8 Apr 2020
ALMARZOUQI v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2020] NZHC 734
- Citation
- [2020] NZHC 734
- Court
- High Court
The High Court held the District Court did not err: on the facts the false complaint was more serious than the single protection order breach because it was knowingly made to divert attention and had potential serious effects; the District Court properly weighed direct and indirect consequences (including immigration/deportation risk and cultural consequences largely tied to return to the UAE) and correctly concluded those consequences were not out of all proportion to the gravity of the offence, so refusal to discharge without conviction was upheld.