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Fisheries Act 1996

International fishing - Administrative penalties

113ZCA: Publication of decisions on administrative penalties

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"Penalties for breaking fishing rules are published online"

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When the chief executive gives someone a penalty under section 113ZC, they must put some information on a website. You can find the date and location of the offence on the website. The chief executive also publishes the nature of the offence. The chief executive must publish the name of the person who got the penalty and the name of the vessel involved. They also publish the things they thought about when deciding if the offence was serious or not, as stated in section 113Z(2A). You can see the amount of the penalty on the website. The chief executive puts all this information on a website that the Ministry maintains. You can look at the website to find out about penalties given under section 113ZC. The website has all the details about each penalty.

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Part 6AInternational fishing
Administrative penalties

113ZCAPublication of decisions on administrative penalties

  1. The chief executive must, for each penalty imposed under section 113ZC, publish the following on an Internet site maintained by or on behalf of the Ministry:

  2. the date and location of the offence; and
    1. the nature of the offence; and
      1. the name of each person on whom the penalty was imposed; and
        1. the name of the vessel involved in the offence; and
          1. the matters considered by the chief executive under section 113Z(2A) when considering whether the alleged offence was not a serious offence or was minor; and
            1. the amount of the penalty imposed.

              Notes
              • Section 113ZCA: inserted, on , by section 48 of the Fisheries (International Fishing and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 18).