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Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act 2025

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

62: Payment of infringement fees

You could also call this:

"What happens to the money you pay for breaking the marine rules"

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If you pay an infringement fee for an infringement offence, the money goes into a Crown Bank Account. You must pay the fee into this account. The law says this is where the money must go.

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

62Payment of infringement fees

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