Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 21, 2024 5:15:31 GMT 12
LAWYERS, POLITICIANS BATTLE OVER WAITANGI TRIBUNAL’S OT INQUIRY
A legal and political battle has erupted over the Waitangi Tribunal’s request to hear Children’s Minister Karen Chhour’s reasoning for removing Treaty provisions from the Oranga Tamariki Act.
In a rare move, the Tribunal has issued a summons to Chhour after she refused to voluntarily answer written or verbal questions.
But Chhour has lawyered up and is now using Crown Law to fight the Tribunal. They have filed papers at the High Court to challenge its power to summons....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/04/20/lawyers-politicians-battle-over-waitangi-tribunals-ot-inquiry/
A legal and political battle has erupted over the Waitangi Tribunal’s request to hear Children’s Minister Karen Chhour’s reasoning for removing Treaty provisions from the Oranga Tamariki Act.
In a rare move, the Tribunal has issued a summons to Chhour after she refused to voluntarily answer written or verbal questions.
But Chhour has lawyered up and is now using Crown Law to fight the Tribunal. They have filed papers at the High Court to challenge its power to summons....
www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/04/20/lawyers-politicians-battle-over-waitangi-tribunals-ot-inquiry/