Police v Coory - [1991] 1 NZLR 630

Criminal law — Offences — Statutory interpretation — Statutory defences — Supply of firearms to an unlicensed person — Whether the word "supply" in the context of the Arms Act is to be given the same meaning as defined in the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 - Statutory defences — Whether firearms in the possession of the unlicensed person could be said to be under the direct and immediate supervision of the licensed collector in his absence overseas — Arms Act 1983, s 43(1)(a)(iii).