FISHERIES ACT 1994 - SECT 93 Recovery of costs of removing particular fisheries resources

FISHERIES ACT 1994 - SECT 93

93 Recovery of costs of removing particular fisheries resources

(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.

(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.

(3) Subsection (2) does not limit the court’s powers under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 or any other law.