Although AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd is yet to pay even half of his $120,000 in reparations, his lawyer Craig Tuck says the matter is being resolved and worked through, reports Radio New Zealand.

Rudd was sentenced to eight months' home detention in July after admitting charges which included threatening to kill and possessing cannabis and methamphetamine. He has since made unsuccessful attempts to get a lighter sentence.

Mr. Tuck said that the attempts were related to the nature of Rudd's career, which requires him to travel internationally.

"It comes down to the direct and indirect consequences of the conviction, and the impact that would have on his 40-year career," he said. "There was no victim, in the sense that, through a two-day restorative justice process, there had been complete closure and healing."

He said Rudd had so far paid $50,000 of the fine and the rest of it was "being sorted".

Read more at Radio New Zealand.

Yesterday (October 5th), 3news.co.nz, reported that an appeal by Phil Rudd has been dismissed.

Earlier this year Rudd pleaded guilty to charges of threatening to kill, and possession of methamphetamine and cannabis. On July 9th in Tauranga District Court he was sentenced to eight months' home detention, together with six months of post-release conditions, and ordered to pay $120,000 reparation.

He argued he should have been discharged without conviction and appealed against his sentence on the basis that it manifestly excessive.
In a High Court judgment released on Tuesday Justice Raynor Asher dismissed the appeal.

"In my view they are not. Even with the convictions, Mr Rudd may practise as a musician in session work and in concerts in New Zealand and in other countries."

Read more at 3news.co.nz.