Litigation

The Ministry operates in an environment in which parties (primarily the fishing industry) often pursue matters through the Courts by way of judicial review. There are currently 7 cases against the Ministry. The current issues around which the litigation is centred include: challenges to individual permitting decisions (3 cases), challenges to scampi permitting decisions pre-1990 (3 cases) and a challenge to the Minister's TAC and TACC decision on kahawai (1 case). The scampi-related cases in particular will require considerable resources for the Ministry's Corporate Services (Legal) and Fisheries Operations business groups.