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Fleming v Attorney-General - [2025] NZSC 188

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    SC 42/2024 Christine Fleming v Attorney-General and Justin James Coote, and SC 44/2024 Peter Humphreys v Attorney-General

    Hearing | 30 April 2025

    Timestamps day 2:
    Continuation of First Respondent’s submissions: 0:00:50
    SC 44/2024 Appellant’s submissions: 1:13:50
    Second respondents’ submissions: 2:37:45
    First Respondent’s submissions: 3:03:40
    SC 44/2024 Appellant’s reply submissions: 4:09:40
    SC 42/2024 Appellant’s reply submissions: 4:20:10

  • SC 42/2024 Christine Fleming v Attorney-General and Justin James Coote, and SC 44/2024 Peter Humphreys v Attorney-General (Recorded, 29 April 2025)

Date of Judgment

09 December 2025

Media releases

  • MR [2025] NZSC 188 (PDF 357 KB)

Decision

Fleming v Attorney-General (PDF 571 KB)

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