| Restrictions | OK |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Employment Relations Authority - Christchurch |
| Reference No | CA 53/03 |
| Determination date | 13 May 2003 |
| Member | H Doyle |
| Representation | AW Robinson ; P Gunn, C Inglis |
| Location | Christchurch |
| Parties | Thomas & Anor v Commissioner of the New Zealand Police |
| Other Parties | Andrew |
| Summary | PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - Application for disclosure of Police Complaints Authority documents - Preliminary matter - Whether Police Complaints Authority Act 1988 prevented disclosure - Authority had sufficient information to determine matter - Would not have been appropriate to have ordered production of documents to consider before determining matter - Section 25(4) Police Complaints Authority Act 1988 prevented disclosure of certain documents |
| Result | Application dismissed ; No order for costs |
| Statutes | Ombudsmen Act 1975 s19(6);Police Complaints Authority Act 1988 s12;Police Complaints Authority Act 1988 s15;Police Complaints Authority Act 1988 s17(1);Police Complaints Authority Act 1988 s17(1)(b);Police Complaints Authority Act 1988 s25(4);Police Complaints Authority Act 1988 s32 |
| Cases Cited | Campbell v Attorney General unreported, Paterson J, 13 June 1997, HC Gisborne, CP 2/96;Paice v Attorney-General [1986] 2 NZLR 257 |
| Number of Pages | 5 |
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