The terrorist who carried out the Christchurch mosque shootings changed his plea to guilty, before later being sentenced to life in prison without parole.
The Christchurch mosque shooter's requested judicial review will not go ahead today.
Brenton Tarrant had sought a judicial review, which Justice Geoffrey Venning was prepared to hear in the High Court at Auckland this morning.
But Tarrant, who was representing himself, did not attend.
Tarrant had raised two potential issues- his listing as a terrorist entity, and access to news and mail.
Justice Venning said those issues could form the basis of applications for a judicial review, but would have to be dealt with formally, so the Crown could respond to claims.
Today's hearing was intended to confirm if Tarrant wanted to pursue his grievances, or seek legal assistance.
"After the conference had been arranged, Mr Tarrant advised the prison authorities this morning that he had a complaint about a lack of access to documents and wanted the conference postponed," Justice Venning said.
The hearing is technically a civil proceeding, so Tarrant can't be compelled to attend.
And he said he'd felt ostracised and wanted to damage society. But he accepted he had carried out a terror attack.
According to the Ministry of Justice, about 180 judicial reviews are heard every year and only a person affected by a decision can apply for a judicial review.
