In the High Court, Clark J reasoned in June 2017 that shark diving was not an offence under the Wildlife Act, finding therein that the director-general did not have the jurisdiction to control it, but this wasn't the end of the matter. The Court of Appeal reversed the High Court's decision in September 2018. They deemed shark cage diving to be an offence under the Wildlife Act and also stated that the director-general had no power under the act to authorise the activity. In a further twist, the Bluff company Shark Experience successfully appealed the decision in the Supreme Court late last year. 