Australia, June 30 -- New South Wales Land and Environment Court issued text of the following judgement on May 29:
1. WARD P: I agree with Payne JA.
2. PAYNE JA: The appellant, Mr Golden, brought proceedings in the Common Law Division of the Supreme Court against the respondents, the former Prime Minister of Australia, Mr John Howard, and a current Minister, Mr Tony Burke, making various allegations about the administration of the Commercial Horse Assistance Payment Scheme ("CHAPS"). CHAPS was established by the Commonwealth Government in 2007 for the purposes of providing compensation to horse trainers and horse owners adversely affected by Equine influenza virus. CHAPS was introduced by the government led by Mr Howard, prior to the elec...