The Proprietors of Maraeroa C v NZ Forest Products Ltd (2007) 121 Waikato MB 258 (121 W 258) [pdf, 4.1 MB]
...extension of the public policy exclusion. They suggest, for example, that the role of the Securities Commission in dealing with takeover issues and conflicts cannot be ousted by an arbitration provision, and similarly the enforcement role of the Human Rights Commission. Unfortunately, neither example assists in considering whether the jurisdiction of the Maori Land Court can be ousted by an arbitration provision and so I must consider the nature of the Court's functions. [57] I...