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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