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Deposit Takers Act 2023

Enforcement - Infringement offences

173: Payment of infringement fees

You could also call this:

"Paying a fine: put the money into a special government account"

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When you pay an infringement fee for breaking a rule, you must pay it into a Crown Bank Account. This is where all infringement fees for infringement offences go. You have to put the money into this special account.

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Part 5Enforcement
Infringement offences

173Payment of infringement fees

  1. All infringement fees paid for infringement offences must be paid into a Crown Bank Account.