Marine Department v Sherman - [1973] 1 NZLR 221

Fishing and fisheries — Offences — Toheroa excessive numbers — Accused sorting pile of toheroa — Accused deemed "in possession" pile "under his control" — No offence of possessing undersized toheroa if "buried immediately" — Toheroa Regulations 1955 (SR 1955/206), regs 2(2) (Amendment No 1, SR 1962/131), 4A (Amendment No 2, SR 1965/111), 7A(1)(e) (Amendment No 9, SR 1971/168) — Defence of ignorance of offence applies to ignorance of law not mistake of fact — Fisheries Act 1908, s 2(2) (Fisheries Amendment Act (No 2) 1969, s 2).