17 Feb 2023
JM v HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW TRIBUNAL [2023] NZHC 228
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 228
- Court
- High Court
The Tribunal did not err in law or apply the legal test improperly. There is a statutory right of appeal under HRA s123(2)(e) against a Tribunal's final determination including refusal of permanent name suppression. The High Court would not admit the additional affidavits as they were not fresh or cogent and were irrelevant to the legal issues. The applicant failed to meet the high threshold required to depart from open justice because he did not demonstrate specific adverse consequences that could reasonably be expected to occur; accordingly judicial review is dismissed and the Tribunal's de…