27 Feb 2023
CHRISTISON v THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF ORANGA TAMARIKI [2023] NZHC 309
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 309
- Court
- High Court
Summary judgment was declined because the claimant sought recognition of a novel tort co-extensive with statutory privacy entitlements, which conflicts with binding authority rejecting such extensions; the pleaded facts did not involve publication required for the invasion tort; material issues of causation, remoteness and quantum were contested and unsuitable for summary disposal; and the Privacy Act provides an alternative remedial scheme (Tribunal) making the new tort inappropriate to recognize on summary judgment.