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Kris Gledhill, Professor of Law, Auckland University of Technology

Dogma or data? Why sentencing reforms in NZ will annoy judges and clog the courts

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The Luxon government surely has little sense of irony.

Shortly after introducing the Parliament Bill, designed to reinforce the fundamental constitutional principle of the separation of powers, it has introduced the Sentencing Reform (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to constrain the judicial arm of the state.

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