[ACT] RMA: Ridiculous Metaphysical Act -- Ken Shirley

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RMA: Ridiculous Metaphysical Act

Wednesday 28 Jul 2004
Ken Shirley
Press Releases -- Environment & Conservation
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The Thames poltergeist sham highlights the nonsense of allowing
spiritual and metaphysical considerations to creep into our laws and
judicial consideration, ACT New Zealand Environment and Conservation
Spokesman Ken Shirley said today.

"It is clear in the Thames case that the resource consent applicant
believes that elements from the local iwi are deliberating stirring up
the ghost story to maximise their leverage against his development
proposals.

"While we can scoff at the judiciary for entertaining such nonsense,
the real culprit is the legislators who insert such nonsense into our
laws.

"The ACT Party is campaigning to remove all metaphysical and spiritual
considerations from the Resource Management Act, which is supposed to
be focusing on the sustainable management of natural and physical
resources - not spiritual and metaphysical elements," Mr Shirley said.

ENDS

Ken Shirley MP
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Fax: 04 473 3532

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