R v Saunders-Francis - [1991] 1 NZLR 513

Statutes — Interpretation — Court's power to authorise issue of interception warrants — Whether interception warrant issued pursuant to the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978 consequent on evidence gained from interception warrant issued under the Crimes Act 1961 in respect of a non-drug offence is valid — Whether relevant material issued under Crimes Act warrant satisfied the parallel provisions of the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978 - Meaning of "Judge" - Crimes Act 1961, s 312N(2)(b).

Criminal law — Evidence — Admissibility — Drug-dealing offences — Evidence obtained under interception warrants disclosing serious crime under Crimes Act on the one hand, and drug-dealing offence with the Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act on the other — Crimes Act 1961, ss 312B(1)(a)(i), 312C, 312N and 344A - Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 1978, ss 10 and 15.