Lawrence D'Oliveiro <[email protected]d> wrote:

Interesting case about the police use of the CPRA to confiscate assets
from a business whose existence was not in itself illegal ><https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-businessman-ron-salter-to-pay-4m-to-settle-proceeds-of-crime-case-after-workplace-death-of-jamey-bowring/I3VUMM6IJVEH5OEFIUHAVVAA4A/>.

The Act was supposed to be used to take assets from gangs and
organized crime, that kind of thing. Here it is being used against a
business which was systematically flouting safety laws, leading to the
death of a worker. Therefore the police argued the business was
profiting from breaking the law, and so assets could be taken from it
on that basis.

Correction. The police argued and the defendant and the judge agreed that assets could be taken.
SImple really, case closed.

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Interesting case about the police use of the CPRA to confiscate assets
from a business whose existence was not in itself illegal <https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-businessman-ron-salter-to-pay-4m-to-settle-proceeds-of-crime-case-after-workplace-death-of-jamey-bowring/I3VUMM6IJVEH5OEFIUHAVVAA4A/>.

The Act was supposed to be used to take assets from gangs and
organized crime, that kind of thing. Here it is being used against a
business which was systematically flouting safety laws, leading to the
death of a worker. Therefore the police argued the business was
profiting from breaking the law, and so assets could be taken from it
on that basis.

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