4 Aug 2015
WRIGHT v DARVILL & ORS [2015] NZHC 1821
- Citation
- [2015] NZHC 1821
- Court
- High Court
The Court held the fourth defendant as pleaded (Her Majesty the Queen as a corporate US‑registered entity) was improperly joined and struck out; the Authority's s 32 secrecy and related immunity does not extend to documents it received before the plaintiff lodged his complaint, so limited discovery against the Authority (pre‑complaint documents) was ordered; general discovery against the Attorney‑General (police records concerning arrest/detention) was ordered because the police acted in their own right and are not entitled to claim Authority s 32 immunity for their investigatory file; applic…