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Current Campaigns, Events and Public Meetings

Campaign against the Censorship of Victim Impact Statements

After Gil Elliot went public regarding the censorship of the VIS he made at the trial of Clayton Weatherston, other victims also came forward with stories of their Victim Impact Statements being censored.

Stephen Franks discusses the issue here in more depth

Sue Couch case:

The Appeal Court reserved their decision on allowing Sue Couch to sue the Crown; we are still waiting on the Courts decision on this.

Occupational Health and Safety court action postponed

The Court hearing scheduled for 22nd and 23rd October in the Wellington District Court has been postponed.

All parties concerned have agreed to enter into negotiations.

This action was instigated by the Sensible Sentencing Trust on behalf of the Kuchenbecker family and the Ashton family from Nelson.

The purpose of the action is to establish if the Occupational Health and Safety Act covers the public sector as well as the private sector.

Private sector employers are liable for prosecution under the OSH Act if the action or inaction of an employee while at work causes harm to any other person.

We are very grateful for the work Stephen Franks and Nikki Pender have done on this…all pro-bono!!

Speaking engagements:

Many Sensible Sentencing Trust coordinators and supporters are speaking at various clubs and meetings around New Zealand . This has increased the awareness, profile and membership of the Trust enormously. I would like to say a huge THANK YOU to all those people.

Taupo, Christchurch and Nelson have held regular sausage sizzles and stalls to raise awareness and membership. The Barnett family in Taupo entered a half marathon and flew the SST flag as well as having a float in the Christmas parade last year.

Meetings

Below are Garth McVicar's upcoming speaking engagements

No engagements booked currently

Information on the Tai Hobson/RSA case against the probation service is here