Wright v Attorney-General (sued in respect of the New Zealand Police) - [2021] 2 NZLR 201

Practice and procedure — Interrogatories — Facts not evidence — Not hypothetical — Not “please explain” — Must be relevant — Not rule on merits unless no hope of succeeding — Answer can refer to pleading — Not if question facts outside pleading.

Practice and procedure — Interrogatories — Who may answer — Police solicitor may answer — Deponent duty to make inquiries — Must set out in answer.

Human Rights — Liability — Health Board part of executive branch — Liable for its breaches — Ministry of Health not liable for breaches by Health Board — Separate entity — No obligation to oversee crown entities — No breaches for which it is responsible — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act s 3.