BORA Kaikoura (Te Tai ō Marokura) Marine Management Bill [pdf, 277 KB]
...reaching this conclusion, we have taken into account that: a)The offences are of a regulatory nature designed to better protect the coastal and marine environment in the Kaikoura region. The offences address potential significant harm to natural resources and protected marine wildlife. b)Statutory defences are available to the defendant 4. The defendant is in a better position to satisfy the court that the possession of certain marine and aquatic life in excess of the daily limit was...