15 May 2017
SAJO OYANG CORP v MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES [2017] NZCA 182
- Citation
- [2017]NZAR 611
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal held the High Court erred in expanding the statutory definition of "forfeit property" in s256(1); interests capable of relief under s256 are confined to the property used in the commission of the offence (or interests in foreign vessels expressly provided in para (b)); crew members who did not work on Oyang 75 do not have an interest in Oyang 75 under s256 and the District Court applications are to be transferred to the High Court for further proceedings.