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  • 16 Jun 2020

    LUXTON v NEW ZEALAND POLICE [2020] NZHC 1355

    Citation
    [2020] NZHC 1355
    Court
    High Court

    The appeal was allowed and the electronic monitoring conditions were quashed because the application did not present a sufficient evidential basis for imposing electronic monitoring via s94: there was no relevant change in circumstances since sentencing and the probation officer's late affidavit did not justify increasing restrictive measures; the court declined to finally determine the precise scope of s93(3A) but proceeded on ostensible authority and found the substantive justification lacking.

    • Electronic monitoring
    • Variation of special conditions
    • Jurisdiction to impose conditions
    • Pre-sentence report requirements
    • Risk assessment
    • Timing and urgency of applications