R v Tauilili - [1997] 1 NZLR 525

Criminal law — Offences — Abduction — Mother having custody of child — Father having weekend access — Father failing to return child after weekend — Whether father guilty of offence under s 210 of Crimes Act 1961 — Whether child "detained" — Time at which father "gets possession" of child — Crimes Act 1961, s 210.

Statutes — Interpretation — Penal statute — Meaning of "detains" and "gets possession" — Purposive and literal meanings — Avoidance of anomalous results — Crimes Act 1961, s 210.

Family and domestic relationships — Infants and children — Observations as to invocation of criminal law for breach of custody and access arrangements — Crimes Act 1961, s 210.