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Environmental Protection Act 1994
sec.500Fines payable to local government
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### sec.500 Fines payable to local government
This section applies if—
the administration and enforcement of a matter has been devolved or delegated to a local government; and
a proceeding for an offence about the matter is taken; and
a court imposes a fine for the offence.
The fine must be paid to the local government.
If a person other than the local government prosecutes the offence, subsection (2) does not apply to any part of the fine the court orders be paid to the party.
s 500 amd 2002 No. 45 s 19
(sec.500-ssec.1) This section applies if— the administration and enforcement of a matter has been devolved or delegated to a local government; and a proceeding for an offence about the matter is taken; and a court imposes a fine for the offence.
(sec.500-ssec.2) The fine must be paid to the local government.
(sec.500-ssec.3) If a person other than the local government prosecutes the offence, subsection (2) does not apply to any part of the fine the court orders be paid to the party.
- (a) the administration and enforcement of a matter has been devolved or delegated to a local government; and
- (b) a proceeding for an offence about the matter is taken; and
- (c) a court imposes a fine for the offence.