The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

These regulations are administered by the Department of Conservation.

These regulations are made under section 71O of the National Parks Act 1980—

(a)

on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and

(b)

on the recommendation of the Minister of Conservation.

Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the National Parks (Infringement Offences) Regulations 2019.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 3 February 2020.

3 Transitional, savings, and related provisions

The transitional, savings, and related provisions (if any) set out in Schedule 1 have effect according to their terms.

4 Descriptions in Schedules 2 and 3 are indications only

The descriptions in the second column of Schedules 2 and 3 are an indication of the content of the provisions they describe and are not intended to be used in the interpretation of those provisions.

5 Penalties for infringement offences in Act

The penalties for an infringement offence in the National Parks Act 1980 are the penalties specified for that infringement offence in the third and fourth columns of Schedule 2.

6 Infringement offences in bylaws

(1)

A breach of a bylaw specified in the first column of Schedule 3 is an infringement offence.

(2)

The penalties for an infringement offence in a bylaw specified in the first column of Schedule 3 are the penalties specified for that infringement offence in the third and fourth columns of Schedule 3.

7 Infringement notice and reminder notice

(1)

An infringement notice issued under section 71K of the National Parks Act 1980 must be in form 1 set out in Schedule 4.

(2)

A reminder notice issued under section 71L of the National Parks Act 1980 must be in form 2 set out in Schedule 4.

Schedule 1 Transitional, savings, and related provisions

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Part 1 Provisions relating to these regulations as made

There are no transitional, savings, or related provisions relating to these regulations as made.

Schedule 2 Penalties for infringement offences under National Parks Act 1980

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Section	Description of offence	Infringement fee ($)	Maximum fine ($)
71B(2)	Entering or remaining in specially protected area without permit, or failing to comply with condition contained in permit	800	1,600
71C(5)	Allowing dog to be in national park in contravention of section 56A, failing to comply with condition of dog control permit, or failing to keep dog under proper control	400	800
71D(4)	Failing to comply with section 71D(1) and (3) (which relates to unauthorised actions in parks)	800	1,600
71D(4)	Possessing chainsaw or any firearm, trap, net, or other similar object in park	400	800
71E(2)	Using, receiving, or disposing of item removed unlawfully from park	400	800
71F(2)	Altering boundary marks or items issued by Minister or Department	600	1,200
71G(3)	Failing to remove animal, vehicle, aircraft, or boat	600	1,200
71H(2)	Littering	300	600

Schedule 3 Penalties for infringement offences in bylaws

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Part 1 Abel Tasman National Park Bylaws 2009

Bylaw	Description of offence	Infringement fee ($)	Maximum fine ($)
5	Polluting park’s land or waters or disposing of human waste other than in toilet	400	800
6	Burying or leaving litter in park	300	600
7	Lighting fire in park	300	600
8	Offences relating to camping (such as camping in prohibited area)	200	400
9	Offences relating to park huts (such as staying in hut for longer than allowed)	200	400
10	Placing or using powered watercraft on or in park’s waters	400	800
11	Taking motorised vehicle into, or using motorised vehicle in, park	400	800
12	Allowing motorised vehicle to remain in park	400	800
13	Taking non-motorised vehicle into, or using non-motorised vehicle in, park	200	400
14	Allowing non-motorised vehicle to remain in park	200	400
15	Using vehicle in unsafe or inconsiderate manner or failing to comply with directions about use of vehicle	400	800
16	Organising sporting event in park	300	600
17	Installing or using public address system in park	300	600
18	Installing or using portable generator in park	300	600
19	Causing or producing noise that disturbs or is likely to disturb person or indigenous fauna	300	600
20	Failure to comply with notice prohibiting entry	400	800

Part 2 Arthur’s Pass National Park Bylaws 1981

Bylaw	Description of offence	Infringement fee ($)	Maximum fine ($)
3	Polluting park’s waters or spilling petrol or oil in park	400	800
4	Leaving or burying refuse in park	300	600
5	Offences relating to camping (such as camping for longer than allowed)	200	400
5A	Camping within prohibited area, unless at camping site	300	600
6	Offences relating to park huts (such as staying in hut for longer than allowed)	200	400
7	Offences relating to cableways (such as altering mechanism of any cableway)	200	400
8	Offences relating to fires (such as lighting fire in circumstances likely to present fire hazard)	300	600
9	Offences relating to use of vehicle in park	400	800
10	Failure to park vehicle as directed (or in safe and considerate manner if no direction given)	200	400
11(1)	Offences relating to aircraft (such as unauthorised landing within park)	800	1,600
11(3)-(4)	Entering prohibited area	400	800
12	Taking part in or training for competitive sport in park without consent	300	600
13	Using spotlight for hunting in park	600	1,200
14	Installing or operating portable electric generator in park	300	600
15	Installing or operating public address system in park	300	600

Part 3 Te Papa-Kura-o-Taranaki Bylaws 1981

Schedule 3 Part 3 heading: replaced, on 2 February 2025, by section 127 of Te Ture Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui Tupua 2025/Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Act 2025 (2025 No 1).

