The inner workings of HDC - legal & evidential issues - Health and ...
The inner workings of HDC - legal & evidential issues - Health and ...
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Case B – Publicity<br />
• Dr B sought an order prohibiting publication <strong>of</strong> the<br />
anonymised opinion because some medical<br />
practitioners at least would identify Dr A.<br />
• ―Such is life in New Zeal<strong>and</strong>‖ <strong>and</strong> is not a reason<br />
to compromise the important educative function<br />
<strong>of</strong> those opinions.<br />
• Name suppression not granted – open justice –<br />
no special circumstances.<br />
• Stubbs v <strong>Health</strong> <strong>and</strong> Disability Commissioner<br />
Young J, High Court Wellington, CIV 2009-485-2146, 8 February 2010.
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