23 Jun 2016
LI v COMMISSIONER OF POLICE [2016] NZHC 1383
- Citation
- [2016] NZHC 1383
- Court
- High Court
In civil proceedings under the Evidence Act a witness who requires communication assistance is entitled to that assistance; where an applicant requires an interpreter to give evidence and will not pay, the Crown must provide and meet the costs in the first instance when it has sought to cross-examine the applicant's affidavit, subject to the trial Judge's assessment under s81 and any subsequent costs order allocating the expense.