Bylaw	Description of offence	Infringement fee ($)	Maximum fine ($)
3	Polluting park’s waters or spilling petrol or oil in park	400	800
4	Leaving or burying refuse in park	300	600
5	Offences relating to park huts (such as staying in hut for longer than allowed)	200	400
5A	Camping within prohibited area, unless at camping site	300	600
6	Offences relating to fires (such as lighting fire in circumstances likely to present fire hazard)	300	600
7	Offences relating to use of vehicle in park	400	800
8	Failure to park vehicle as directed (or in safe and considerate manner if no direction given)	200	400
9(1)	Offences relating to aircraft (such as unauthorised landing within park)	800	1,600
9(3)-(4)	Entering prohibited area	400	800
10	Taking part in or training for competitive sport in park without permission	300	600
11	Using spotlight for hunting in park	600	1,200
12	Installing or operating portable electric generator in park	300	600
13	Installing or operating public address system in park	300	600

Part 4 Fiordland National Park Bylaws 1981

Bylaw	Description of offence	Infringement fee ($)	Maximum fine ($)
3	Polluting park’s waters or spilling petrol or oil in park	400	800
4	Leaving or burying refuse in park	300	600
5	Offences relating to camping (such as camping in park for longer than allowed)	200	400
5A	Camping within prohibited area, unless at camping site	300	600
6	Offences relating to park huts (such as staying in hut for longer than allowed)	200	400
7	Offences relating to fires (such as lighting fire in circumstances likely to present fire hazard)	300	600
8	Offences relating to use of vehicle in park	400	800
9	Failure to park vehicle as directed (or in safe and considerate manner if no direction given)	200	400
10(1)	Offences relating to aircraft (such as unauthorised landing within park)	800	1,600
10(3)-(4)	Entering prohibited area	400	800
11	Taking part in or training for competitive sport in park without permission	300	600
12	Using spotlight for hunting in park	600	1,200
13	Installing or operating portable electric generator in park	300	600
14	Installing or operating public address system in park	300	600

Part 5 Kahurangi National Park Bylaws 2009

Bylaw	Description of offence	Infringement fee ($)	Maximum fine ($)
5	Polluting park’s waters or spilling petrol or oil in park	400	800
6	Burying or leaving litter in park	300	600
7	Offences relating to fires (such as lighting fire within prohibited area)	300	600
8	Offences relating to camping (such as camping in prohibited area)	200	400
9	Offences relating to park huts (such as staying in hut for longer than allowed)	200	400
10	Offences relating to groups of more than 10 people (such as group staying in park for more than 1 night)	200	400
11	Removing vegetation from rock face to facilitate climbing	200	400
12(2)	Hunting or killing wild animal during prohibited period	400	800
12(3)	Hunting or killing wild animal from aircraft	800	1,600
13	Hunting or killing wild animal in prohibited area or during prohibited period	400	800
14	Using spotlight for hunting in park	600	1,200
15	Placing or using powered watercraft on or in park’s waters	400	800
16	Taking motorised vehicle into, or using motorised vehicle in, park	400	800
17	Allowing motorised vehicle to remain in park	300	600
17A	Taking non-motorised vehicle into, or using non-motorised vehicle in, park	200	400
17B	Allowing non-motorised vehicle to remain in park	200	400
17C	Using vehicle in unsafe or inconsiderate manner or failing to comply with directions about use of vehicle	400	800
18	Organising sporting event in park	300	600
19	Installing or using public address system in park	300	600
19A	Failure to comply with notice prohibiting entry	400	800

Part 6 Mount Aspiring National Park Bylaws 1981

Bylaw	Description of offence	Infringement fee ($)	Maximum fine ($)
3	Polluting park’s waters or spilling petrol or oil in park	400	800
4	Leaving or burying refuse in park	300	600
5	Offences relating to camping (such as camping for longer than allowed)	200	400
5A	Camping within prohibited area, unless at camping site	300	600
6	Offences relating to park huts (such as staying in hut for longer than allowed)	200	400
7	Offences relating to fires (such as lighting fire in circumstances likely to present fire hazard)	300	600
8	Offences relating to use of vehicle in park	400	800
9	Failure to park vehicle as directed (or in safe and considerate manner if no direction given)	200	400
10(1)	Offences relating to aircraft (such as unauthorised landing within park)	800	1,600
10(3)-(4)	Entering prohibited area	400	800
11	Taking part in or training for competitive sport in park without permission	300	600
12	Using spotlight for hunting in park	600	1,200
13	Installing or operating portable electric generator in park	300	600
14	Installing or operating public address system in park	300	600

