24 Aug 2012
C V HOLLAND HC CHCH CIV 2011-409-002118
- Citation
- openlaw-21926b7d_7d17_4774_a8a1_d896289c7dee.pdf
- Court
- High Court
The Court recognises a civil tort of intrusion upon seclusion in New Zealand law. To succeed a plaintiff must prove an intentional and unauthorised intrusion into seclusion (intimate personal activity, space or affairs), infringement of a reasonable expectation of privacy and that the intrusion is highly offensive to a reasonable person. Applying those elements, the defendant unlawfully videoed the plaintiff showering and is liable; damages are to be assessed and identifying particulars of the plaintiff are suppressed.