zealand
Siège de la cour
Whangarei
Juge
LJ Newhook
Numéro de référence
[2015] NZEnvC 89
Langue
Anglais
Sujet
Questions juridiques, Agriculture et développement rural
Mot clé
Développement agricole Agriculture et environnement OGM Prévention des risques biotechnologiques Produits agricoles Terrains agricoles
Résumé

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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