Flyger v Auckland City Council - [1979] 1 NZLR 161

Transport and transport licensing — Driving with excess blood alcohol — Mens rea — Non-alcoholic drink laced with alcohol without defendant's knowledge — Whether offence under s 58(1)(a) of the Transport Act 1962 is one of strict liability — Whether the lacing of drinks is a special reason relating to the offence for not disqualifying the defendant on conviction under s 30(3) of the 1962 Act.