1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Principal Act
	Increasing percentage Crown retains from amounts of fines recovered for offences prosecuted by local authorities or other organisations
4	Section 73 amended (Payment of fines to local authorities and other organisations that conduct prosecutions)
	Transitional and savings provisions
5	Schedule 1 amended
	Schedule New Part 4 inserted into Schedule 1
	Legislative history
	Administrative information

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

This Act is the Public Finance (Fines Collection Costs—Budget Measures) Amendment Act 2024.

2 Commencement

This Act comes into force on 1 July 2024.

3 Principal Act

This Act amends the Public Finance Act 1989.

Increasing percentage Crown retains from amounts of fines recovered for offences prosecuted by local authorities or other organisations

4 Section 73 amended (Payment of fines to local authorities and other organisations that conduct prosecutions)

In section 73(2), replace “10%” with “14%”.

Transitional and savings provisions

5 Schedule 1 amended

In Schedule 1,—

(a)

insert the Part set out in the Schedule of this Act as the last Part; and

(b)

make all necessary consequential amendments.

Schedule New Part 4 inserted into Schedule 1

s 5

Part 4 Provision relating to Public Finance (Fines Collection Costs—Budget Measures) Amendment Act 2024

11 Application of amendment about deductions from fines

Amendment applies only for fines imposed on or after 1 July 2024

(1)

The amendment applies only to an amount of a fine recovered—

(a)

on or after 1 July 2024; and

(b)

in respect of a fine imposed on or after 1 July 2024.

Old section continues to apply for fines imposed before 1 July 2024

(2)

The old section continues to apply to an amount of a fine recovered—

(a)

on or after 1 July 2024; and

(b)

in respect of a fine imposed before 1 July 2024.

Definitions

(3)

In this clause,—

amendment means the amendment made to section 73(2) on 1 July 2024 by the amendment Act

amendment Act means the Public Finance (Fines Collection Costs—Budget Measures) Amendment Act 2024

amount of a fine includes, without limitation, an instalment—

(a)

of the fine; and

(b)

paid under a court order, or an arrangement, allowing payment to be made by instalments

old section means section 73(2) as in force immediately before the amendment was made on 1 July 2024 by the amendment Act.

Legislative history

30 May 2024		Introduction (Bill 51–1), first reading, second reading, committee of the whole House, third reading
4 June 2024		Royal assent

This Act is administered by the Treasury.

Public Finance (Fines Collection Costs—Budget Measures) Amendment Act 2024