New Zealand Legislation: Acts

10 Director-General to be notified of actions taken in respect of marine mammals

• (1) Where any person completes any action in relation to a marine mammal, being an action that he is authorised to take under or pursuant to this Act or to a permit, he shall forthwith give to the Director-General full details of the results of that action, including—

  • (a) The number of injuries caused or deaths among any taken marine mammals, together with the date on and the location at which those injuries or deaths occurred, and the species injured or killed:

  • (b) The cause, as far as may be determined, of any such injury or death:

  • (c) The measures taken to avoid further such injuries or deaths:

  • (d) Whether any species of marine mammal other than that authorised was taken, the location and date of such a taking, the method by which it was taken, and whether or not it appeared to be unharmed when it was released.

  (2) Every person commits an offence against this Act who contravenes subsection (1) of this section.