Comments on: Show us your legal advice!

By: fastbike

fastbike — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:29:59 +0000

Why does the government not issue a travel advisory warning NZers to avoid travelling to Zim until the situation improves.
Then NZC has an out.

By: frog

frog — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:35:51 +0000

Well, I disagree with your point number one. I think there *are* other things the Government could do. Watch this space.

The Indian Govt has shown (with respect to Pakistan) that revoking of passports is not required to invoke the force majeure clause; just a foreign policy position is. Furthermore, the ICC has explicitly stated that it recognises the right of governments to impose sporting sanctions, at no financial penalty to cricket boards.

By: Edge

Edge — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 00:26:37 +0000

Frog,

A quote from the the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 (which I thought you were fans of):

“18.Freedom of movement—
(1)Everyone lawfully in New Zealand has the right to freedom of movement and residence in New Zealand.
(2)Every New Zealand citizen has the right to enter New Zealand.
(3)Everyone has the right to leave New Zealand.
(4)No one who is not a New Zealand citizen and who is lawfully in New Zealand shall be required to leave New Zealand except under a decision taken on grounds prescribed by law.”

1. Given the only thing the Government can do is, basically, to withdraw the players’ passports (which would be illegal), then the decision is up to NZC.

2. Since the goverment won’t have done anything to stop them (because it can’t - remember the Cavaliers) the force majeuere clause won’t apply.

By: peterquixote

peterquixote — Mon, 27 Jun 2005 23:41:07 +0000

fwog in some ways i agwee with you but in the end the peoples must go to these places to report back what they sees if you believe goff coff you believe anything