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c0brac0bra | 3 months ago

If the Te Awa Tupua is a legal person, and it floods its banks and destroys my home, can I sue it and be made whole?

It seems like they've afforded a river all the rights and privileges of a person with none of the responsibilities, duties, or obligations.

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petesergeant|3 months ago

That’s the magic of parliamentary sovereignty right there

throwaway290|3 months ago

They included liabilities. they even recommending the river to register as charitable entity for tax purposes.

c0brac0bra|3 months ago

The liabilities they listed were in terms of land ownership and allotments. I did not see anything related to acts of God or natural disasters.