23 Sept 2022
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS v BELL [2022] NZHC 2453
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 2453
- Court
- High Court
The Court accepted expert evidence that the respondent poses a high and likely enduring risk of committing further relevant sexual offences absent significant controls; the statutory prerequisites in ss107F/107I/107IAA were satisfied; consent by the respondent was informed but did not justify a materially shorter term because expert evidence indicated meaningful risk reduction would require longer than two years; accordingly a five-year ESO on standard conditions, commencing at the end of current release conditions, was necessary and proportionate to protect the public and provide supervised…