Ryan v Health and Disability Commissioner - [2023] 1 NZLR 77

Agency — Liability of principal — Whether statutory description as “agent” imported meaning at common law — Whether necessary that principal had authorised wrongful act — Whether necessary that agent had power to bind principal — Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 s 72(3).

Health and disability — Liability of employing authority — Whether statutory description as “agent” imported meaning at common law — Whether necessary that employing authority had authorised breach of Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights — Observation as to meaning of “member” — Health and Disability Commissioner Act 1994 s 72(3) and (4).