New Zealand Acts

MARITIME TRANSPORT ACT 1994 - SECT 70

70 Failure to comply with inspection or audit request

1 Every person commits an offence who, without reasonable excuse, fails to comply with any requirement of the Director under subsection (1) or subsection (3) of section 54 .

2 Every person who commits an offence against subsection (1) is liable on conviction,—

a) in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $10,000 and, if the offence is a continuing one, to a further fine not exceeding $2,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence is continued:

b) in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $100,000 and, if the offence is a continuing one, to a further fine not exceeding $20,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence is continued:

c) in any case, to an additional penalty under section 409 .

Note: 1990 No 98 s 44A ; 1992 No 75 s 23

History: Section 70(2): amended, on 1 July 2013, by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).