Hayes V R
Nicola Bronwyn Hayes v The Queen is a decision of the Supreme Court of New Zealand issued on 15 of February 2008. It considered the meaning of 'pecuniary advantage' in s 228 (and the former s 229A) of the Crimes Act 1961. The court further considered whether a belief one was acting honestly needed to be objectively reasonable for the purposes of these sections.
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