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ASSOCIA SOCIATE PROFESSOR SSOR DONNA BUCKI KINGHA HAM, , Direct ector, or, NZLII II Law via the Internet net, , Ho Hong Ko Kong, 2011 Shrek the Sheep 1994 6 June 2011 RIP Publicity is the very soul of justice. It keeps the


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ASSOCIA SOCIATE PROFESSOR SSOR DONNA BUCKI KINGHA HAM, , Direct ector,

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II Law via the Internet net, , Ho Hong Ko Kong, 2011

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Shrek the Sheep – 1994 – 6 June 2011 RIP

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Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832)

Publicity is the very soul of justice. It keeps the judge himself, while trying, under trial.

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Judges speak and act on behalf of the community The public give confidence in return

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 Closed hearings  Suppression of identifying details  Suppression of the court judgment  Controlling access to court files

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Cameron Slater – “Whale Oil” blogger

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If victims can‘t trust the Ministry of Justice to protect their anonymity, particularly in cases where suppression orders have been granted, then how can they reasonably expect the media

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individual to adhere to stipulations of suppression orders?

Carmel Sepuloni Opposition MP, March 2011.

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Criminal Procedure (Reform and Modernisation) Bill

  • raises threshold for suppression orders
  • making specific provision for internet providers

(limited safe harbour exception)

  • lowering threshold of liability for breaches

Simon Power Minister of Justice

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The rock and the hard place

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 Lobby the government to publish authentic,

authorised and properly compliant decisions

 No publishing without supplier redacting  Lobby for a national suppression register  Minimise the risk internally

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Certified to be the Research Copy released for publication. A M Clayton Member

“A M Clayton” A M Clayton Member

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The great strength of our society is that it is built on the competing voices of free speech. Justice to be truly open must join its voice to the chorus; and must ensure that inaccurate or misleading reporting cannot gain traction.

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