No criminal charges for David Garrett

Disgraced former Act MP David Garrett has avoided any criminal charges. File photo / Mark Mitchell

Police have decided not to charge disgraced former Act MP David Garrett.

Waitemata district criminal investigations manager Detective Bruce Scott said police have found no criminal offending by Mr Garrett.

"This matter has been subject to a thorough investigation and legal review.

"It has been established that there are no valid reasons for bringing a charge of perjury, against the former Member of Parliament," Mr Scott said.

Mr Garrett was investigated over the affidavit he filed with the North Shore District Court in 2005 when he faced charges of obtaining a passport in the name of a dead baby.

Mr Scott completed his investigation into Mr Garrett's affidavit last month and sent the files for review to the police legal section at national headquarters in Wellington.

The Herald has viewed the court file, which includes Mr Garrett's affidavit. It makes no mention of a 2002 assault conviction Mr Garrett had in Tonga.

Mr Garrett was a practising barrister in Auckland at the time and an officer of the court.

He was discharged without conviction and given name suppression in 2005, which was lifted at his reqest after media reports last year.

Mr Garrett has previously said that he still plans to practise law, and had applied to the Law Society for a certificate - his previous certificate had lapsed.

Law Society spokesman Geoff Adlam told the Herald last month that the society was still making inquiries.