Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries v National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

26th August 2016

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries v National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

The applicant, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Minister), brings urgent proceedings requesting a third extension of a suspended order of invalidity made by this Court on 11 July 2013. The current application was lodged on 4 August 2016. The suspension of the order of invalidity lapses on Saturday, 27 August 2016. The Minister urges the Court to further extend the suspension for six months or for a longer period this Court considers reasonable. As was the case in NSPCA III, the respondent, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (NSPCA), has neither opposed nor responded to the application.