Fisheries Inspector v Turner - [1978] 2 NZLR 233

Criminal law — Fisherman proved to have fished in prohibited waters but discharged without conviction — Whether forfeiture provisions of s 53 of the Fisheries Act 1908 are an "enactment applicable to the offence" in which "a minimum penalty is expressly provided for" under s 42(1) of the Criminal Justice Act 1954 — Whether Magistrate had jurisdiction to discharge without conviction.