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Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act 2025

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

60: What infringement notice must contain

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"What information must be on an infringement notice?"

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You get an infringement notice if you break a rule. The notice must have certain information on it. It must say what you did wrong, where and when. It must also say how much you have to pay and how to pay it. You need to know how long you have to pay the fee. The notice must tell you about your rights, like requesting a hearing. It must also say what happens if you do not pay or ask for a hearing. You can find more information about your rights in section 21(10) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957. The notice might have other information on it too, as required by the regulations.

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

60What infringement notice must contain

  1. An infringement notice must be in the form prescribed in the regulations and must contain the following particulars:

  2. details of the alleged infringement offence that fairly inform a person of the time, place, and nature of the alleged offence:
    1. the amount of the infringement fee:
      1. the address of the enforcement authority:
        1. how the infringement fee may be paid:
          1. the time within which the infringement fee must be paid:
            1. a summary of the provisions of section 21(10) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957:
              1. a statement that the person served with the notice has a right to request a hearing:
                1. a statement of what will happen if the person served with the notice neither pays the infringement fee nor requests a hearing:
                  1. any other matters prescribed in the regulations.