New Zealand Legislation: Acts

16 Restriction on giving victim's precise address in evidence or information provided to court

• (1) This section applies to information (the information) that identifies, or that may lead to the identification of, the address of the place where the victim lives (for example, his or her postal address, email address, fax number, or phone number).

  (2) The information may be given in evidence or in information provided to a court only with the leave of the judicial officer.

  (3) The judicial officer must not grant leave unless satisfied—

  • (a) that the information is directly relevant to the facts in issue in the proceedings; and

  • (b) that the evidential value of the information (if any) outweighs any prejudice to the victim's interests, or any harm to the victim, that is likely to be caused by the giving of the information.

  Compare: 1987 No 173 s 9