Elvey v Police - [1969] NZLR 21

Infants and children — Offences by children — Reckless driving — Alleged offence occurred and information laid when defendant a child — Hearing after defendant ceased to be a child — Information dealt with in Children's Court — Defendant fined and disqualified — No reference to or report by Child Welfare Officer — Omission fatal to Court's jurisdiction — Information remitted to Children's Court for rehearing — Child Welfare Act 1925, ss. 29, 34F — Child Welfare Amendment Act 1927, s. 31 — Summary Proceedings Act 1957, s. 131

Transport and transport licensing — Offences — Recklessly driving a motor vehicle on a road — Whether area adjacent to Aero Club building a road — Transport Act 1962, ss. 2, 57 (a).