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Fisheries Act 1996

Offences and penalties - Infringement offences

260C: Infringement fees

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"Paying fines for breaking fishing rules"

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You have to pay infringement fees to the chief executive. The chief executive must put all infringement fees they get into a Crown Bank Account.

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Part 13Offences and penalties
Infringement offences

260CInfringement fees

  1. All infringement fees are payable to the chief executive, and the chief executive must pay all infringement fees received into a Crown Bank Account.

Notes
  • Section 260C: inserted, on , by section 62 of the Fisheries Act 1996 Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 101).
  • Section 260C: amended, on , pursuant to section 65R(3) of the Public Finance Act 1989 (1989 No 44).