New Zealand Acts

SENTENCING ACT 2002 - SECT 80E

80E Electronic monitoring

1 The purpose of an electronic monitoring condition imposed as a condition under section 80C(2)(d) is to deter the offender from breaching conditions that relate to his or her whereabouts, and to monitor compliance with those conditions.

2 Information about an offender that is obtained through electronic monitoring may be used both for the purposes referred to in subsection (1) and for the following purposes:

a) to verify compliance with any detention conditions:

b) to detect non-compliance with any detention conditions and the commission of offences:

c) to provide evidence of non-compliance with detention conditions and the commission of offences:

d) to verify that the offender has not tampered or otherwise interfered with the ability of the electronic monitoring equipment to operate effectively and accurately.

History: Section 80E: inserted, on 1 October 2007, by section 44 of the Sentencing Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 27).   Section 80E(1): amended, on 22 December 2016, by section 8 of the Sentencing (Electronic Monitoring of Offenders) Amendment Act 2016 (2016 No 47).