Dr Dean Knight (@drdeanknight.bsky.social)

Increasing Evidentiary Burdens in Recent Judicial Review Cases? Recent cases in New Zealand have paid particular attention to the evidentiary basis for public decisions. A line of cases decided in recent months many suggest growing demands by the courts on judicial review, both procedurally and substantively, for decision-makers to demonstrate the sufficiency of that evidence. This note canvasses that case law, centring on the Supreme Court case of A v Minister of Internal Affairs and concludes that while it may be to soon to reach conclusions on a major doctrinal shift, something new does appear to be happening and this is a space worth keeping a watching eye on. https://openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz/articles/journal_contribution/Increasing_Evidentiary_Burdens_in_Recent_Judicial_Review_Cases_/32541909