9 May 1973
YIP KAU v. THE QUEEN
- Citation
- YIP KAU v. THE QUEEN
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACC319/1973
Imprisonment was inappropriate where the breach resulted from negligence rather than wilful or wanton conduct, precautions had been taken and approved by the Mines Department, the damage was remedied and the offender was experienced with no prior incidents; accordingly the custodial sentence was set aside and replaced with a monetary penalty.