Reparation Sentences Cannot ‘Top-Up’ ACC Weekly Compensation – The Supreme Court Reaffirms the Woodhouse Principles
In the recent decision of Peter Miles Davies v New Zealand Police [2009] NZSC 47 (25 May 2009), the Supreme Court has ruled that Criminal Courts are not able to make reparation sentences designed to ‘top-up’ the difference between a victim’s actual loss of earnings, and the compensation received from ACC.
By Ben Thompson
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