2 Aug 2021
PETERS v ATTORNEY-GENERAL SUED ON BEHALF OF MINISTRY OF SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT [2021] NZCA 355
- Citation
- [2021] 3 NZLR 191
- Court
- Court of Appeal
Media disclosure of the NZS overpayment was a serious invasion of privacy, but the chief executives' confidential briefings to their Ministers and to the State Services Commissioner were made in good faith for legitimate stewardship and accountability purposes and are not matters the privacy tort regulates; claims against the chief executives were also barred by statutory immunity under s86 of the State Sector Act; MSD was not shown on the evidence to have been the source of the media leak and res ipsa loquitur did not warrant inferring MSD liability.