17 Mar 2023
R v D CRI-2019-042-450 [2023] NZHC 438
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 438
- Court
- High Court
The Court granted access to the entire High Court file because the applicant demonstrated a legitimate and valuable research purpose with robust safeguards (ethics approval, de‑identification, controlled access), the statutory scheme permits judge‑approved access to r 8(4) documents, and the balance of open justice against privacy favored allowing access subject to conditions; notice to parties was dispensed with as impractical in the circumstances.