25 Oct 2023
SULUSI v R [2023] NZCA 513
- Citation
- [2023] NZCA 513
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court held the mandatory no‑parole order under s 86C(4)(a) produced a 200% increase in minimum custody relative to ordinary sentencing and, given the offender's significant personal disadvantage and the specific facts of the offending, resulted in treatment disproportionately severe in breach of s 9 NZBORA; therefore the s 86C(4)(a) order was set aside while the custodial term of five years and three months was affirmed.