Tracy NealOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Nelson-Marlborough·NZ Herald·11 Jun, 2026 05:00 AM7 mins to read‌A pilot wrongly accused of drinking before boarding an aircraft had his privacy breached in the investigation that followed, the Human Rights Review Tribunal has found. Photo / 123rfA pilot has been awarded damages and the right to details he sought about an informant who accused him of drinking before boarding an aircraft.

The New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has been ordered to pay $19,000 in damages after it breached the pilot’s privacy during an investigation that