New South Wales Consolidated Acts

FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT 1994 - SECT 220ZG

220ZG Court may order offender to restore critical habitat

(1) If a court convicts a person of an offence against section 220ZC (Damage to critical habitat), the court may, in addition to or in substitution for any pecuniary penalty for the offence, direct the person to take any action to mitigate the damage or to restore the critical habitat.

(2) The court may specify the actions to be taken to mitigate the damage or restore the habitat and may order the person to maintain the habitat until those actions have been fully performed.

(3) The court may order the person to provide security for the performance of any obligation imposed under this section.

(4) For the purposes of this section, a "conviction" includes the making of an order under section 10 of the Crimes (Sentencing Procedure) Act 1999 .