Nelson v Braisby - [1934] NZLR 559

Mandated Territory — Western Samoa — Regulations made by Governor-General in Council "for peace, order, and good government" of Western Samoa — Scope of s 45 of Samoa Act, 1921, authorizing such Regulations — Whether ultra vires — Whether maxim Delegatus non potest delegare applicable — Whether Power to provide Imprisonment for Breach of Regulations — Seditious Organizations Regulations providing Imprisonment or Fine for certain Acts in connection with Mau if proclaimed by Administrator "a seditious organization" — Whether repugnant to s 102 of Act dealing with Sedition — Samoa Act, 1921, ss 45, 46, 102 — Samoa Seditious Organizations Regulations, 1930 — Acts Interpretation Act, 1924, s 25.