Mair v Wanganui District Court - [1996] 1 NZLR 556

Criminal law — Practice and procedure — Offences — Contempt of Court — Power of District Court to adjourn or remand for sentence — Power of District Court to commit for contempt — Whether sentence of 21 days' imprisonment excessive — Criminal Justice Act 1985, ss 10 and 14(1) — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, ss 6 and 25 — Summary Proceedings Act 1957, ss 45, 46, 47, 115B, 201(2) and 206.