Gilligan-Kingsley v Police - [1966] NZLR 1093

Mental health — Criminal proceedings — Offences declared by Mental Health Act to be indictable offences — Punishable on summary prosecution under Summary Proceedings Act — Whether information must be laid by Director of Mental Hygiene or his appointee — Mental Health Act 1911, s. 79 (7), 127 (1), 128 (4) — Summary Proceedings Act 1957, s. 6 — Summary Proceedings Amendment Act 1961, s. 3 (2) (b).