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Social Media (Age-Restricted Users) Bill

Provider duties - Enforcement

10: Maximum amount of pecuniary penalty

You could also call this:

"The maximum fine for breaking social media rules is $2,000,000"

Illustration for Social Media (Age-Restricted Users) Bill

If you break the rules in section 6, you might have to pay a lot of money. The most you could have to pay is $2,000,000. This is a proposed change to the law about social media and age-restricted users.

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This page was last updated on 27 October 2025

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=LMS1536462.

9: When court may make pecuniary penalty order, or

"When you have to pay a fine for breaking a social media rule"

11: Considerations for court, or

"What the court thinks about when a social media provider does something wrong"

Part 2Provider duties
Enforcement

10Maximum amount of pecuniary penalty

The maximum amount of a pecuniary penalty that a provider may be ordered to pay for contravening section 6 is $2,000,000.