How the fast-track law could expose future NZ governments to expensive trade disputes
- Written by Jane Kelsey, Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
Resources Minister Shane Jones has reportedly asked officials for advice on whether oil and gas companies could be offered “bonds” as compensation if drilling rights offered by the present government were extinguished by any future administration.
Such a move would have real implications under the government’s proposed...
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