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Fisheries Act 1994
sec.93Recovery of costs of removing particular fisheries resources
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### sec.93 Recovery of costs of removing particular fisheries resources
If a person commits an offence against this division, the costs reasonably incurred by the chief executive in taking and removing, or destroying, the fisheries resources in relation to which the offence was committed are a debt payable by the person to the chief executive.
If the person is convicted of an offence against this division, the court may, as well as imposing a penalty for the offence, order the person to pay the amount of the costs to the chief executive.
Subsection (2) does not limit the court’s powers under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 or any other law.
s 93 amd 2000 No. 26 s 13 sch 2 ; 2014 No. 7 s 536
(sec.93-ssec.1) If a person commits an offence against this division, the costs reasonably incurred by the chief executive in taking and removing, or destroying, the fisheries resources in relation to which the offence was committed are a debt payable by the person to the chief executive.
(sec.93-ssec.2) If the person is convicted of an offence against this division, the court may, as well as imposing a penalty for the offence, order the person to pay the amount of the costs to the chief executive.
(sec.93-ssec.3) Subsection (2) does not limit the court’s powers under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 or any other law.