Ministry of Transport v Roydvale Transport Ltd - [1990] 1 NZLR 513

Criminal law — Practice and procedure — Hearing — Evidence and proof — After close of prosecution case defence submitted there was no case to answer because informant had not proved minor technicality — Judge refused application to recall witness — Whether Judge should have permitted witness to be recalled to correct unintentional slip or clarify ambiguity.

Transport and transport licensing — Offences — Exceeding the maximum gross weight specified in the distance licence displayed on vehicle — Whether prosecutor must prove, as an essential ingredient of the offence, that distance licence was displayed on vehicle — Road User Charges Act 1977, ss 5, 19 and 23.