19 Apr 2018
POLICE v EDDY [2018] NZHC 736
- Citation
- [2018] NZHC 736
- Court
- High Court
The Court exercised its wide discretionary power under ss 41 and 42 to extend the restraining order because the Commissioner had reasonable grounds to believe the respondent benefited from cannabis dealing to the alleged extent, the delay in filing the forfeiture application was not so blameworthy as to bar extension, and extension would not cause unfair prejudice given the modest potential recovery and the parties' interests; extension ordered for 12 months or until earlier determination of the forfeiture application, subject to prompt progression of substantive proceedings.