Finau v Department of Labour - [1984] 2 NZLR 396

Immigration — Offence — Overstaying — Defence of impossibility — Defendant's valid temporary entry permit expired on 20 July — Airline refused to accept her as a passenger because she was pregnant — On 5 August defendant was charged under s 14(5) of the Immigration Act 1964 with remaining in New Zealand beyond the period for which the permit had been granted — Baby was born in September — Whether impossibility was available to defendant as a defence to the charge of overstaying.