Part 7 Mount Cook National Park Bylaws 1981

Bylaw	Description of offence	Infringement fee ($)	Maximum fine ($)
3	Polluting park’s waters or spilling petrol or oil in park	400	800
4	Leaving or burying refuse in park	300	600
5	Offences relating to camping (such as camping in park for longer than allowed)	200	400
5A	Camping within prohibited area, unless at camping site	300	600
6	Offences relating to park huts (such as staying in hut for longer than allowed)	200	400
7	Offences relating to fires (such as lighting fire in circumstances likely to present fire hazard)	300	600
8	Offences relating to use of vehicle in park	400	800
9	Failure to park vehicle as directed (or in safe and considerate manner if no direction given)	200	400
10(1)	Offences relating to aircraft (such as unauthorised landing within park)	800	1,600
10(3)-(4)	Entering prohibited area	400	800
11	Taking part in or training for competitive sport in park without permission	300	600
12	Using spotlight for hunting in park	600	1,200
13	Installing or operating portable electric generator in park	300	600
14	Installing or operating public address system in park	300	600

Part 8 Nelson Lakes National Park Bylaws 2006

Bylaw	Description of offence	Infringement fee ($)	Maximum fine ($)
4	Polluting park or spilling petrol or oil in park	400	800
5	Leaving or burying litter in park	300	600
6	Placing or using motorised vessel, personal watercraft, or hovercraft on, or within, park waters	400	800
7	Placing or using in park waters certain non-motorised vessels	300	600
8	Installing or using mooring within park waters	400	800
9	Staying overnight in, or on, vessel on, or within, park waters, or allowing vessel to remain overnight without permission	200	400
10	Waterskiing on park waters outside designated areas	200	400
11	Offences relating to camping (such as camping in park for longer than allowed)	200	400
12(1)	Hunting or killing wild animal in prohibited area	400	800
12(2)	Using spotlight for hunting	600	1200
13(1)	Offences relating to aircraft (such as unauthorised landing within park)	800	1600
13(3)-(4)	Entering prohibited area	400	800
14	Offences relating to park huts (such as staying in hut for longer than allowed)	200	400
15	Offences relating to fires (such as lighting fire in circumstances likely to present fire hazard)	300	600
16(1)-(2)	Taking vehicle into prohibited areas	400	800
16(3)	Taking bicycle onto marked walking route	200	400
16(4)-(5)	Other offences relating to use of vehicle in park	400	800
17	Taking part in or training for competitive sport in park	300	600
18	Installing or operating portable electric generator in park	300	600
19	Installing or operating public address system in park	300	600

Part 9 Tongariro National Park Bylaws 1981

Bylaw	Description of offence	Infringement fee ($)	Maximum fine ($)
3	Polluting park’s waters or spilling petrol or oil in park	400	800
4	Leaving or burying litter in park	300	600
5	Offences relating to camping (such as camping for longer than allowed)	200	400
5A	Camping within prohibited area, unless at camping site	300	600
7	Using Whakapapa camping facilities without paying	200	400
8	Offences relating to park huts (such as staying in hut for longer than allowed)	200	400
9	Offences relating to fires (such as lighting fire in circumstances likely to present fire hazard)	300	600
10	Offences relating to use of vehicle in park	400	800
11	Failure to park vehicle as directed (or in safe and considerate manner if no direction given)	200	400
11A	Offences relating to parking in certain areas without parking ticket	200	400
11C	Failing to display the appropriate parking ticket on vehicles parked in certain areas	200	400
11D	Parking or leaving vehicle overnight in certain areas	200	400
12(1)	Offences relating to aircraft (such as unauthorised landing within park)	800	1600
12(3)-(4)	Entering prohibited area	400	800
13	Taking part in or training for competitive sport in park	300	600
14	Using spotlight for hunting in park	600	1200
15	Installing or operating portable electric generator in park	300	600
16	Installing or operating public address system in park	300	600

