Is New Zealand’s COVID-19 lockdown lawful?
Our Faculty of Law academics have debated the legality of the COVID-19 restrictions, but have explained why it was right for Parliament to pass the COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 to patch what was an inadequate Health Act.
Check out Professor Geoff McLay and Associate Professor Dean Knight’s counter-argument to Professor Claudia Geiringer and Professor Andrew Geddis’ original article which discusses the legality of New Zealand’s COVID-19 lockdown.