CARROLL v Coroners Court at Auckland (2013 NZHC 906) [pdf, 304 KB]
...extent that the requirements of the common law are inconsistent with the provisions of the Act. They are therefore to be construed as stipulating the applicants’ minimum rights, not the full extent of them. As Joseph says: 10 Statutory protections are minima not maxima, and the courts will supplement the procedures by reference to common law standards of fairness. For supplementation, it must be shown that the statutory procedures are insufficient to do justice and that com...