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The Christchurch Civic
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Helen Clark believes the Solicitor
General will want to take a look at the law of evidence, following the Privy
Council ruling on the David Bain case. She says the law of evidence was
comprehensively reformed in Parliament in the last couple of years, but Miss
Clark says more issues may need to be considered. She says the Solicitor General
will study the Privy Council's decision and then determine where the New
Zealand court system goes from there. Meanwhile the Greens are renewing
their call for an independent criminal appeals office, following the Privy
Council's ruling. MP Nandor Tanczos says the
appellate system is incapable of dealing with certain types of cases. He says
several other countries have introduced some kind of review body as a result. Mr Tanczos says an independent
office was recommended by Sir Thomas Thorp in his 2006 report on miscarriages
of justice. He says it is important New Zealanders can continue to have
confidence in the justice system, and vital the government implements Sir
Thomas's recommendation |
