4 Jul 2018
AA & OR v FAMILY COURT AT AUCKLAND & OR [2018] NZHC 1638
- Citation
- (2018) 31 FRNZ 729
- Court
- High Court
The direction for a s133 psychological report was set aside because a fair-minded observer would conclude the Judge had effectively pre-determined the issue (including preparing the brief in advance) and the Judge failed to consider mandatory statutory requirements in s133(6) and s133(7) by not obtaining or considering available material from the children's paediatrician and the children's views before ordering the report, so the statutory threshold was not met.