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Court of Appeal Wellington
CA573/2009; [2010] NZCA 571
14 October; 30 November 2010
O’Regan P, Arnold and Harrison JJ
CA573/2009; [2010] NZCA 571
14 October; 30 November 2010
O’Regan P, Arnold and Harrison JJ
Criminal practice and procedure — Stay of proceedings — For statutory breach — Whether entitlement to stay arises automatically where charges not laid as soon as reasonably practicable after property seizure — What remedies available for breach — Fisheries Act 1996, s 207.
Statutes — Interpretation — Retrospectivity — Weather courts should protect defendants suffering due to subsequent overruling of previously settled position — Fisheries Act 1996, s 207.