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Fisheries Act 1996

International fishing - Other matters

113ZE: Consent of Attorney-General required for certain proceedings

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"Get Attorney-General's okay to take some fisheries cases to court"

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You need to get the Attorney-General's consent to start court proceedings for certain offences. These offences are under section 113DAAA and section 113E of the Fisheries Act. The Attorney-General must also say it is a good idea to start the proceedings.

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Part 6AInternational fishing
Other matters

113ZEConsent of Attorney-General required for certain proceedings

  1. This section applies to proceedings for offences under the following sections:

  2. section 113DAAA (illegal fishing or transportation in the fisheries jurisdiction of a foreign country):
    1. section 113E (unlawful use of foreign vessel on high seas by New Zealand national).

      1. Despite anything in any other enactment, those proceedings may not be instituted in any court except with the consent of the Attorney-General and on the Attorney-General's certificate that it is expedient that the proceedings should be instituted.

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      Notes
      • Section 113ZE: inserted, on , by section 16 of the Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Act (No 2) 1999 (1999 No 103).
      • Section 113ZE(1)(a): amended, on , by section 51 of the Fisheries (International Fishing and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 18).