27 Jul 2020
R v MATAMATA [2020] NZHC 1829
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 1829
- Court
- High Court
Judge set a global starting point of 12 years 6 months then applied a 6 month uplift for previous convictions and a two year discount to reflect a consent instrument forfeiture of $215,000; declined any discount for cultural factors because offending exploited matai status and victims' trust; resulting effective sentence was 11 years' imprisonment to be served concurrently on all counts, no minimum period of imprisonment was imposed, and reparation of $183,000 was ordered to be paid from the forfeited sum with specified apportionment to 13 victims.