10 Feb 2017
CHIEF EXECUTIVE, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v P [2017] NZHC 135
- Citation
- [2017] NZHC 135
- Court
- High Court
The statutory test for an ESO was satisfied: P displayed an inferred intense drive to offend, a strong proclivity for serious sexual offending, limited self-regulation and lack of acceptance of responsibility; the risk of reoffending was high. A five year ESO, with specified restrictive special conditions, was the minimum required given P's interim supervision, compliance and consent. Name suppression under s200 CPA was appropriate because publication would cause extreme hardship by jeopardising rehabilitation and that prejudice outweighed open justice and public interest in these circumstanc…