Tag Archives: s 106 Sentencing Act

Golriz Ghahraman: Appeal (Dismissed) of Declined Discharge Without Conviction

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Vernon Tava

Former Green Party MP, Golriz Ghahraman, pleaded guilty to two charges of theft over $1,000, one of theft between $500 and $1,000 and one of theft under $500 for theft of clothing on four separate occasions to a total value … Continue reading →

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The Court of Appeal upholds Telford v Auckland Council: a conviction is a pre-condition for a dog destruction order

Posted on August 27, 2024 by Vernon Tava

[1] Is the conviction of a dog’s owner for an offence under s 57(2) of the Dog Control Act 1996 (the Act) a precondition for making an order for the destruction of the dog under s 57(3)? [2] That is … Continue reading →

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Telford v Auckland Council [2023] NZHC 31: exceptions to mandatory dog destruction orders

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Vernon Tava

UPDATE: This decision has been upheld in a Solicitor-General’s Reference. I have written about that here. Introduction Since the 2020 Court of Appeal decision of Auckland Council v Hill [2020] NZCA 52, [2020] 3 NZLR 603, the law has been … Continue reading →

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