10 Jul 2020
F v R [2020] NZHC 1653
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 1653
- Court
- High Court
The Court found the threshold was met: publication posed a real and appreciable risk to the appellant's safety (high suicide risk) and would likely lead to identification of family members already under suppression, and publication would likely cause extreme hardship to the appellant's daughter. Balancing the public interest in open justice against the real risk of devastating harm to the innocent daughter and the existing suppression of the family, the balance clearly favoured suppression. The District Court erred in refusing permanent name suppression; appeal allowed and permanent name supp…