R v Erwood - [1980] 1 NZLR 751

Criminal law — Costs — Summary proceedings — Magistrate awarded costs against a complainant on dismissal of his complaint — When complainant failed to pay, Registrar summoned him for examination of his means under s 89 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 - Whether order for costs validly made — Whether the costs were recoverable by the application of s 89.