15 Jun 2018
GENGE v CHIEF EXECUTIVE, DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS [2018] NZHC 1447
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 1447
- Court
- High Court
The Corrections Act imposes a qualified duty to offer rehabilitative programmes; the evidence establishes the Department offered and attempted appropriate interventions but the applicant repeatedly declined or failed to engage with departmental psychologists and group programmes necessary to reduce his assessed risk; therefore there was no departmental breach giving rise to arbitrary detention and the Parole Act properly applies; the judicial review is dismissed.