21 Jul 2022
R v X [2022] NZHC 1752
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 1752
- Court
- High Court
The Court held that s205 applies to evidence adduced at pre-trial hearings, but the Crown failed to show publication of the redacted passages concerning CIPEM would be likely to prejudice the maintenance of the law; the asserted prejudices were speculative, much of the technique is publicly accessible, and the public interest in disclosure and scrutiny outweighed confidentiality; accordingly the redactions and suppression orders were quashed and the judgment to be reissued unless stayed on appeal.