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Did the Minister ask officials for advice in relation to the constitutional role of the courts in developing common law, when he proposed to limit the tort claims arising from climate change damage?

Answered Question 19428 (2026)
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Chlöe Swarbrick

Member for Auckland Central · Green Party

Question

  • Did the Minister ask officials for advice in relation to the constitutional role of the courts in developing common law, when he proposed to limit the tort claims arising from climate change damage?

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Hon Paul Goldsmith

List MP · National Party · Minister of Justice

Answer

I have received a range of advice from the Ministry of Justice officials on tort related issues. This advice 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