Director of Human Rights Proceedings v Attorney-General [2020] NZHRRT 45 [pdf, 626 KB]
...[22] An appeal was lodged, and the matter was decided by the High Court in May 2006. Justice Harrison allowed the interim name suppression to continue. In allowing Mr Smith’s appeal Harrison J relied on s 139 of the Criminal Justice Act 1985. Section 139 prohibits publishing any report or account with the name of any person upon or with whom certain sexual crimes are alleged to have been committed or any report or account with any name or particulars likely to lead to the identificati...