RL v Police HC Palmerston North CRI-2011-454-18

[2011] NZHC 1822

ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF NAMES OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF APPELLANT.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND PALMERSTON NORTH REGISTRY

CRI-2011-454-18

RL

v

NEW ZEALAND POLICE

Hearing:         26 October 2011

Counsel:         A N Isac for Appellant

D Davies for Crown

Judgment:      26 October 2011

JUDGMENT OF WILLIAMS J

In accordance with r 11.5, I direct the Registrar to endorse this judgment with the delivery time of 2:30pm on the 26th October 2011.

RL V NEW ZEALAND POLICE HC PMN CRI-2011-454-18 26 October 2011

[1]      This is an appeal against a refusal in the District Court to grant name suppression.  Since the appeal was filed, counsel advises that an expert report is to hand detailing psychological risks to members of the appellant’s family if name suppression is lifted.  A further development is that other charges have been laid in the District Court.   On this basis the Crown no longer opposes the appeal or suppression.      That   subject   only   to   the   reservation   of   its   position   should circumstances change.

[2]      On  that  basis  (and  with  that  slight  limitation),  the  appeal  is  allowed accordingly.

Williams J