Part 10 Westland National Park Bylaws 1981

Bylaw	Description of offence	Infringement fee ($)	Maximum fine ($)
3	Polluting park’s waters or spilling petrol or oil in park	400	800
4	Leaving or burying litter in park	300	600
5	Offences relating to camping (such as camping for longer than allowed)	200	400
5A	Camping within prohibited area, unless at camping site	300	600
6	Offences relating to park huts (such as staying in hut for longer than allowed)	200	400
7	Offences relating to fires (such as lighting fire in circumstances likely to present fire hazard)	300	600
8	Offences relating to use of vehicle in park	400	800
9	Failure to park vehicle as directed (or in safe and considerate manner if no direction given)	200	400
10(1)	Offences relating to aircraft (such as unauthorised landing within park)	800	1600
10(3)-(4)	Entering prohibited area	400	800
11	Taking part in or training for competitive sport in park	300	600
12	Using spotlight for hunting in park	600	1200
13	Installing or operating portable electric generator in park	300	600
14	Installing or operating public address system in park	300	600

Part 11 Whanganui National Park Bylaws 1993

Bylaw		Description of offence		Infringement fee ($)		Maximum fine ($)
4		Offences relating to camping (such as camping for longer than allowed)		200		400

Schedule 4 Infringement notice and reminder notice

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Form 1 Infringement notice

Section 71K, National Parks Act 1980

Infringement notice No:

Date of notice:

Enforcement authority

This infringement notice is issued by [name or identification number of authorised person].

Address for correspondence:

Details of person to whom infringement notice issued

Full name:

Full address:

†Date of birth:

*†Gender:

*†Occupation:

*Telephone number:

†Not required if the notice is served on a company or other body corporate.

*Specify only if known.

Alleged infringement offence details

The offence is one against [specify provision].

Date:

Time:

Place:

Nature of alleged infringement:

Infringement fee payable:

Service details

This infringement notice was served by [method of service] at [full address of service] on [date].

Payment of infringement fee

The infringement fee is payable within 28 days after [date infringement notice served].

The infringement fee may be paid to [name of enforcement authority] by [specify method(s)].

Information

If there is anything in these notes you do not understand, you should consult a lawyer.

1

This notice sets out an alleged infringement offence.

Payments

2

If you pay the infringement fee for the alleged infringement offence within 28 days after you are served with this notice, no further enforcement action will be taken for the offence. Payments should be made to [name of enforcement authority] in the manner specified in this notice.

3

If, under section 21(3A) or (3C)(a) of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957, you enter or have entered into an arrangement with [name of enforcement authority] allowing you to pay the infringement fee by instalments, paragraphs 5(b) and (c) and 6 to 9 below do not apply, and you are not entitled either to request a hearing to deny liability or to ask the court to consider any submissions (as to penalty or otherwise) in respect of the infringement.

Defence

4

You have a complete defence against proceedings for an alleged infringement offence if the infringement fee has been paid to [name of enforcement authority] in the manner specified in this notice before, or within 28 days after, a reminder notice in respect of the alleged offence is served on you. Late payment or payment made in any other manner is not a defence.

Further action, including right to request hearing

5

You may—

(a)

raise any matter relating to the circumstances of the alleged offence for consideration by [name of enforcement authority]; or

(b)

deny liability for the alleged offence and request a court hearing; or

(c)

admit liability for the alleged offence but have a court consider written submissions as to penalty or otherwise.

6

To take an action listed in paragraph 5, you must write to [name of enforcement authority] at the address for correspondence shown on this notice. You must sign the letter and it must be delivered within 28 days after you have been served with this notice, or within any further time that [name of enforcement authority] allows.

7

If, in your letter, you deny liability for the alleged offence and request a court hearing, [name of enforcement authority] will serve you with a notice of hearing that sets out the place and time at which the court will hear the matter (unless [name of enforcement authority] decides to take no further action to require payment for the alleged offence).

Note: If the court finds you guilty of the offence, the court is entitled to take into account any maximum fine for the offence, not just the infringement fee. In that case, the court may impose a fine that is greater than the infringement fee (but you still cannot get a conviction). Also, if the court finds you guilty of the offence, costs will be imposed in addition to any penalty, and you will be required to pay a hearing fee.

8

If you admit liability for the alleged offence but want the court to consider your submissions as to penalty or otherwise, you must, in your letter,—

(a)

request a hearing; and

(b)

admit liability for the offence; and

(c)

set out the written submissions you wish the court to consider.

9

[Name of enforcement authority] will then file your letter with the court (unless [name of enforcement authority] decides to take no further action to require payment for the alleged offence). If you follow this process, there will be no oral hearing before the court.

