30 Oct 2020
BEER v A PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT COMMITTEE [2020] NZHC 2828
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 2828
- Court
- High Court
The High Court dismissed the appeal: the Tribunal did not err in law or fact. On rehearing the Court reached the same conclusion that the public interest in transparency and accountability, especially where professional misconduct was proved, outweighed the appellant's private interests (daughter and father health risks and alleged harm to practice); the Tribunal's broad assessment fixing reasonable PCC costs at NZD 90,000 and ordering the appellant to pay 50% was within its evaluative discretion and properly accounted for relevant factors; and the confidentiality order over detailed hours an…