Ppr_4_application_of_s59_in nz_courts_john_hancock_2004
THE APPLICATION OF SECTION 59 OF THE CRIMES ACT IN THE NEW ZEALAND COURTS Workshop Presentation Children’s Issues Centre Seminar - “Stop it, it hurts me”: Research and Perspectives on the Physical Punishment of Children – 18 and 19 June 2004, Wellington Introduction The application of section 59 of the Crimes Act in the New Zealand Courts underlines the inherent