R (SC 64/2022) v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2023] NZSC 31

R (SC 64/2022) v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2023] NZSC 31

The Court granted leave to appeal and framed the dispositive legal question: courts must consider NZBORA when exercising discretion to renew an Extended Supervision Order for a person subject to a Compulsory Care Order, and the proper approach to that interplay is a matter for full appeal.

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Citation
[2023] NZSC 31
Parties
Applicant: R (SC 64/2022); Respondent: Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections
Court
Supreme Court
Jurisdiction
New Zealand
Judgment Date
11 April 2023
Procedural Posture
Appeal / Leave Granted
Outcome
Leave to appeal granted and question for full appeal approved
Legal Topics
Extended Supervision Order, Compulsory Care Order, New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, Renewal Discretion
Criminal Law Parole Law Compulsory Care Human Rights Administrative Law Extended Supervision Order Compulsory Care Order New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 +1 more

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Parties

R (SC 64/2022)

Applicant

Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Appeal / Leave Granted

  1. 1 How does the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 affect the exercise of the court's discretion to renew an Extended Supervision Order when the individual concerned is also subject to a Compulsory Care Order?

Ratio Decidendi

The Court granted leave to appeal and framed the dispositive legal question: courts must consider NZBORA when exercising discretion to renew an Extended Supervision Order for a person subject to a Compulsory Care Order, and the proper approach to that interplay is a matter for full appeal.

Court Disposition

Leave to appeal granted and question for full appeal approved

Orders

  • Leave to appeal is granted (R (CA586/2021) v Chief Executive of the Department of Corrections [2022] NZCA 225).
  • The approved question is how does the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 affect the exercise of the court's discretion to renew an Extended Supervision Order when the individual concerned is also subject to a Compulsory Care Order?