Kathryn Anne Harlen v Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development - SC 12/2017

Summary

Civil Appeal – Social Security Act 1964, s 86 – Whether the High Court erred in its view of the Chief Executive’s discretion to decline to recover benefit overpayments.

Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
12 June 2017

Related Documents

High Court decision — Harlen v Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development [2016] NZHC 1954

Leave judgment - leave dismissed — KATHRYN ANNE HARLEN v THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE MINISTRY OF SOCIALDEVELOPMENT [2017] NZSC 87 12 June 2017 (PDF 74 KB)

Additional Information

Judgment appealed from

Harlen v Chief Executive of the Ministry of Social Development [2016] NZCA 648