Beattie v Official Assignee [2021] NZHRRT 21 [pdf, 280 KB]
...a proceeding is a derogation from the principle that the parties have a right to be present throughout the hearing, the open evidence and submissions must contain as much as can be said in support of the withholding ground without compromising the claim that the information was lawfully withheld from the requester. Expressed another way, the closed evidence and submissions must be strictly confined to that which is necessary for the agency to justify the withholding decision under ss 27 a...