Television New Zealand Ltd v R - [1996] 3 NZLR 393

Criminal practice and procedure — Evidence — Public disclosure — Inadmissible hearsay evidence — Trial Judge suppressing name of proposed witness and substance of evidence — Whether the public interest in disclosure outweighed individual rights to respect for personal dignity and privacy — Principles to be applied consistent with international obligations — International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, arts 14 and 19 — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, ss 5, 14 and 25(a) — Criminal Justice Act 1985, s 138 — Victims of Offences Act 1987, s 3 — Official Information Act 1982.