6 Jul 2022
COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v ZHANG [2022] NZHC 1593
- Citation
- [2022] NZHC 1593
- Court
- High Court
The Court approved the s95 settlement because it was consistent with the Act's purposes and the overall interests of justice: it fairly balanced public interest in deterrence and realization of proceeds of offending against pragmatic considerations of cost, delay and the impracticality of pursuing further profit forfeiture; accordingly $5,000 was released to the respondents' nominated account and the remainder of the restrained funds vested in the Crown and the Official Assignee.