Hiroa Mariu v Hutt Timber and Hardware Company Limited - [1950] NZLR 458

Evidence — Privilege — Factories — Inspector of Factories subpoenaed to give Evidence — Privilege claimed on Grounds of Statutory Prohibition and of Public Interest — Inspector not to be asked Questions in Exercise of His Functions — Claim of Privilege on Ground of Public Interest not made by Minister of Labour — Affidavit by Secretary of Labour claiming Such Privilege insufficient — Questioning of Inspector as Expert allowed if not infringing Statutory Prohibition against disclosing Information acquired in Exercise of His Functions — Factories Act, 1946, s 5 (3).