Managing Suspects And Offenders Flashcards
Everyone has the freedom to thought and what else?
Conscience
Religion
Belief
Adopt and hold opinions
What are the three situations the BOR Act intends to affirm, protect and promote?
Protection against the powers of government agencies
Minimum standards for public decision making
Protection for human rights and basic freedoms
When it comes to the limits on the rights and freedoms obtained in the NZBORA,
they are to be reasonable such that they are capable of being what?
‘Demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society’
What is an assembly defined as?
2 or more people meeting with a common goal
In order to reach the threshold of
Offensive or
Disorderly
Protesters behaviour must be either two things?
Substantially inhibit other people from enjoying the public amenity
And/Or
Cause greater offence than those affected can reasonably be expected to tolerate - to the extent it is seriously disruptive of public order.
What is a search suggested as being defined as - by recent case law?
A conscious act of state intrusion into an individuals reasonable expectation of privacy (as opposed to a mere observation)
What is a seizure?
Removing something from the possession of someone else?
Is an item generated by exercising a S&S power (eg photograph) a seizure?
No
A person is regarded as detained if what?
Physical deprivation of that persons liberty
Statutory restraints on a persons movement
They have a reasonably held belief (induced by police or other official conduct) that they are not free to leave
When is a statement made by a defendant not admissible against another defendant ?
If it is excluded under the following sections of law
Reliability rule section 28
Oppression rule section 29
Improperly obtained evidence section 30
What are the 3 ways the evidence is obtain for it be the definition of improperly obtained evidence as defined by section 30(5) of evidence act 2006?
It is evidence obtained :
1 breach of rule /law against NZBORA
2 in consequence of a statement made by a defendant that would be inadmissible
3 unfairly