12 Dec 2019
VAN HOUTEN v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2019] NZHC 3266
- Citation
- [2019] NZHC 3266
- Court
- High Court
Leave to appeal out of time refused because the appellant had pleaded guilty accepting the Summary of Facts (including service of the revocation), offered no adequate explanation for the approximately 9.5 year delay, and the Crown was significantly prejudiced by the destruction of the Police file; the practical utility of the remedy was limited and public interest in finality outweighed grounds for granting leave.