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Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act 2025

Permits, enforcement, and regulations for protected areas - Monitoring and enforcement - Infringement offences

59: Revocation of infringement notice before payment made

You could also call this:

"Getting an infringement notice cancelled before you pay the fine"

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You can get an infringement notice revoked before you pay the fee. The ranger can revoke the notice before you pay or before a court orders you to pay a fine under section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957. The ranger must tell you that your notice has been revoked. You can still get in trouble for the same thing even if your notice is revoked. The revocation does not stop further action against you as described in section 56(1)(a) or (b). The ranger must take reasonable steps to inform you about the revocation. The revocation of your notice is not the end of the matter. You might still have to deal with the issue that led to the notice. The ranger's decision to revoke your notice does not mean you are off the hook.

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Part 3Permits, enforcement, and regulations for protected areas
Monitoring and enforcement: Infringement offences

59Revocation of infringement notice before payment made

  1. The ranger may revoke an infringement notice before—

  2. the infringement fee is paid; or
    1. an order for payment of a fine is made or deemed to be made by a court under section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

      1. The ranger must take reasonable steps to ensure that the person to whom the notice was issued is made aware of the revocation of the notice.

      2. The revocation of an infringement notice before the infringement fee is paid is not a bar to any further action as described in section 56(1)(a) or (b) against the person to whom the notice was issued in respect of the same matter.