7 Apr 2009
NEW ZEALAND POLICE V BARR CA CA700/2008
- Citation
- openlaw-26effc3b_fefa_4e17_9d36_72085c472238.pdf
- Court
- Court of Appeal
The Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967, read with the 1987 regulations, authorises a court to order a convicted defendant to pay reasonable and properly incurred disbursements for scientific testing related to the prosecution (including medical fees for taking blood), and recoverability does not turn on whether the testing was commissioned before or after the formal decision to prosecute, subject to the court's 'just and reasonable' discretion.