29 Mar 2021
NEWLANDS v NELSON CITY COUNCIL [2021] NZHC 652
- Citation
- [2021] NZHC 652
- Court
- High Court
Conviction under s 57(2) upheld because evidence established Baloo bit and held the other dog; s 57(2) is a strict liability offence and the appellant failed to prove total absence of fault; circumstances of the attack were not exceptional under s 57(3), so the mandatory destruction order must be upheld.