Woods v New Zealand Police - [2020] 1 NZLR 743

Criminal law — Sentencing — Special conditions on release — Whether amounted to residential restrictions — Whether amounted to intensive monitoring — Whether Court had jurisdiction to impose conditions — Observations on clarity of statutory provisions — Sentencing Act 2002 s 93.

Human Rights — Statutory interpretation — Principle of legality — Whether general or ambiguous statutory provision sufficient to override fundamental rights — Rights to freedom of movement and freedom from arbitrary detention — Sentencing Act 2002 s 93(2B).