Former Queenstown property developer Basil Walker is
attempting to file an application in the High Court at
Dunedin for a judicial review related to the Otago Regional
Council's involvement with the Otago stadium project.
Mr Walker sent papers by email to the court, the regional
council, and the Otago Daily Times this week, but has
been advised by the court that he must provide physical
copies of the documents.
He expects to do so this week.
The papers suggest he is seeking an injunction to stop the
regional council providing funding for the stadium and that
it would be unlawful to do so until the council has completed
consultation on its long term council community plan.
Regional Council chairman Stephen Cairns said the council
would have to wait until the injunction was formally lodged
before it could take the matter any further.
In the meantime, the council was trying to understand Mr
Walker's injunction papers and was seeking legal advice.
While not able to speak for other councillors, he believed
they would find the action frustrating, especially given the
decision on Stop the Stadium's injunction.
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