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Offences and penalties<strong>New</strong> <strong>Zealand</strong> law provides penalties f<strong>or</strong> people who communicatefalse inf<strong>or</strong>mation affecting safety. Every person who uses any meansto knowingly provide another person with false inf<strong>or</strong>mation aboutthe safety of a vessel, structure <strong>or</strong> person commits an offence underthe <strong>Maritime</strong> Transp<strong>or</strong>t Act. The penalty can be imprisonment f<strong>or</strong> upto 12 months and/<strong>or</strong> a fine of up to $10,000.Use of a radiotelephone to provide false <strong>or</strong> misleading inf<strong>or</strong>mation is alsoan offence under the Radiocommunications Act 1989, with a penalty ofup to $30,000 (<strong>or</strong> $200,000 f<strong>or</strong> a company).58 WWW.MARITIMENZ.GOVT.NZ
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