Post by Brent George on Nov 8, 2022 0:13:51 GMT
SDC loses major legal battle against Te Anau Downs Station
Stuff - National: 8-Nov-2022
The Southland District Council has lost a four-year $1m legal battle with Peter Chartres, of Te Anau Downs Station, and now faces the prospect of costs recovery.
The Council went to the Environment Court in April seeking an enforcement order to prevent any further indigenous vegetation clearance on the station, and to require significant remedial work.
Chartres welcomed the ruling clearing him of unlawful clearances dating back to 2001 and said the Council’s approach had been overzealous.
“These enforcement proceedings are an example of the time and money that gets wasted when poorly drafted, unworkable rules are misinterpreted, implemented and enforced by local councils,’’ he said.
Stuff - National: 8-Nov-2022
The Southland District Council has lost a four-year $1m legal battle with Peter Chartres, of Te Anau Downs Station, and now faces the prospect of costs recovery.
The Council went to the Environment Court in April seeking an enforcement order to prevent any further indigenous vegetation clearance on the station, and to require significant remedial work.
Chartres welcomed the ruling clearing him of unlawful clearances dating back to 2001 and said the Council’s approach had been overzealous.
“These enforcement proceedings are an example of the time and money that gets wasted when poorly drafted, unworkable rules are misinterpreted, implemented and enforced by local councils,’’ he said.