Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Regulations 1986 (SR 1986/222) (as at 01 June 2009)

Regulation by clause

11 Offences and penalties
  • (1) A person commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 if the person contravenes, or fails to comply with, any of regulations 3A(8), 3AB(2), 3B, 3C, 3D, 4 to 6F (other than regulation 5(5)(c), 6C(1)(l)(iii), 6CA), 7(1), 8, 9, or 10.

    (2) A person commits a serious non-commercial offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 if the person contravenes, or fails to comply with, any of regulations 3A(9), 3AB(3), or 5(5)(c), or regulation 6C(1)(l)(iii) or 6CA.

    (3) It is a defence to a charge of possessing more than the specified maximum daily number of any fish in contravention of these regulations if the defendant satisfies the court that the number of fish possessed in excess of the relevant specified daily number were not taken in breach of the regulations.

    Subclauses (2) and (3) were inserted, as from 15 July 1999, by regulation 5 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations 1999 (SR 1999/179).

    Regulation 11 was substituted, as from 1 October 2001, by regulation 6 Fisheries (Auckland And Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2001 (SR 2001/265).

    Regulation 11(1): amended, on 20 November 2008, by regulation 4 of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2008 (SR 2008/402).

    Regulation 11(1): amended, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 7(1) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/266).

    Subclause (1) was amended, as from 2 October 2003, by regulation 6(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2003 (SR 2003/224) by substituting 6F (other than regulation 6C(1)(iv)) for 6E.

    Subclause (1) was amended, as from 2 October 2003, by regulation 6(2) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2003 (SR 2003/224) by omitting 8,.

    Subclauses (1) and (2) were amended, as from 15 January 2004, by regulation 3 Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 3) 2003 (SR 2003/377) by substituting 6C(l)(iii) or (iv) for 6C(l)(iv).

    Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 October 2004, by regulation 7(1)(a) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/282) by omitting 3D(2)(a) or (3)(a),.

    Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 October 2004, by regulation 7(1)(b) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/282) by inserting 5(5)(c), after other than regulation.

    Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 April 2007, by regulation 6(1) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2007 (SR 2007/30) by inserting 3D, after 3C,.

    Subclause (1) was amended, as from 1 April 2007, by regulation 6(2) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2007 (SR 2007/30) by inserting 8, after 7(1),.

    Regulation 11(2): amended, on 1 October 2008, by regulation 7(2) of the Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2008 (SR 2008/266).

    Subclause (2) was amended, as from 2 October 2003, by regulation 6(3) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations (No 2) 2003 (SR 2003/224) by inserting , or regulation 6C(1)(iv).

    Subclause (2) was amended, as from 1 October 2004, by regulation 7(2) Fisheries (Auckland and Kermadec Areas Amateur Fishing) Amendment Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/282) by substituting 5(5)(c) for 3D(2)(b) or (3)(b).