Action challenging currency seizure struck where plaintiff admitted failing to declare full amount at border.
The plaintiff's currency was seized at the border for failing to declare the full amount.
He brought an action challenging the decision that he breached the reporting requirement.
The Minister moved to strike the statement of claim on the basis that it disclosed no reasonable cause of action, as the plaintiff admitted in his pleadings that he had not declared the full amount.
The Federal Court granted the motion and struck the statement of claim, noting that good faith or ignorance of the law are not defences to the reporting requirement.
