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Interpretation of s 65ae land transport act
  • 12 Jun 2020

    ASHBY v R [2020] NZHC 1330

    Citation
    [2020] NZHC 1330
    Court
    High Court

    Section 65AE requires the period of disqualification to reflect the period the offender is actually "in prison" (one of the comparator periods in s 65AE), not simply the nominal sentence length; accordingly the 15 month fixed disqualification was inconsistent with s 65AE and must be quashed and replaced by an order disqualifying the offender until the date of his release from prison.

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