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Phillip John Smith v Attorney General - SC 17/2018

Summary

Civil Appeal – Whether the Court of Appeal erred in finding that wearing a hairpiece does not constitute expression and therefore is not protected under s 14 of the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990.

Result

The application for leave to appeal is dismissed.
7 May 2018

Related Documents

High Court decision — SMITH v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2017] NZHC 463 [16 March 2017]

Court of Appeal decision — THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL v SMITH [2018] NZCA 24 [1 March 2018]

Leave judgment - leave dismissed — PHILLIP JOHN SMITH v ATTORNEY-GENERAL [2018] NZSC 40 [7 May 2018] (PDF 201 KB)