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State v Lee Lang.

Country/Territory
Fiji
Type of court
National - higher court
Date
Feb 12, 2010
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Court name
High Court
Seat of court
Suva
Judge
Temo, S.
Reference number
[2010] FJHC 42
Language
English
Subject
Fisheries, Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance
Abstract
In the present case the High Court adopted the reasoning from an Australian case where the court stated that fines against individuals such as the master or captain of the vessel may not deter illegal fishing in that the real offender is usually the foreign owner. That being the case, forfeiture is the only effective way to penalize a foreign owner who is unlikely to have funds in the country with which to pay fines.
Full text
COU-159638.pdf