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What correspondence, if any, listed by subject and date, did the Minister or members of his office have with the Attorney General on the decision to limit tort claims arising from climate change damage? and 6 other questions

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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

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  • 19035

    What correspondence, if any, listed by subject and date, did the Minister or members of his office have with the Attorney General on the decision to limit tort claims arising from climate change damage?

  • 19040

    Did the Attorney General advise the Minister that the decision to limit tort claims arising from climate change damage impacts the courts’ ability to develop common law?

  • 19042

    What risks, if any, did the Attorney General raise in relation to the decision to limit tort claims arising from climate change damage?

  • 19043

    Did the Minister discuss the decision to limit tort claims arising from climate change damage with the Attorney-General, if so, when?

  • 19045

    What correspondence, if any, listed by subject and date, did the Minister or members of his office have with the Minister of Agriculture or members of his office on the Government decision to limit tort claims arising from climate change damage?

  • 19046

    What correspondence, if any, listed by subject and date, did the Minister or members of his office have with the Minister for Resources or members of his office on the Government decision to limit tort claims arising from climate change damage?

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  • 19047

    What correspondence, if any, listed by subject and date, did the Minister or members of his office have with the Minister for Climate Change or members of his office on the Government decision to limit tort claims arising from climate change?

Answered by

Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice

Answer

I regularly canvas the views of my colleagues as part of the Government's decision making proceses. I do not maintain an exhaustive list of all conversations I have my colleagues. I note that Cabinet considered this matter, of which other Ministers attend. Advice I have recieved from Ministry of Justice officials on tort related issues has been proactively released on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.justice.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Publications/Proactive-release-Policy-decisions-on-proposals-for-targeted-statutory-reform-of-public-nuisance-tort.pdf