Legal Accountability and Judicial Review During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Aotearoa New Zealand

Presented to Administrative Law Discussion Forum, at Université Paris Dauphine PSL (June 2023).

21 Pages Posted: 1 Jun 2023 Last revised: 16 Jun 2023

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Dean R. Knight

Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law

Date Written: May 26, 2023

Abstract

This paper looks at the use of judicial review of administrative action in Aotearoa New Zealand to hold the government accountable in law for the decisions made during the public health response during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Keywords: Covid-19, pandemic, judicial review, Aotearoa New Zealand, Covid-19 Public Health Act 2020, New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990

JEL Classification: K1; K30

Suggested Citation

Knight, Dean R., Legal Accountability and Judicial Review During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Aotearoa New Zealand (May 26, 2023). Presented to Administrative Law Discussion Forum, at Université Paris Dauphine PSL (June 2023)., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4464674 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4464674

Dean R. Knight (Contact Author)

Victoria University of Wellington, Te Herenga Waka - Faculty of Law ( email )

PO Box 600
Wellington, 6140
New Zealand

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