17 Jun 2011
ALP V TELEVISION NEW ZEALAND LIMITED HC AK CIV-2011-404-3586
- Citation
- openlaw-2d9c8f86_ac8d_4284_b2ea_b5adb71a27d0.pdf
- Court
- High Court
Application for an interim mandatory injunction was refused because there was no serious issue to be tried: the broadcaster's decision was based on relevant considerations (polling, representation, time constraints and editorial judgment), was not arbitrary or discriminatory on the facts, and intervention would unduly intrude on media editorial independence absent an exceptional and compelling case.