LCRO 207/2016 YN v NZ Police (2 August 2017) [pdf, 166 KB]
...officer, and the custody officer believed her. Ms YN says that is not correct. [53] The burden of proof in disciplinary proceedings is the balance of probability. [54] Ms YN’s explanation for her conduct is that she was concentrating on her own job, not thinking about what Mrs DL might have in mind, and was being helpful. [55] Ms YN has been doing the same job for over 20 years. While that could increase the risk of complacency in professionalism, it could just as easily increas...