12 May 2023
WINEERA v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2023] NZHC 1149
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 1149
- Court
- High Court
Section 52A must be interpreted in line with established authority requiring conviction of a prior offence before treating later offending as second or subsequent; because the three offences were committed before conviction of any prior s52A offence they each qualified as first offences under s52A(3) attracting mandatory six‑month disqualifications that cumulatively yield 18 months; the two‑year disqualification was therefore erroneous and was quashed and replaced with an 18‑month disqualification commencing 4 October 2019.