Kerehoma v Community Corrections

[2012] NZHC 1419

IN THE HIGH COURT OF NEW ZEALAND CHRISTCHURCH REGISTRY

CRI-2010-409-006797 [2012] NZHC 1419

LAURANCE PHILLIP KEREHOMA

Appellant

v

COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS

Respondent

Hearing:         13 June 2012

Appearances: Appellant appears in person

No appearance for respondent

Judgment:      13 June 2012

ORAL JUDGMENT OF CHISHOLM J

[1]      Mr Kerehoma has made application for review of his sentence.  He wants the special release conditions requiring him to participate in an assessment for alcohol and drug use and to undertake and complete the medium intensity rehabilitation programme to be cancelled.  This is because he is unable to gain employment while those conditions stand.

[2]      The probation service support the request to cancel this condition provided there is a condition in place to undertake relationship counselling as directed by and to the satisfaction of his probation officer.

[3]      Unfortunately, the probation service is not here at the moment, but I am going to  make  the  orders.    The  orders  are  that  the  conditions  mentioned  earlier  are

KEREHOMA V COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS HC CHCH CRI-2010-409-006797 [13 June 2012]

cancelled, Mr Kerehoma, which will enable you to take up employment.  That will obviously be beneficial to  you and to  your partner.   There will, however, be a condition in place of the conditions that I am cancelling that you are to undertake relationship counselling as directed by and to the satisfaction of your probation officer.

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