Fisheries Act 1996

Fisheries administration - Administration generally

296: Electronic transmission

You could also call this:

"Sending fishing documents by email or online"

You can send some documents electronically for the Fisheries Act 1996. The chief executive decides who can send documents this way and what documents they can send. They can also choose how the documents are sent and who receives them. The chief executive's decision can have conditions and must follow any rules made under section 297. They can change or cancel their decision at any time. This means they have control over how documents are sent electronically for the Fisheries Act 1996. You can send documents electronically if the chief executive approves it.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

This page was last updated on 12 November 2025

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM399501.

Topics:

Environment and resources > Farming and fishingBusiness > Industry rules

295: Notification of appointments and places for provision of information, or

"Notices about who to contact and where to get or give information about fisheries"

296A: Interpretation, or

"What the boss of fisheries is in charge of"

Part 15Fisheries administration
Administration generally

296Electronic transmission

For the purpose of this Act, the chief executive may approve the transmission of accounts, records, returns, transactions, information, notices, objections, requests, applications, or other documents provided for under this Act by means of electronic transmission.
An approval under subsection (1)—
may relate to any person or any 1 or more classes of person:
may relate to any 1 or more classes of accounts, records, returns, transactions, information, notices, objections, requests, applications, or other documents:
may specify the person or organisation to whom the accounts, records, returns, transactions, information, notices, objections, requests, applications, or other documents shall be transmitted:
may specify the method of transmission that may be used:
shall be subject to such conditions and other provisions (if any)—
1. as may be set out for the purposes of this section in regulations made under section 297; or
2. determined by the chief executive.

The chief executive may alter or revoke any approval given under subsection (1).