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Supreme Court of New Zealand Wellington
SC 136/2016; [2017] NZSC 161
3, 27 October 2017
Elias CJ, William Young, Glazebrook, O’Regan and Ellen France JJ
SC 136/2016; [2017] NZSC 161
3, 27 October 2017
Elias CJ, William Young, Glazebrook, O’Regan and Ellen France JJ
Constitutional law — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 — Statutory provision in breach of Bill of Rights Act — Whether to be given restrictive meaning — Whether restrictive meaning one words can bear — Parole Act 2002, s 107I(2)(a).
Criminal law — Sentence — Extended supervision order — Whether possession of child pornography “serious sexual offending” — Whether ESO should have been imposed — Parole Act 2002, s 107I(2)(a).
Statutes — Interpretation — Provision in breach of Bill of Rights Act — Whether to be given restrictive meaning — Whether restrictive meaning one words can bear — Parole Act 2002, s 107I(2)(a).