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The Court of Appeal has ordered an interim stay pending appeal against a decision reached in the lower court, involving Pasifika Enterprises.

Pasifika Enterprises’ has challenged LTA’s right to issue infringement notices for vehicle overloading.

LTA chief executive Samuel Simpson says the decision by the court is an important one and LTA looks forward to when the matter will be fully dealt with.

It is claimed that LTA had breached the constitutional rights of citizens, however, Simpson says LTA has a responsibility to protect the national highway infrastructure – that’s inscribed in law.

Simpson says they have the task of preventing the overloading of trucks.