22 Feb 2017
R v Borlase and Noone [2017] NZHC 236
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 236
- Court
- High Court
Court found payments and benefits were not genuine consultancy fees but were provided with intent to influence officials; absence of proof of specific improper acts did not preclude liability; sentencing balanced aggravating factors (scale of payments, seven-year duration, serious breach of trust, public harm) against limited mitigation (good character, partial remorse by Noone), fixed starting points (Borlase total starting point 5 years 9 months reduced to end sentence 5 years 6 months; Noone starting 5 years 6 months reduced to end sentence 5 years) and ordered concurrent sentences.