Comment by c0brac0bra
3 months ago
If the Te Awa Tupua is a legal person, and it floods its banks and destroys my home, can I sue it and be made whole?
It seems like they've afforded a river all the rights and privileges of a person with none of the responsibilities, duties, or obligations.
That’s the magic of parliamentary sovereignty right there
They included liabilities. they even recommending the river to register as charitable entity for tax purposes.
The liabilities they listed were in terms of land ownership and allotments. I did not see anything related to acts of God or natural disasters.
Surely it's not rivers fault a bunch of rain water makes it bloated. river and you should sue the clouds:)