New Zealand Case Law: Decisions & Judgments | LexChat

Topic

Evidence of unexplained cash

Legal area

Court

29 Nov 2021

COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v TAUREREWA [2021] NZHC 3226

Citation

[2021] NZHC 3226
Court

High Court

On the balance of probabilities the uncontested and corroborated police evidence established that the respondents were engaged in the sale and supply of cannabis, the $10,900 seized was unexplained and linked to the respondents, and the respondents had interests in that cash; therefore a profit forfeiture order must be made under s55 CPRA.
26 Aug 2021

COMMISSIONER OF POLICE v A [2021] NZHC 2195

Citation

[2021] NZHC 2195
Court

High Court

Leave to disclose information contained in suspicious activity reports under s47 is granted where the court is satisfied disclosure is necessary in the interests of justice after balancing the seriousness and importance of the evidence against confidentiality interests, and where appropriate redaction and confidentiality measures can limit downstream effects; applied to the present facts the court granted disclosure subject to anonymisation and limited recipients.