Samleung International Trading Co Ltd v Collector of Customs - [1994] 3 NZLR 285

Criminal law — Jurisdiction — Evidence — Jurisdiction of High Court to issue letters of request to foreign Court for taking of evidence to be used in District Court — Evidence Amendment Act (No 2) 1980, s 44 - Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992, ss 5, 11(1) and Part II - Evidence Act 1908, ss 48 to 48J

Courts — Jurisdiction — Inherent jurisdiction — Jurisdiction in criminal matters — Letters of request to foreign Court for taking of evidence to be used in District Court — Inherent jurisdiction to aid statutory power — Judicature Act 1908, s 16.

Constitutional law — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990 — Interpretation of statute consistent with the rights and freedoms contained in the Bill of Rights — Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992, s 11(1) and Part II — New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, ss 6 and 25(f).