[2017] NZEmpC 39 ALA v ITE [pdf, 317 KB]
...is one that must be approached in a careful and principled fashion; and the relevant principles must be considered on a case by case basis. [61] I begin my consideration of this issue by describing those principles. [62] With regard to the protection of confidential information, the correct approach as to how public interest factors should be assessed was confirmed in the speech of Lord Goff in Attorney-General v Guardian Newspapers Ltd (No 2): 23 … [A]lthough the basis of...