Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 23, 2024 3:52:18 GMT 12
HIGH COURT HEARING CHALLENGE TO WAITANGI SUMMONS
Former Māori affairs minister Dover Samuels says a Waitangi Tribunal summons to the Children’s Minister is a breach of its constitutional position.
Mr Samuels says the tribunal tried something similar on him when he was minister 20 years ago, but backed off when he asked for a legal opinion.
He says parliament is the highest court in the land, and the tribunal is not a court but a permanent commission of inquiry set up by parliament......
waateanews.com/2024/04/22/high-court-hearing-challenge-to-waitangi-summons/
Former Māori affairs minister Dover Samuels says a Waitangi Tribunal summons to the Children’s Minister is a breach of its constitutional position.
Mr Samuels says the tribunal tried something similar on him when he was minister 20 years ago, but backed off when he asked for a legal opinion.
He says parliament is the highest court in the land, and the tribunal is not a court but a permanent commission of inquiry set up by parliament......
waateanews.com/2024/04/22/high-court-hearing-challenge-to-waitangi-summons/