16 Jun 2021
RICHTER v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2021] NZHC 1433
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 1433
- Court
- High Court
The High Court found the District Court erred by giving weight to the appellant's rejected explanation when assessing gravity and by not having sufficient evidence of the employment consequences; credible additional evidence showed a real and appreciable risk that a conviction would permanently impair his senior IT career, such consequences are out of all proportion to the low‑end gravity of the isolated breach, and therefore a discharge without conviction under s106/s107 is warranted.