Abstract:
In this article David Grinlinton analyses the decision in Trans-Tasman Resources Limited v Taranaki-Whanganui Conservation Board and Others [2020] NZCA 86. In upholding the High Court decision to quash the approval of the Appellant’s proposed mining activity, albeit for different reasons, the Court provided a thorough examination and analysis of a number of aspects of the marine consenting regime under the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012 (EEZ Act).