5 Mar 2007
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE V DISTRICT COURT AT MANUKAU HC AK CIV 2006-404-3305
- Citation
- openlaw-4535d042_68cd_4e97_8a25_1beafc57341a.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The District Court's oral order was invalid for breach of natural justice because the Crown was not afforded an opportunity to be heard; substantively, s42(1)(b) of the Privacy Act requires that a "copy" be provided in a form that is accessible and useable by the particular defendant, which in many cases will require paper copies; the s42(2)(a) exception for "impair efficient administration" can justify electronic-only disclosure but the Crown must justify that exception through reasons and, if contested, by applying to the court with evidence; electronic delivery is not automatically suffici…