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\fs24\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 IN THE HIGH COURT OF FIJI
\par AT SUVA
\par CRIMINAL JURISDICTION
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\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid4733982 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982 CRIMINAL CASE NO: HAC00}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 41 OF 2004S
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\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid4733982 {\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 THE STATE
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\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid4733982 {\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 YANG SHUI XING
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\par Hearing:}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 26th November 2004
\par Sentence:}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 29th November 2004
\par 
\par Counsel:}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 Mr. Ridgway for State
\par Mr. S. Valenitabua for Accused
\par 
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\par }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 Y
ang Shui Xing, you have pleaded guilty to two offences of being master of a foreign fishing vessel being used for the purpose of fishing within the Exclusive Economic Zone without a licence.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 According to the information you committed the offence on the 5th of July 2004, and again between the 16th and 20th of July 2004.
\par 
\par The maximum penalty for this offence is $100,000.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 The tariff for the offence is between $2000 and $7000 per offence.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 The facts in this case are that you are the master of Zhong Shui 607 a foreign fishing vessel registered in China.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
The vessel is equipped with a navigational system called a Global Positioning System and has a transmitter which allows for precise monitoring by the Navy and the Fisheries Department, using the Vessel Monitoring System.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
Using this system, the prosecution has plotted your movements on a sketch which shows that although you were fishing just inside the Exclusive Economic Zone, you were proceeding along the boundaries for some time.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 I do not accept, that equipped with the sophisticated Global Position System, you accidentally drifted into Fiji waters.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 There is some dispute about the value of the catch obtained in Fiji waters.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 However there is no dispute about the quantity of the fish caught.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
On the 5th of July your vessel fished 420kg of Albacore, 70kg of Bigeye Tuna, 120kg of yellow fin, and 10kg of Wahoo.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
Between the 16th to the 20th of July your vessel obtained a total of 2140kg of Albacore, 375kg of Bigeye, 342kg of yellow fin and 16kg of other species.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 The defence says that this catch was only worth about $15,000.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
Even at the defence estimation, this value is a considerable sum and must be taken to be an unlawful removal of Fiji\rquote s precious resources for commercial purposes.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 I consider this offending to be serious and consider a fine of $6000 to be an appropriate starting point.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
After adjusting for the guilty pleas, the good character, the co-operation with the authorities, the sale of the catch before apprehension and the detention of the vessel, I arrive at a fine o
f $5000 (a total of $10,000) on each count to be paid within 7 days in default 30 days imprisonment.
\par 
\par I now turn to the question of forfeiture.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 Section 18 of the Marine Spaces Act allows the court to \'93
forfeit the fishing vessel and any fish, fishing gear, apparatus, cargo and stores found therein or thereon.\'94}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
In the past, a decision not to forfeit was made where the case was one of an isolated breach (}{\b\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 Jang Jian Chunan}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  HAC000}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 9}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982 .}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
2003S) or where there was a prior civil claim in respect of the boat before another judge.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
Another reason not to make a forfeiture order was where the catch was minimal in value (}{\b\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 Chen Chaolin}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  HAC00}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 10 of 2003S).
\par 
\par In this case, you are not the owner of this vessel.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 The owner is a company registered in China, called the China National Fish
eries (Group) Corporation.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 Power of Attorney in relation to the Company vests in the China Fisheries (Fiji) Holdings Company Ltd.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 Counsel for the accused is also counsel for the owner of the boat, and he urged me not to order forfeiture as it would be too 
harsh a penalty in the circumstances.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 I do not agree.
\par 
\par In }{\b\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 Cheatley v. The Queen}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
 (1972) 127 CLR 291, the High Court of Australia considered forfeiture of a foreign vessel under the Fisheries Act.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
Barwick CJ said that forfeiture, which was part of the penalty provisions of the section, was not inappropriate simply because a breach was accidental.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 However, a deliberate breach should lead inexorably to forfeiture.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 In }{
\b\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 Chiou Yaou Fa v. Morris Supreme Court Northern Territories}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982  [1987] 46 NTR 1, 28, Asche J explain
ed the rationale behind the forfeiture order thus:
\par 
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The fishing industry can and often does yield large profits and there is always a temptation to those involved in it to go where the fish are plentiful, even if that means trespassing upon the fishing grounds of other nations.}{
\b\f0\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\b\f0\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
A nation desiring to protect itself from such depredations must make it very plain that the game is not worth the candle i.e. that the risk of heavy penalties if caught outweighs the profit that might be available.}{
\b\f0\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\b\f0\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 Fines, even heavy
 fines against individuals will not usually suffice, since the individual may either not have the wherewithal to pay or it may be difficult or impossible to follow such assets as he had into another company. In any event a heavy fine may work an injustice
 on an individual who will often be acting under orders.}{\b\f0\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\b\f0\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
The real offender is usually the foreign owner who will almost certainly have no funds in this country to pay the fine imposed.}{\b\f0\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\b\f0\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
Hence, save where there are special mitigating circumstances, forfeiture is the only effective way to see that the policy of the Act is carried out.}{\b\f0\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{
\b\f0\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 Indeed, if it became known that Australian courts treated offences against this Act only by fines, this would be to a substantial degree counter-productive, since many more foreig
n ships would venture into Australian waters to the great detriment of the Australian fishing industry.\'94
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\par I agree with, and adopt the principles set out in this passage.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
There are no special mitigating circumstances in this case which might justify non-forfeiture.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
Although counsel tells me that the owner will pay the fines, the profit made from the unlawful catch outweighed the total value of the fines even on defence counsel\rquote s assessment.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 I do not consider that this was an isolated accidental breach caused by bad navigation.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 The presence of the Global Positioning System, and the transmitter for the Vessel Monitoring System suggest the existence of accurate and sophisticated navigational equipment.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 In these circumstances, forfeiture is the only way to ensure that the purpose of the Marine Spaces Act is given effect to by this court.}{
\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
It is hoped that this will act as a deterrent to other foreign fishing vessels, which fish here without licences, confident in the belief that our enforcement is inadequate, and the penalties imposed, of little pecuniary value.
\par 
\par As I have said before, Fiji\rquote s fish resources are precious and must be protected from uncontrolled and unlicensed exploitation.}{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid4733982  }{\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
A forfeiture order in this case will assist in so protecting those resources.
\par 
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I order forfeiture of the fishing vessel Zhong Shui 607, its apparatus, fishing gear, cargo and stores to the State under section 18 of the Marine Spaces Act.
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\par }\pard \qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid4733982 {\b\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 Nazhat Shameem
\par }{\b\ul\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 JUDGE
\par }\pard \ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0\pararsid4733982 {\lang2057\langfe1033\langnp2057\insrsid12473443\charrsid4733982 
\par At Suva
\par 29th November 2004
\par }}