New Zealand Legislation: Acts

14 Absolute privilege in relation to judicial proceedings and other legal matters

• (1) Subject to any provision to the contrary in any other enactment, in any proceedings before—

  • (a) A tribunal or authority that is established by or pursuant to any enactment and that has power to compel the attendance of witnesses; or

  • (b) A tribunal or authority that has a duty to act judicially,—

  anything said, written, or done in those proceedings by a member of the tribunal or authority, or by a party, representative, or witness, is protected by absolute privilege.

  (2) A communication between any person (in this subsection referred to as the client) and a barrister or a solicitor for the purpose of enabling the client to seek or obtain legal advice, and a communication between that solicitor and any barrister for the purpose of enabling legal advice to be provided to the client, are protected by absolute privilege.