CASE LAW

Question 1

Saxton v Police

Answer 1

To import includes ‘to introduce from abroad or to cause to be brought in from a foreign country’

Question 2

R v Strawbridge

Answer 2

Knowledge will be presumed if there is no evidence to the contrary.

Question 3

Police v Emerali

Answer 3

Possessing doesn’t extend to some minute or useless residue

Question 4

R v Rua

Answer 4

Produce or Manufacture broadly cover the creation of controlled drugs by some form of process which changes the original substances into a particular controlled drug

Question 5

R v Hancox

Answer 5

The process of importation exists from the time the goods enter NZ until they reach their immediate destination or have ceased to be under control of the appropriate authorities & have become available to the addressee

Question 6

R v Brown ?

Answer 6

Offers to supply a drug that he has on hand
Offers to supply a drug that will be procured at some future date
Offers to supply a drug that he mistakenly believe he can supply
Offers to supply a drug deceitfully knowing he will not supply that drug

Question 7

R v During

Answer 7

Ready on demand to supply that drug

Question 8

R v Maginnins

Answer 8

More than the mere transfer of physical control