27 Jul 2021
HEPI v POLICE [2021] NZHC 1916
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 1916
- Court
- High Court
The High Court held that although the appellant had an opportunity to be heard before certification, the new sworn evidence adduced on appeal (complainant and appellant testimony) established a credible reasonable excuse related to locating their missing 12-year-old son; therefore the breach was of a minor nature and should not have been entered on the permanent court record, and the direction to record was quashed.