Inspector of Factories v M.G.V. Stationery and Office Appliances - [1964] NZLR 310

Factories — Offences — Employment of person under 15 years of age — Whether mens rea an ingredient of offence — "Duly" — "Faithfully" — Meaning and effect — Factories Act 1948, ss. 37 (1), 85 (1)

Machinery — Offences — Employment of person under 15 years of age in working machinery — Whether mens rea an ingredient of offence — Machinery Act 1950, ss. 12 (1), 27 (1).

Criminal law — Mens rea — Statutory offence — Employment of person under 15 years of age in factory or in working machinery — Whether mens rea an ingredient — Principles to be followed in deciding whether mens rea an ingredient of a statutory offence.