Judicial Review and Constitutional Balance

Public address by the Rt Hon Dame Sian Elias, Chief Justice of New Zealand

New Zealand Centre for Public Law

When: 28 February 2019, 5:45pm–7:45pm
Location: Victoria University of Wellington, Pipitea Campus, Wellington
CPD compatible: 1 hour

Dame Sian Elias served as Chief Justice for nearly 20 years and presided in the Supreme Court after it was established in 2004. Her term ended in March 2019.

In this address, she offered some reflections about judicial review and its role in maintaining constitutional balance.

• View a video of this event

Peter McKenzie is studying toward a conjoint LLB/BA degree at Victoria University of Wellington.

• See his discussion of the Rt Hon Dame Sian Elias’s recent talk.