Prevents an inward-looking view of the law that would create insularity rather than diversity. It also gives New Zealand common law a sense of uniqueness that takes into account New Zealand culture. Hosking v Runting is an example where Gault J upheld a tort of privacy, citing that it will "allow the law to develop with a direct focus on the legitimate protection of privacy". # By considering how other jurisdictions handle privacy, it is possible to reach a better consensus on the issue at hand