Driftnet Prohibition Amendment Act 2000 (No. 60 of 2000). Country/Territory New Zealand Document type Legislation Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Offences/penalties Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Australia and New Zealand, Oceania, South Pacific Entry into force notes This Act shall enter into force on 15 November 2000. Abstract This Act amends the principal Act in relation with proceedings for offences. In any proceedings for an offence against this Act, the following certificates or documents shall be admissible in evidence and shall, in the absence of proof to the contrary, be sufficient evidence of the matters stated a certificate purporting to be signed by a Chief Surveyor appointed under the Survey Act 1986, or by the Royal New Zealand Naval Hydrographer, and stating the status of any area; or (ii) Map, plan, or other such document purporting to be certified as true by a Chief Surveyor or by the Royal New Zealand Naval Hydrographer. For “Royal New Zealand Naval Hydrographer” shall be substituted: "chief executive of Land Information New Zealand". Full text English References - Legislation Amends Driftnet Prohibition Act (No. 18 of 1991). Legislation | New Zealand | 1991 (2012) Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishing gear/fishing method, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties, Fishery management and conservation Source: FAO, FAOLEX