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Section 106 means the court finds the charge proved and still enters no conviction. One call with Melanie Coxon, barrister, 30+ years' experience, tells you whether yours has potential legs. No promises, no guarantees: she wins 70%+ of these applications, and each one's on its own merits. The full fixed fee is published below.
Fill in the application, then give us a call.
Or text us on 021 911 133 and we'll ring you backA section 106 application is built out of documents: a sworn affidavit and written submissions, with your evidence attached, filed before the hearing so the judge has read them before anyone speaks.
You do the courses, the reparation, and the voluntary work. Melanie works out which documents prove the rest, drafts the affidavit and the submissions, and argues it on the day.
Allow three to four months from being charged, so if you already have a court date, ring today. You won't be left alone with any of it.
We're straight shooters. If a discharge isn't realistic in your case, you'll hear that on the first call, not after the first invoice.
The $230 phone appointment is from anywhere in New Zealand. The court work is at the Auckland courts.
Most lawyers charge $8,000 to $15,000 for this. We charge fixed amounts for fixed pieces of work, set out on the right. As far as we can find, nobody else publishes their fees at all.
The big piece is the submissions and supporting affidavit, $2,875 * excludes additional basic fees. Nobody pays that in one hit: it's $575 every two or three weeks, timed to your payday, and it's done in about three months. Then there's the wrap-up success fee, and that one you only pay if the discharge is granted. Why? Because nobody can honestly guarantee you the result, so you don't pay for it unless you get it.
If money is what's stopping you ringing, ring anyway and say so. Instalments are how this fee is normally paid, not a favour.
Fill in the application, then give us a call.
Or text us on 021 911 133 and we'll ring you backThese fees are indicative only. What is in the letter of understanding is what counts. Pay as you go, by instalment. Debit card, credit card, or online transfer. Full price list on our fees page.
Melanie Coxon is a barrister sole, in the District Court and in her own right in the High Court. The person you speak to on the first call is the person who writes your submissions and stands up in court. No juniors, no hand-offs.
Our own files hold more than thirty discharges won: drink driving, careless use causing injury, assault, dishonesty, drugs, first criminal charges. The problem is always the same, a conviction about to end something you've spent years building. She wins 70%+ of these applications; no promises, each one's on its own merits.
Whether it's your first time or you're on a first-name basis with the court staff, we're not here to judge. We're here to sort it and keep you moving forward.
Yes, and this surprises nearly everyone. The charge has to be proved, by your plea or at a hearing; the discharge is what can happen after that, when the judge decides whether to convict. It has to be raised before you're sentenced; after that it's an appeal, not an application. What you shouldn't do is plead guilty at a first appearance before anyone's read the police disclosure.
Three questions, in order. How serious was the offending? Your version of it, and what you've done since counts: the courses, the voluntary work, the letter of apology. What would a conviction cost you? You specifically, and it's a matter of proof, not argument: this is where applications are won or lost. Is that cost out of all proportion to the offending? Not "harsh". Not "unfair". Out of all proportion. Only then does the court have a discretion, and the police often oppose it. You can move both sides of that scale, and almost nobody realises it in time.
Sections 106 and 107 of the Sentencing Act 2002 and the approach set by the Court of Appeal. General information, not advice on your case.
Almost. In law it's deemed an acquittal: no conviction, nothing to declare when a form asks about convictions, nothing on a standard record check. Three things still surprise people: the court can order disqualification, reparation, costs, or a donation as a condition; some visa forms ask whether you've ever been charged; and a full police vet can still show the charge. A reason to know what you're buying, not a reason not to apply.
You're convicted and sentenced, and the work you did still counts towards the sentence. That's the honest answer, and it's why the effort is worth making either way. A refusal can be appealed to the High Court: separate work, at a separate fee.
Usually yes. A discharge and a disqualification can sit together, and a disqualification is exactly what a work or limited licence is for. One exception: taxi and passenger-service drivers can't hold a limited licence at all.
One phone appointment, $230, usually the same day, for however long it takes. You'll come off the call knowing whether a discharge is realistic, what the court would need to be shown, and what it's likely to cost. Get some direction and peace of mind today. The alternative is waiting seven years for a clean slate, if you qualify at all.
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