From New Zealand-The Anglican Church cannot legally demolish the earthquake-damaged Christ Church Cathedral, lawyers told the High Court today.
A last-ditch legal bid to save the crippled landmark building from demolition has been launched by the Great Christchurch Buildings Trust (GCBT).
The opponents to demolition are seeking a declaratory court judgment to determine whether the Anglican Diocese of Christchurch's decision to deconstruct breached a 2003 Act of Parliament designed to protect church buildings.
They believe the Church Properties Trust Act does not give the Anglican Church authority to destroy or deconstruct the cathedral, and the Church Property Trust (CPT), which owns the cathedral, is legally and morally obliged to save it.
Francis Cooke QC, counsel for GCBT, said CPT had the responsibility to "maintain and repair'' the 131-year-old historic building because it is a "public institution''.
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