1 Feb 2022
Petley v Petley Application to Access Court files [2022] NZHC 66
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 66
- Court
- High Court
The Court granted access because the file is 94 years old, the parties are deceased, and the effluxion of time significantly reduced any privacy or confidentiality interests such that the principles of open justice and the applicant’s freedom to seek information outweigh the rule 7 restriction, establishing a good reason under the Rules to allow access.