6 Nov 2023
JOSHUA PERA VAN SILFHOUT v UDAYA LAKSHMAN AGAS [2023] NZSC 148
- Citation
- [2023] NZSC 148
- Court
- Supreme Court
Appeal allowed: s 64 of the Prisoners' and Victims' Claims Act 2005 does not suspend limitation periods for time spent in remand prior to sentence; s 90 Parole Act 2002 is a deeming provision limited to sentencing calculations and cannot be imported to change the meaning of s 64; suspension applies prospectively while the offender is serving a sentence imposed after conviction.