Regulatory Impact Statement: Changing name suppression settings in sexual violence cases [pdf, 350 KB]
...relates to appeals made by convicted sexual offender James Wallace, who submitted serial applications for name suppression which lasted over two years, before being finally declined in June 2023. 37. Mr Yikar, an associate to Mr Wallace, delayed filing his own application for permanent name suppression. He sought suppression on the grounds that disclosure of his 11 M (SC 12/2023) v R [2024] NZSC 29 [23 April 2024]. 12 Yikar v R [2023] NZCA 296 [13 July 2023]. Regulatory...