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NEW ZEALAND

Criminal Procedure Act 2011

Part 3 – Sub-part 4 Sentence indications – section 61

(1)A court may give a sentence indication, but only at the request of the

defendant made before the trial.

section 60 - Meaning of sentence indication

A sentence indication is a statement by the court that, if the defendant pleads

guilty to the offence alleged in the charge, or any other specified offence, at

that time, the court would or would not (as the case may be) be likely to

impose on the defendant—

(a) a sentence of a particular type or types; or

(b) a sentence of a particular type or types within a specified range (for

example, periods of time or monetary amounts); or

(c) a sentence of a particular type or types and of a particular quantum (for

example, periods of time or monetary amounts).