Removing Duplicated Penalty Regimes for Commercial Fishers
17. With the introduction of the Fisheries Act 1996 a set of sanctions were imposed on those who did not satisfy their statutory debts. These sanctions have proved successful in managing debt so therefore there is no longer any value in maintaining the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Restructuring Act 1995 penalty fees.
18. It is inappropriate that clients are faced with what amounts to a double penalty given the Fisheries Act contains all the sanctions necessary to ensure that statutory debts are paid. By revoking the sections 18 and 19 of the MAF Restructuring Act 1995 the intent of the penalty regime put in place by the Fisheries Act 1996 will be fully met.
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