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  • 5 Oct 2021

    AFEAKI v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2021] NZHC 2644

    Citation
    [2021] NZHC 2644
    Court
    High Court

    Leave granted to adduce the Jensen Report but court held s 34 CPMIP Act order was not available because statutory preconditions and s 35 inquiries were not met and cannot be completed post-sentence; s 29 IDCCR Act is the appropriate pathway for a sentenced prisoner and the prison manager should be urged to initiate that process; the 21 month sentence was within the available range, not manifestly excessive, and the appeal is dismissed except that leave is granted to apply to commute the sentence to an electronically monitored sentence at a suitable rehabilitation facility and the Jensen Repor…