21 Oct 2020
FANG v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2020] NZHC 2761
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 2761
- Court
- High Court
The High Court found the offending was a relatively serious departure from the standard of care by a professional driver (speeding with a large bus and trailer carrying 22 passengers) rather than mere momentary inattention; although deportation was likely if conviction stood, that consequence was not out of all proportion to the gravity of the offending and thus a discharge without conviction was not warranted; the fresh affidavit concerning immigration consequences was admitted but did not change the outcome.