19 Sept 2023
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v PARSONS [2023] NZHC 2600 [18 September 2023]
- Citation
- [2023] NZHC 2600
- Court
- High Court
On the evidence the respondent met each statutory criterion: actuarial scores (STATIC‑99R, VRS‑SO, STABLE‑2007) placed her in high/above average risk categories; she has recent offence‑paralleling behaviour (internet downloading, approaches to a minor, breaches), limited insight, and requires high supervision; hormone therapy’s effect on sexual drive was uncertain; protective factors were tied to active ESO supervision and likely insufficient if supervision removed—therefore the Court was satisfied there is a high risk she would commit a relevant sexual offence within the remaining term and c…