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Armed Forces Discipline Act 1971

Provisions relating to the carrying out of punishments - Fines

185: Recovery in District Court of fines imposed under this Act

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"Getting a fine paid through the District Court"

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If you get a fine from the Court Martial or a disciplinary officer for breaking a rule in the Armed Forces Discipline Act, a certificate with details of the fine can be filed in the District Court in New Zealand. You do not have to pay a fee to file the certificate. The fine can then be enforced according to Part 3 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

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Part 9Provisions relating to the carrying out of punishments
Fines

185Recovery in District Court of fines imposed under this Act

  1. If a fine has been imposed by the Court Martial, or by a disciplinary officer, on a person for an offence against this Act (whether in New Zealand or elsewhere), a certificate purporting to be signed by a competent service authority specifying particulars of the conviction and the fine imposed may be filed in the District Court in New Zealand (without payment of any fee).

  2. Subsection (1) does not limit section 85.

  3. Once a certificate under subsection (1) is filed, the fine may be enforced in accordance with Part 3 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

Notes
  • Section 185 heading: amended, on , pursuant to section 18(2) of the District Courts Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 125).
  • Section 185(1): substituted, on , by section 56(1) of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).
  • Section 185(1): amended, on , by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).
  • Section 185(1A): inserted, on , by section 56(1) of the Armed Forces Discipline Amendment Act (No 2) 2007 (2007 No 98).
  • Section 185(2): replaced, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).