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Fisheries Act 1996

Appointment and powers of fishery officers - Powers of entry, search, and questioning

202: Powers for purpose of ascertaining financial status or interest in forfeit property of certain persons

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"Officers can ask about your money or property if you break fisheries rules"

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You can be asked about your money or property if you have done something wrong under the Fisheries Act 1996. A fishery officer can ask you questions to find out about your financial situation to help with your sentencing. They can also ask questions to find out if you have any interest in property that may be taken away from you, as stated in section 255 and section 256.

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Part 11Appointment and powers of fishery officers
Powers of entry, search, and questioning

202Powers for purpose of ascertaining financial status or interest in forfeit property of certain persons

  1. In order to ascertain—

  2. a person's financial status, for the purpose of assisting the Crown to make submissions on sentencing in respect of offences against this Act; or
    1. whether any quota is associated quota as defined in section 255; or
      1. the nature of any person's interest in forfeit property, for the purpose of assisting the court to make any determination or order in respect of such property under section 256,—
          1. a fishery officer may, with the leave of the court, exercise all or any of the fishery officer powers exercisable under other provisions of this Act as if those powers were each expressed to be exercisable in the circumstances referred to in this section.

        Notes
        • Section 202(aa): inserted, on , by section 20 of the Fisheries Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 65).