Shanahan v Coulson - (1912) 32 NZLR 905

Defence Acts — Failure to attend Parades of Territorial Force — Entry in General Training Section — Transfer to Territorial Force — Transfer not carried out in Prescribed Manner — Offence — Statute — Construction — Retrospective Operation — The Defence Act, 1909, Sections 19, 20, 23, 35, 41 — The, Defence Amendment Act, 1910, Section 6 — The Defence Amendment Act, 1912, Sections 36, 41, 42, 76, and 78.