You cannot get paid for helping seafarers find jobs on ships, except for people working in fishing as defined in the Fisheries Act 1996 or for masters. You also cannot charge seafarers fees to find them jobs on ships. If you do, you can get a fine of up to $200.

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Part 3Duties in relation to maritime activity
Duties in relation to crewing

27Prohibition on receiving remuneration for placing seafarers in employment

No person shall carry on for pecuniary gain, directly or indirectly, any undertaking in relation to the finding of employment for seafarers (other than persons to be employed or engaged in fishing within the meaning of the Fisheries Act 1996 and masters) on any ship nor shall any person charge, directly or indirectly, any fees for finding employment for such seafarers on any ship.
Every person commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200 who acts in contravention of subsection (1).

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1952 No 49 s 48

Notes

Section 27(1): amended, on 1 October 1996, by section 316(1) of the Fisheries Act 1996 (1996 No 88).
Section 27(2): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).