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Does his statement of 2 June 2026 regarding the Smith v Fonterra case that “The judgement was, I think came out 7th of February 2024. As I said, within a month we had advice from the Attorney-General back to senior ministers around an approach which we ultimately ended up implementing anyway” refer to advice produced by the then Attorney-General, or to advice produced by the Solicitor-General?

Answered Question 25777 (2026)
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Chris Hipkins

Member for Remutaka · Labour Party

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  • Does his statement of 2 June 2026 regarding the Smith v Fonterra case that “The judgement was, I think came out 7th of February 2024. As I said, within a month we had advice from the Attorney-General back to senior ministers around an approach which we ultimately ended up implementing anyway” refer to advice produced by the then Attorney-General, or to advice produced by the Solicitor-General?

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Rt Hon Christopher Luxon

Member for Botany · National Party · Prime Minister

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The then Attorney-General formed and communicated her position to senior Ministers in a letter dated 6 March 2024. This is the advice to which the statement refers