Quick reckons. This is an important but pretty narrow ruling because (a) it related to the special threshold for vax mandates applicable to the Police and Defence Force (ie "continuity of service" etc); and /1

rnz.co.nz/news/national/…
(b) because of some messiness, the govt didn't marshal the evidence the judge expected to demonstrably prove that threshold was met - esp given the indirect limitation on folks' rights. /2
Importantly, the case wasn't about vax mandates more generally and whether they were demonstrably effective in the fight against Covid-19 - ie, this wasn't a case where public health evidence and related human rights calculus. /3
Rather it's about whether govt had adequately proven logistical disruption would be avoided if a vax mandate was deployed in defence and policing sectors. Effectively, the court said, on this point (before min and ct), the evidence was sketchy at best. /4
PS E&OE.
PPS Here is the conclusion from the same judge in a an earlier workplace vax mandate challenge (in Nov 2021), where he ruled in that context that particular vax mandate was Bill of Rights-consistent.
Four Aviation Security Service Employees v Min of C19 Response [2021] NZHC 3012
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Feb 23
A fun and rich day at the NZ Centre for Public Law at @VicUniWgtn, with our regular (but today virtual) Govt Law - Year in Review symposium. Over 250 folk joining to chew the fat about developments over past year (incl goings-on around our own places as we speak!) #NZCPLgovtlaw
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Rather than the government being blasé about human rights and there being an absence of debate etc, the justification calculus has been at the forefront of government decision-making - as section 5 of the Bill of Rights Act demands.
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I managed to dip into the (virtual) hearing of this appeal in the Supremes yesterday. A couple of trainspotter tid-bits.

Moncrief-Spittle v Regional Facilities Auckland Ltd

courtsofnz.govt.nz/assets/cases/C…
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I have been granted permission to trainspot and tweet (subject to a 10min delay on reports and reckons). 🤓
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COVID-19 Response (Vaccinations) Legislation Bill now available.

legislation.govt.nz/bill/governmen…
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I’m in the virtual gallery today, watching this judicial review challenge to the vaccination order for border workers.

Please note the applicant’s identity is suppressed (but not details of their former occupation and employer).

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