Civil Aviation Department v MacKenzie - [1982] 2 NZLR 238

Aviation — Offences — Operating an aircraft in such a manner as to be the cause of unnecessary danger to persons or property contrary to s 24 - Failure to comply with reg 38 by low flying — Whether mens rea is an element of an offence under s 24 - Whether defence in s 24(1) is available to a pilot — Whether in order to rely on landing exemption in reg 38(3)(d) pilot must prove on balance of probabilities that his low flying occurred in the course of a landing — Meaning of "landing" in reg 38(3)(d) - Civil Aviation Regulations 1953, reg 38 - Civil Aviation Act 1964, s 24.