Practical Flashcards
1
Q
Suggested sources of specialist information and what can provide?
A
- Police Accountants: Forensic accountants in Auckland, Wellington and CHCH can give advice and assist personally
- Legal Section: help in preparing SW, production orders and charges
- Ministry of BEI: sources of info are: registrar companies, official assignee, companies office, insolvency services
- Commerce Commission: assist in matters relating to: the fair trading act 1986, the unsolicited good and services act 1975 and pyramid selling
- Financial Markets Authority: assist with, the securities act 1978 and the issuing of prospectuses
- NZ Customs assist in matter of international travel and CAPPS alert
2
Q
List info an investigator must obtain from bank accounts manager:
A
- Description of suspect returned
- The account holders name, address and phone numbers
- The date account opened
- The history and how it was operated
- Date the chq book or credit card was reported missing
- How and by whom the loss was reported
- Serial numbers of any missing chqs
- Details of any chqs nourished and returned
- Whether the acct holder is suspected of issuing valueless chqs
- Find out if any other banks which chqs have been returned and details of the people and firms defrauded
3
Q
List what things judge may consider in propensity evidence:
A
- Frequency which acts, omissions, events or circumstances which are subject of evidence have occurred
- Connection in time between the acts, omissions, events or circumstances (a, o, e or c) which are subject of the evidence and the a, o, e or c which constitute the offence for which the defendant is being tried
- The extent of the similarity between the acts, omissions, events or circumstances which are subject of the evidence and the a, o, e or c which constitute the offence for which the defendant is being tried
- The number of persons making allegations that are the same or similar to subject being tried
- Whether the allegations above may be the result of collusion or suggestibility
- The extent to which the acts, omissions, events or circumstances which are subject of the evidence or constitute the offence for which the defendant is being tried are unusual
