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What legal advice, if any, has the Minister received on the liability of the Crown in respect of resource consents granted or declined during the period when the Regulations contained the drafting errors identified in the March 2026 Cabinet paper?

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Tangi Utikere

Member for Palmerston North · Labour Party

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  • What legal advice, if any, has the Minister received on the liability of the Crown in respect of resource consents granted or declined during the period when the Regulations contained the drafting errors identified in the March 2026 Cabinet paper?

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Hon Simon Watts

Member for North Shore · National Party · Minister of Local Government

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Any legal advice received by me would be subject to legal privilege.