29 Nov 2022
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v RU [2022] NZHC 3150
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 3150
- Court
- High Court
The Judge held there were reasonable grounds to believe the respondents had unlawfully benefited from significant criminal activity because unpaid customs duty constitutes a qualifying 'benefit' for s 25 purposes; given the risk of dissipation if notice were given and the evidential material before the Court, it was appropriate to exercise discretion to make without‑notice restraining orders placing the identified assets in the custody and control of the Official Assignee to preserve them for potential forfeiture.