Finance Minister Colm Imbert says the State has again succeeded in defending the constitutionally of the T&T Revenue Authority.

This, after the Appeal Court today dismissed a challenge brought by Terrisa Dhoray, a customs officer and PSA member.

Ms Dhoray challenged the constitutional validity of the 2021 Revenue Act, arguing that certain sections were unconstitutional and interfered with the terms and conditions of employment workers at the Customs & Excise and Inland Revenue divisions.

Delivering the decision was Justice of Appeal Mira Dean-Armorer, who said “We have found that the Act was not in breach of the Constitution. We have found that the Appellant has not succeeded in displacing the presumption of constitutionality of the Act. The Act being valid and constitutional, cannot be a basis for a finding of a breach of section 4(b). We therefore find that the Appellant has failed to establish the she suffered a breach of her right at section 4(b).”