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What legal proceedings, if any, are currently being defended by any department or entity for which the Minister is responsible where the total claimed or estimated liability exceeds $1 million, listed by department or entity, the nature of the proceedings, the approximate value of the claim, and the current status?

Answered Question 9456 (2026)
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Camilla Belich

List MP · Labour Party

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  • What legal proceedings, if any, are currently being defended by any department or entity for which the Minister is responsible where the total claimed or estimated liability exceeds $1 million, listed by department or entity, the nature of the proceedings, the approximate value of the claim, and the current status?

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Hon Judith Collins

Member for Papakura · National Party · Attorney-General

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Crown Law is not defending any proceedings where the total claimed or estimated liability exceeds $1 million and where Crown Law would itself be the liable agency. There are no legal proceedings being defended by the Parliamentary Counsel Office.