“Seal of Confession: A Strict Obligation for Priests.”

A leading canon lawyer has warned that it is only a matter of time before New Zealand’s legal protection of priest-penitent privilege comes under strong challenge.
Good Shepherd College principal Msgr Brendan Daly issued this warning at the launch of his book Canon Law In Action at the St Columba Centre in Ponsonby on February 15.

http://www.nzcatholic.org.nz/2015/03/09/threat-fo recast-for-confession/