H (SC 52/2018) v Refugee and Protection Officer

[2018] NZSC 79

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND

I TE KŌTI MANA NUI

 SC 52/2018
 [2018] NZSC 79

BETWEEN	H (SC 52/2018) Applicant
AND	REFUGEE AND PROTECTION OFFICER Respondent

Court:	Glazebrook, O’Regan and Ellen France JJ
Counsel:	F M Joychild QC and D Mansouri-Rad for Applicant I C Carter and J A Cassie for Respondent
Judgment:	24 August 2018

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

AThe application for leave to appeal is granted (H (CA580/2017) v Refugee and Protection Officer [2018] NZCA 188).

BThe approved question is whether the Court of Appeal was right to dismiss the appeal.

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Solicitors:
Mansouri Law, Auckland for Applicant
Crown Law Office, Wellington for Respondent