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High Court Wellington
CIV-2019-485-527
8, 9 July 2020; 26 February 2021
Grice J
CIV-2019-485-527
8, 9 July 2020; 26 February 2021
Grice J
Parliamentary privilege — “Incidental to” — Communications between Ombudsman and Speaker about proposed law change — Not privileged — Parliamentary Privilege Act 2014.
Judicial review — Duty of candour — Ombudsman obliged to better explain reasons.
Judicial review — Standard of review — Matter of construction of the statute — No variable intensity — Whether decision unreasonable dependent on facts of the case.
Judicial review — Predetermination or predisposition — Totality of the evidence going beyond predisposition.