TXY v Police [2025] NZHRRT 31 [pdf, 358 KB]
...of law. … [10] Under the Evidence Act 2006, relevance is the fundamental principle that guides admissibility. All relevant evidence is admissible while irrelevant evidence is not.6 Even if evidence is admissible, it must be excluded if its probative value is outweighed by the risk that the evidence will have an unfairly prejudicial effect on the hearing or will needlessly prolong it.7 [11] Section 106 of the HRA permits the Tribunal to depart from these principles, but onl...