Pese v R

ORDER PROHIBITING PUBLICATION OF THE JUDGMENT AND ANY PART OF THE PROCEEDINGS (INCLUDING THE RESULT) IN NEWS MEDIA OR ON THE INTERNET OR OTHER PUBLICLY AVAILABLE DATABASE UNTIL FINAL DISPOSITION OF TRIAL. PUBLICATION IN LAW REPORT OR LAW DIGEST PERMITTED.

NOTE: PUBLICATION OF NAME, ADDRESS, OCCUPATION OR IDENTIFYING PARTICULARS OF COMPLAINANT PROHIBITED BY SS 203 AND 204 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT 2011.

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW ZEALAND

SC 50/2017
[2017] NZSC 77

BETWEEN	P Applicant
AND	THE QUEEN Respondent

Court:	Elias CJ, William Young and Ellen France JJ
Counsel:
Judgment:	24 May 2017

JUDGMENT OF THE COURT

Details suppressed until final disposition of trial.

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REASONS

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In the Supreme Court of New Zealand, the case of Pese v R was brought before the court by the applicant, Pese, against the respondent, the Queen. The nature of the dispute in this case is not explicitly detailed in the available information, but it is clear that the case involves legal proceedings under the Criminal Procedure Act 2011. The court's decision in this matter was handed down on May 24, 2017, by Chief Justice Elias, along with Justices William Young and Ellen France.

The legal issues that the court was required to decide pertain to the constraints placed on the publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings in this case. The court was tasked with balancing the public's right to know with the need to protect the privacy and identity of the complainant, in accordance with sections 203 and 204 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011. The court had to determine the scope and limitations of the prohibition on publication, ensuring that the proceedings and the judgment could be reported in law reports or digests while preventing any public disclosure that might compromise the complainant's privacy.

The court's reasoning, as outlined in the judgment, focused on the careful interpretation of the relevant sections of the Act. The justices considered the principles of open justice and the protection of personal information. The outcome of the court's decision was to grant an order prohibiting the publication of the judgment and any part of the proceedings, including the result, in news media, on the internet, or any other publicly available database until the final disposition of the trial. However, the court permitted publication in law reports or law digests, which allows for the dissemination of legal principles and precedents while maintaining the anonymity of the complainant.

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