Note: The court is entitled to take into account any maximum fine for the offence, not just the infringement fee. In that case, the court may impose a fine that is greater than the infringement fee (but you still cannot get a conviction). Also, costs will be imposed in addition to any penalty.

Non-payment of fee

10

If you do not pay the infringement fee and do not request a hearing in respect of the alleged offence within 28 days after you have been served with this notice or within any further time that [name of enforcement authority] allows, you will be served with a reminder notice (unless [name of enforcement authority] decides to take no further action to require payment for the alleged offence). Please note that in some circumstances, if you do not receive a reminder notice, you may still become liable to pay a fine and court costs.

11

If you do not pay the infringement fee and do not request a hearing in respect of the alleged offence within 28 days after being served with the reminder notice,—

(a)

[name of enforcement authority] may, unless it decides to take no further action to require payment for the alleged offence, provide particulars of the reminder notice for filing in the District Court; and

(b)

if so, you will become liable to pay court costs as well as a fine.

12

The fine will be equal to the amount of the infringement fee or the amount of the infringement fee remaining unpaid.

Correspondence

13

When writing, please specify—

(a)

the date of the alleged infringement offence; and

(b)

the infringement notice number; and

(c)

your full name and address for replies.

Note: All correspondence regarding the infringement offence must be directed to [name of enforcement authority] at the address shown on this notice.

Further details of your rights and obligations

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Further details of your rights and obligations are set out in section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

Form 2 Reminder notice

Section 71L, National Parks Act 1980

Reminder notice No:

Date of notice:

This notice is to remind you that you have been issued with an infringement notice. The details of the infringement notice are as follows.

Enforcement authority

The infringement notice was issued by [name or identification number of authorised person].

Address for correspondence:

Details of person to whom infringement notice issued

Full name:

Full address:

†Date of birth:

*†Gender:

*†Occupation:

*Telephone number:

†Not required if the notice is served on a company or other body corporate.

*Specify only if known.

Alleged infringement offence details

The offence is one against [specify provision].

Date:

Time:

Place:

Nature of alleged infringement:

Infringement fee payable:

Amount of infringement fee remaining unpaid:

Service details

(To be provided for filing in court)

The infringement notice was served by [method of service] at [full address of service] on [date].

This reminder notice was served by [method of service] at [full address of service] on [date].

Payment of infringement fee

The infringement fee was payable to [name of enforcement authority] within 28 days after [date infringement notice served]. The infringement fee has not been paid.

The last day for payment of the infringement fee is [date], being 28 days after the date of service of this notice.

The infringement fee may be paid to [name of enforcement authority] by [specify method(s)].

Information

If there is anything in these notes you do not understand, you should consult a lawyer.

1

You have not paid the infringement fee described in this notice, or asked for a hearing, within 28 days after you were served with the infringement notice. That is why you have been served with this reminder notice.

Payments

2

3 Defence

4

You have a complete defence against proceedings for an alleged infringement offence if the infringement fee has been paid to [name of enforcement authority] in the manner specified in this notice before, or within 28 days after, this notice is served on you. Late payment or payment made in any other manner is not a defence.

Further action, including right to request hearing

5

You may—

(a)

raise any matter relating to the circumstances of the alleged offence for consideration by [name of enforcement authority]; or

(b)

deny liability for the alleged offence and request a court hearing; or

(c)

admit liability for the alleged offence but have a court consider written submissions as to penalty or otherwise.

6

7

8

If you admit liability for the alleged offence but want the court to consider your submissions as to penalty or otherwise, you must, in your letter,—

(a)

request a hearing; and

(b)

admit liability for the offence; and

(c)

set out the written submissions you wish the court to consider.

9 Non-payment of fee

10

If you do not pay the infringement fee and do not request a hearing in respect of the alleged offence within 28 days after you have been served with this notice, you will become liable to pay court costs as well as a fine (unless [name of enforcement authority] decides to take no further action to require payment for the alleged offence).

11

The fine will be equal to the amount of the infringement fee or the amount of the infringement fee remaining unpaid.

Correspondence

12

When writing, please specify—

(a)

the date of the alleged infringement offence; and

(b)

the reminder notice number; and

(c)

your full name and address for replies.

Note: All correspondence regarding the infringement offence must be directed to [name of enforcement authority] at the address shown on this notice.

Further details of your rights and obligations

13

Further details of your rights and obligations are set out in section 21 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957.

Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 19 December 2019.

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the National Parks (Infringement Offences) Regulations 2019 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.

2 Legal status

A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.

Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.

3 Editorial and format changes

The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.

4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation

Te Ture Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui Tupua 2025/Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Act 2025 (2025 No 1): section 127