30 Aug 2018
OPAI v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF NEW ZEALAND [2018] NZHC 2267
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 2267
- Court
- High Court
All five causes were dismissed because the impugned communications arose in an employment context where qualified privilege applied (managerial reports, review papers, 258 report, staff meetings, diary notes); the plaintiff failed to prove publication by the defendant for several items, failed to prove the requisite harm or rebut privilege by showing ill‑will or improper advantage, and several claims were time‑barred under the Limitation Act 2010. No defamation liability was established and defendant entitled to costs.