sec.59Legal proceedings

### sec.59 Legal proceedings Subsection (2) applies if a person may seek any relief or remedy in relation to an act or decision of a public entity on the ground that the act or decision was, other than because of section 58 , unlawful. The person may seek the relief or remedy mentioned in subsection (1) on the ground of unlawfulness arising under section 58 , even if the person may not be successful in obtaining the relief or remedy on the ground mentioned in subsection (1) . However, the person is not entitled to be awarded damages on the ground of unlawfulness arising under section 58 . This section does not affect a right a person has, other than under this Act, to seek any relief or remedy in relation to an act or decision of a public entity, including— a right to seek judicial review under the Judicial Review Act 1991 or the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 ; and a right to seek a declaration of unlawfulness and associated relief including an injunction, a stay of proceedings or an exclusion of evidence. A person may seek relief or remedy on a ground of unlawfulness arising under section 58 only under this section. Nothing in this section affects a right a person may have to damages apart from the operation of this section. (sec.59-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if a person may seek any relief or remedy in relation to an act or decision of a public entity on the ground that the act or decision was, other than because of section 58 , unlawful. (sec.59-ssec.2) The person may seek the relief or remedy mentioned in subsection (1) on the ground of unlawfulness arising under section 58 , even if the person may not be successful in obtaining the relief or remedy on the ground mentioned in subsection (1) . (sec.59-ssec.3) However, the person is not entitled to be awarded damages on the ground of unlawfulness arising under section 58 . (sec.59-ssec.4) This section does not affect a right a person has, other than under this Act, to seek any relief or remedy in relation to an act or decision of a public entity, including— a right to seek judicial review under the Judicial Review Act 1991 or the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 ; and a right to seek a declaration of unlawfulness and associated relief including an injunction, a stay of proceedings or an exclusion of evidence. (sec.59-ssec.5) A person may seek relief or remedy on a ground of unlawfulness arising under section 58 only under this section. (sec.59-ssec.6) Nothing in this section affects a right a person may have to damages apart from the operation of this section. - (a) a right to seek judicial review under the Judicial Review Act 1991 or the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999 ; and - (b) a right to seek a declaration of unlawfulness and associated relief including an injunction, a stay of proceedings or an exclusion of evidence.