Response (1):
Dates for the hearing of court cases are set by the judiciary. The department is finalizing its papers in this matter and hopes that a court date will be set for early 2017.
(2) Whether a risk assessment was done in relation to the specified court case with regard to the potential financial and human costs? NW2707E
Response (2): The merits of the case where looked into and the human and financial costs were taken into consideration by the before the matter was referred to Court.