Chia He Jia and Huang Ming Xian v Gisa Komagin Pays/Territoire Papouasie-Nouvelle-Guinée Type de cour Autres Date Mar 30, 1998 Source UNEP, InforMEA Nom du tribunal National Court of Justice Juge Jalina Numéro de référence [1998] PGNC 20 Langue Anglais Sujet Agriculture et développement rural, Pêche Mot clé Infractions/sanctions Mise en application Résumé In this case the appellant argued that the conviction for illegal fishing had been based on circumstantial evidence. However the court held that under the s. 70 of the Fisheries Act any fish found on board any boat which has been used in the commission of a fisheries offence is presumed to have been caught in the commission of that offence. The onus is on the accused to prove otherwise. The reversed onus has been preserved in the current legislation in s.71 Texte intégral COU-159634.pdf