Section 80E — Sentencing Act 2002: Electronic monitoring

80E Electronic monitoring (1) The purpose of an electronic monitoring condition 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. Section 80E: inserted, on 1 October 2007, by section 44 of the Sentencing Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 27).