Maritime Transport (Infringement Fees for Offences Relating to Major Maritime Events) Regulations 1999

Regulations

Schedule Maritime Transport Infringement Offence Notice

Statement of rights

1 Title and commencement

2 Interpretation

3 Infringement fees

(a)

(b)

4 Infringement notices

Enforcement authority

1

Payments

2

Defence

3

Further action

4

(a)

(b)

(c)

5

6

(a)

(b)

(c)

Non-payment of fee

7

8

Queries/correspondence

9.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Notes

1 General

2 Legal status

3 Editorial and format changes

4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation

The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Transport.

Pursuant to sections 201 and 423 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

1	Title and commencement
2	Interpretation
3	Infringement fees
4	Infringement notices
	Schedule Maritime Transport Infringement Offence Notice
	Gazette Information
	Notes

(1)

These regulations may be cited as the Maritime Transport (Infringement Fees for Offences Relating to Major Maritime Events) Regulations 1999.

(2)

These regulations come into force on 27 August 1999.

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the Act means the Maritime Transport Act 1994.

The infringement fee for an infringement offence against section 200B(5) of the Act is,—

in the case of an individual, $1,000:

in the case of a body corporate, $10,000.

Every infringement notice under section 423 of the Act in respect of an infringement offence against section 200B of the Act must be in the form set out in the Schedule.

Regulation 4: amended, on 10 October 2006, by regulation 4 of the Maritime Transport (Infringement Fees for Offences Relating to Major Maritime Events) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/247).

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Issued under section 423 of the Maritime Transport Act 1994

Notice No:

[specify enforcement authority]

To:

	Forenames	Surname
Full name:
Full address:
Email address (if known):

Occupation:	Date of birth:	Maritime Document No: (Where applicable)

Alleged infringement offence(s) details


Date:	Time:	Place:
Vessel name:		Vessel description:

Payment of infringement fee(s)

The infringement fee(s) is/are payable within 28 days after .

[date this notice is served].

The infringement fee(s) should be paid

To:

[specify address of enforcement authority]		DO NOT DETACH Please present both copies of this notice, or cite the infringement notice number at the top of this notice, when making payment
Cheques or money orders should be made out to the [specify enforcement authority] and should be crossed and marked “NOT TRANSFERABLE” or “ACCOUNT PAYEE ONLY”.
Issued by: .
being a person duly authorised by the Director of Maritime New Zealand, a constable, or a person duly authorised by the Director, the regional council, or other local authority in whose region or district the offence was committed.
Important—Please read the statement of rights printed overleaf

Note: If, after reading these notes, you do not understand anything in the notes, you should consult a lawyer immediately.

This notice sets out 1 or more alleged infringement offences. Each offence that is identified by a number is a separate infringement offence. You may decide what to do in respect of each alleged offence individually, and may act in the same way in respect of all alleged offences or in different ways in respect of different alleged offences, as set out below.

Note: If, under section 21(3A) or (3C)(a) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957, you enter or have entered into a time to pay arrangement with an informant in respect of an infringement fee payable by you, paragraphs 4(b), 4(c), 5, and 6 below do not apply and you are not entitled either to request a hearing to deny liability or to ask the court to consider any submissions (as to penalty or otherwise) in respect of the infringement.

If you pay the infringement fee for an alleged offence within 28 days of the service on you of this notice, no further enforcement action will be taken for that offence. Payments should be made at places indicated on the front page of this notice.

You have a complete defence against proceedings for an alleged offence if the infringement fee for that offence has been paid to the enforcement authority at the address shown on the front page of this notice within 28 days after service on you of a reminder notice. Late payment or payment made to any other address will not constitute a defence.

If you wish to—

raise any matter relating to the circumstances of an alleged offence for consideration by the enforcement authority; or

deny liability for the offence and request a court hearing (refer to paragraphs 5 and 9); or

admit liability for the offence, but wish to have a court consider written submissions as to penalty or otherwise (refer to paragraph 6 and 9)—

you should write to the enforcement authority at the address shown on the front page of this notice. Any such letter should be personally signed.

If you deny liability for the offence and request a hearing, the enforcement authority will, unless it decides not to commence court proceedings in respect of the offence, serve you with a notice of hearing setting out the place and time at which the matter will be heard by the court.

Note: That if the court finds you guilty of the offence, costs will be imposed in addition to any penalty.

If you admit liability for the offence but want the court to consider your submissions as to penalty or otherwise, you should in your letter to the enforcement authority—

request a hearing; and

admit liability; and

set out the written submissions you wish to be considered by the court.

The enforcement authority will then file your letter with the court (unless it decides not to commence court proceedings in respect of the offence). There is no provision for an oral hearing before the court if you follow this course of action.

Note: That costs will be imposed in addition to any penalty.

If you do not pay the infringement fee and do not request a hearing in respect of an alleged offence within 28 days after the service on you of this notice you will (unless the enforcement authority decides otherwise) be served with a reminder notice.

If you do not pay the infringement fee and do not request a hearing in respect of the alleged offence within 28 days after being served with the reminder notice, you will become liable to pay COSTS IN ADDITION TO THE INFRINGEMENT FEE, unless the enforcement authority decides not to commence proceedings against you.

When writing or making payment of an infringement fee, please indicate—

the date of the infringement offence; and

the infringement notice number; and

the identifying number of each alleged offence and the course of action you are taking in respect of it (if this notice sets out more than 1 offence and you are not paying all the infringement fees for all the alleged offences); and

your address for replies (if you are not paying all the infringement fees for all the alleged offences).

If it is not clear which alleged offence any payment relates to, your payment may be treated as relating to the alleged offences in the order in which they are set out on the front page of this notice.

Note: All queries and/or correspondence regarding the infringement offence(s) must be directed to the enforcement authority named in this notice at the address shown.

Schedule: amended, on 19 May 2026, by section 221(1) of the Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Act 2026 (2026 No 21).

Schedule: amended, on 19 May 2026, by section 221(2) of the Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Act 2026 (2026 No 21).

Schedule: amended, on 19 May 2026, by section 221(3) of the Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Act 2026 (2026 No 21).

Schedule: amended, on 1 October 2008, pursuant to section 116(a)(ii) of the Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72).

Schedule: amended, on 10 October 2006, by regulation 5(a) of the Maritime Transport (Infringement Fees for Offences Relating to Major Maritime Events) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/247).

Schedule: amended, on 10 October 2006, by regulation 5(b) of the Maritime Transport (Infringement Fees for Offences Relating to Major Maritime Events) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/247).

Schedule: amended, on 1 July 2005, by section 11(4) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 98).

Marie Shroff,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 29 July 1999.

This is a consolidation of the Maritime Transport (Infringement Fees for Offences Relating to Major Maritime Events) Regulations 1999 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.

A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.

Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.

The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.

Regulatory Systems (Transport) Amendment Act 2026 (2026 No 21): section 221

Policing Act 2008 (2008 No 72): section 116(a)(ii)

Maritime Transport (Infringement Fees for Offences Relating to Major Maritime Events) Amendment Regulations 2006 (SR 2006/247)

Maritime Transport Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 98): section 11(4)

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