New Zealand Geographic Board (Ngā Pou Taunaha o Aotearoa) Act 2008

Miscellaneous provisions - Use of official geographic names

33: Injunction may be granted by Court

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"The Court can stop people using geographic names incorrectly"

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You can go to the High Court if someone is using an official geographic name incorrectly in a document. The Court can stop them from doing this if it thinks it is necessary. The Court can also change or cancel its decision later. You can ask the Court for a temporary stop, called an interim injunction, without promising to pay damages. The Court will not think about the fact that you do not have to promise to pay damages when making its decision. The Court's decision is based on the rules in section 32. The High Court has the power to make these decisions to help the Board manage official geographic names. The Court can make decisions to prevent incorrect use of names. This helps keep official documents accurate.

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Part 3Miscellaneous provisions
Use of official geographic names

33Injunction may be granted by Court

  1. The High Court may, on the application of the Board, grant an injunction to prevent a person from publishing a name in an official document in breach of section 32.

  2. The High Court may rescind or vary an injunction granted under this section.

  3. If the Board applies to the High Court for the grant of an interim injunction, the Court must not,—

  4. as a condition of granting an interim injunction, require the Board to give an undertaking as to damages; or
    1. take into account the fact that the Board is not required to give an undertaking as to damages.