R v Clayton - [1973] 2 NZLR 211

Transport and transport licensing — Offences — Miscellaneous offences — Driving a motor vehicle while disqualified — Test as to whether a person is or is not "driving" — Transport Act 1962, s 35.

Statutes — Interpretation — Construction with reference to intention of Legislature — Suppressing the mischief and advancing the remedy — Where intention is clear penal statute given large and liberal construction — Acts Interpretation Act 1924, s 5(j).