Post by Kiwi Frontline on Apr 29, 2024 14:57:59 GMT 12
Mike Hosking: THE HIGH COURT GAVE THE WAITANGI TRIBUNAL A SERVE.
The High Court has seen sense and upended the Waitangi Tribunal's summons to minister Karen Chhour over her desire to remove a clause in Oranga Tamariki's terms of business.
Of course, this should never have got to where it has.
The High Court judge said the decision does not mean they can't summon people in future. That is the bad news. He also said it doesn’t diminish the tribunals standing.
That I am afraid, in my eyes, is wrong as well.
They tried it on and they lost. They overreached and in overreaching they were portraying themselves as more important than they actually are.
They forgot that at the end of the day two critical things are in play. The first is they don’t actually have the power to tell people what to do when it comes to their decisions.
The second is the Government is the Government and if they have the numbers, they are in fact the highest court in the land.
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2024/04/mikes-minute-high-court-gave-waitangi.html
The High Court has seen sense and upended the Waitangi Tribunal's summons to minister Karen Chhour over her desire to remove a clause in Oranga Tamariki's terms of business.
Of course, this should never have got to where it has.
The High Court judge said the decision does not mean they can't summon people in future. That is the bad news. He also said it doesn’t diminish the tribunals standing.
That I am afraid, in my eyes, is wrong as well.
They tried it on and they lost. They overreached and in overreaching they were portraying themselves as more important than they actually are.
They forgot that at the end of the day two critical things are in play. The first is they don’t actually have the power to tell people what to do when it comes to their decisions.
The second is the Government is the Government and if they have the numbers, they are in fact the highest court in the land.
breakingviewsnz.blogspot.com/2024/04/mikes-minute-high-court-gave-waitangi.html