New Zealand Acts

CHARITIES ACT 2005 - SECT 38

38 Offence to contravene section 37

1 Every person who acts in contravention of section 37(1) or section 37(3) commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $30,000.

2 Despite anything to the contrary in section 25 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011, the limitation period in respect of an offence against subsection (1) ends on the date that is 2 years after the date on which the matter giving rise to the contravention was discovered or ought reasonably to have been discovered.

History: Section 38(1): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).   Section 38(2): replaced, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).