30 Aug 2017
MITCHELL v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2017] NZHC 2090 [30 August 2017]
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 2090
- Court
- High Court
The prison rule requiring sentenced prisoners to wear prison-issued clothing was lawfully made and valid; conditioning access to the secured cell containing the applicant's legal papers on compliance with that rule was lawful and not calculated to obstruct access to the courts; the temporary removal or withholding of personal clothing in the circumstances (At Risk Unit, laundering after sprinkler activation) did not constitute an unreasonable seizure under s 21 NZBORA; no contempt was made out, and the judicial review application was dismissed.