25777 (2026). Rt Hon Chris Hipkins to the Prime Minister

Written Question

Published date: 18 Jun 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	25777 (2026)
Question asked:	03 Jun 2026
Member asking:	Rt Hon Chris Hipkins
Portfolio:	Prime Minister
Minister replying:	Rt Hon Christopher Luxon
Answer received:	14 Jun 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_25777_2026
Document guid:	60b107dc-874a-4b93-b498-75df039c22b3

25777 (2026). Rt Hon Chris Hipkins to the Prime Minister: Does his statement of 2 June 2026 regarding the Smith v Fonterra case that “The judgement was, I think came out 7th of February 2024. As I said, within a month we had advice from the Attorney-General back to senior ministers around an approach which we ultimately ended up implementing anyway” refer to advice produced by the then Attorney-General, or to advice produced by the Solicitor-General?

Rt Hon Christopher Luxon: The then Attorney-General formed and communicated her position to senior Ministers in a letter dated 6 March 2024. This is the advice to which the statement refers