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NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 54

Internal Affairs

Gaming and Lotteries Act 1977

Permission to Conduct Within New Zealand a Prize Competition Promoted Outside New Zealand

Pursuant to section 69 of the Gaming and Lotteries Act 1977, I, Jack Elder, Minister of Internal Affairs, hereby permit Hyatt International Hotels to conduct within New Zealand, subject to the conditions specified in the Schedule to this notice, a prize competition promoted outside New Zealand as a sales promotion scheme, to promote the sale of the low season sales.

Schedule

Conditions

The permission given by this notice is subject to the following conditions, namely:

(1) Hyatt International Hotels shall not conduct the sales promotion scheme in New Zealand after 31 August 1999;

(2) The results of the sales promotion scheme shall be published in the Sunday Star Times on 7 November 1999;

(3) New Zealand winners shall not be subject to any extra cost when they claim their prizes;

(4) The chance of a New Zealand participant winning a prize shall be equal to that of an overseas participant.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of April 1999.

JACK ELDER, Minister of Internal Affairs.

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Justice

Crimes Act 1961

Reference to the Court of Appeal of the Question of the Convictions of Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis for Sexual Offences Against Children (No. 2)

MICHAEL HARDIE BOYS, Governor-General

ORDER IN COUNCIL

At Wellington this 12th day of May 1999

Present:

His Excellency the Governor-General in Council

(1) His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council,—

(a) Refers the question of the 13 convictions of Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis for sexual offences against children to the Court of Appeal for hearing and determination. The background to, and the reasons for, the reference appear in the Schedule; and

(b) Revokes the Order in Council made on 4 May 1998 entitled Reference to the Court of Appeal of the question of the convictions of Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis for sexual offences against children¹.

(2) In making this order, His Excellency the Governor-General acts under section 406 (a) of the Crimes Act 1961 and section 16 of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Schedule

1. Interpretation—In this Schedule,—

‘the applicant’ means Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis:

‘First application’ means the application described in clause 4 (1):

‘First reference’ means the reference described in clause 4 (2):

‘Oral Ruling 14’ means a ruling by the judge at the applicant’s trial restricting the defence in the extent to which it could cross-examine or lead evidence on allegations by child complainants that were not the subject of charges:

‘Second application’ means the application described in clause 5.

2. Relationship between first reference and this reference—This reference—

(a) Revokes the first reference; and

(b) Consolidates the grounds of the first and second applications; and

(c) Incorporates and expands the reasons for the first reference.

Background

3. Trial and appeal—(1) On 5 June 1993 the applicant was convicted in the High Court at Christchurch on 16 charges of sexual offences against 7 children who had attended the Christchurch Civic Childcare Centre.

(2) On 22 June 1993 the applicant was sentenced by the High Court at Christchurch to a total of 10 years imprisonment.

(3) On 8 September 1994 the Court of Appeal—

(a) Allowed the applicant’s appeal in respect of 3 counts relating to 1 child, identified as child A, who retracted her evidence during the hearing of the appeal in the Court of Appeal; and

(b) Dismissed the applicant’s appeal against the remaining 13 convictions.

4. First application—(1) The applicant made an application, received on 2 December 1997, for the exercise of the mercy of the Crown in respect of his convictions for sexual offences against children. The first application includes material submitted by the applicant after 2 December 1997 in support of the first application.

(2) On 4 May 1998 the Administrator of the Government, by Order in Council, referred the question of the 13 convictions of Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis for sexual offences against children to the Court of Appeal for hearing and determination.

5. Second application—The applicant made a second application, received on 16 November 1998, for the exercise of the mercy of the Crown in respect of his convictions for sexual offences against children. The second application includes material submitted by the applicant after 16 November 1998 in support of the second application.

6. Information about Dr Barry Parsonson, Professor Stephen Ceci, Professor Raymond Bull, and Dr Michael Lamb—(1) The applicant commissioned reports from Dr Barry Parsonson in support of some of the grounds in his first application.

(2) The applicant submitted material from Professor Stephen Ceci in support of some of the grounds in his first application.

(3) The applicant commissioned reports from Professor