Central Standards Committee 3 v Mr P [2025] NZLCDT 37 (1 August 2025) [pdf, 136 KB]
...parental animosity, which would heighten the need for greater triangulation of evidence. (d) There was reliable third party evidence of serious life risking conduct (choking) by the father towards the child and risk of contact occurring while investigations were incomplete. This required an urgent response. (e) Despite the urgency, a thorough and frank affidavit was prepared containing personal information about the deponent that she would have found to be intrusive and as if...