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Police v K [1992] DCR 100

Case summary provided by BROOKERS

Name: Police v K
Reported: [1992] DCR 100
File number:
Date: 26 October 1990
Court: Youth Court
Location: Tauranga
Judge: Callander DCJ
Charge:
CYPFA: s283(l); s298; s307
Key Title: Community Work Order; Orders - Community Work - s283(l)

BROOKERS Summary:

DESCRIPTION: Criminal law| Sentencing hearing under Children, Young Persons, and their Families Act 1989; K committed offences before age of 17; Family Group Conference to make punitive recommendations; objective to hold K responsible for his behaviour and prevent him reoffending; 3 months supervision with activity recommended; and to perform 150hr community work; held, whether "activity" or "programme" includes an order for 150 hours "community work"; s 285(5) Court can impose activity or work; one or the other, but not both; underlying concern that swamping youth with too many responsibilities could be counter-productive; "work" a wide concept involving most purposeful human endeavour; used in contradistinction to "activity"; under s 307 "activity" intended to include human action other than work; statute does not allow both recommendations

WORDS: "work"; "activity"