1 Oct 2018
SMITH v CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2018] NZHC 2572
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 2572
- Court
- High Court
Corrections correctly calculated the release date because cumulative sentences imposed on the same occasion are treated as a single notional sentence for release purposes under Parole Act s75 and Booth v R; therefore the applicant's detention is lawful and the habeas corpus application must be refused; habeas corpus is not the vehicle to challenge conviction or re-sentence.