Palenapa v R.

Source: (2005) NZCA 48 (15 March). Court of Appeal of New Zealand. Downloaded 16 November 2005.

[35] It was further submitted for the appellant that restorative justice might have
occurred had the Court been invited to adjourn sentencing for that process. It was
also submitted that reparation was not considered at sentencing.
[36] For the appellant it was submitted that a final sentence of two years
imprisonment with leave to apply for home detention is the appropriate response to
the appellant’s appeal. This is in particular because of the personal and family
circumstances of the appellant, the fact that her husband is in custody, her
willingness to pay reparation to the victims and her willingness to undertake
restorative processes in order to provide for the interests of the victim. (excerpt)