Enforcement is not mean or unfair
Throughout my work in compliance and enforcement in Councils and now as a consultant helping councils, I have regularly come across compliance officers who feel uncomfortable using enforcement.
Knowing when you need an expert
Last week I read about the case in the Court of Appeal – Page v Greater Wellington Regional Council [2024] NZCA 51 where the Court overturned 29 charges and set aside a $118,742 fine and three month prison sentence because Greater Wellington (GW) had not proved that the alleged wetlands support “a natural ecosystem of plants and animals that are adapted to wet conditions” as required by the definition of wetlands in the Resource Management Act (RMA).