28 Nov 2019
FM CUSTODIANS LIMITED v R [2019] NZCA 598
- Citation
- [2019] NZCA 598
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal granted an extension of time and granted leave to appeal because the High Court's decision raised matters of general or public importance—specifically whether the properties qualified as instruments of crime under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009 and whether FM Custodians possessed a qualifying interest under s 77(1). The Court excluded the jurisdictional challenge to District Court authority from the scope of the appeal because the proceeding arose from the criminal jurisdiction, not a civil District Court proceeding.