18 Jun 2021
R v TAMATI [2021] NZHC 1451
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 1451
- Court
- High Court
On the evidence the 2006 interview and report were given to assist the Parole Board and Corrections manage the sentence; Mr Tamati would have understood the purpose was parole/management not treatment or care, so he did not hold the belief required for privilege under Evidence Act 2006 s59 (or earlier s33); accordingly reports are not privileged and may be released to s88 assessors, the Crown and the Court subject to Corrections checking and redacting any genuinely privileged material.