Proceeds of fines
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From: Adam Irish
Dear New Zealand Police,
Under the Official Information Act I request information relating to section 141 of the Land Transport Act 1998, which states:
141Provisions relating to infringement fees
(1) The infringement fee payable in respect of an infringement offence is the appropriate infringement fee prescribed in respect of the relevant offence by or under this Act.
(2) If an infringement fee is paid to an enforcement authority other than the Police, the enforcement authority must give the Commissioner the particulars of the infringement and of the payment that the Commissioner requires.
(3) Subject to subsections (4) and (5), all infringement fees received under this Act by an enforcement authority or recovered under the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 must be paid into a Crown Bank Account, except that the enforcement authority may retain any portion of the fees so received that the Minister of Finance from time to time approves as being the expenses incidental to their collection.
Accordingly, how much in fines we collected and paid into this crown account for the last 5 years (each year) and for each year how much has NZ police been able to keep for "expenses incidental to their collection".
Additionally what is the current balance of the crown account and what are the funds used for.
Yours faithfully,
Adam
From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Tēnā koe Adam
I acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act 1982 request below, received by Police on 15 August 2023.
Your reference number is IR-01-23-22175.
You can expect a response to your request on or before 11 August 2023 unless an extension is needed.
Ngā mihi
Lisa MacKenzie
Ministerial Services
Police National Headquarters
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From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Tēnā koe Adam
Please find attached the response to your Official Information Act
request, received by New Zealand Police on 15 July 2023.
Ngā mihi
Dylan
Advisor | Ministerial Services | Police National Headquarters
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From: Adam Irish
Dear Ministerial Services,
Can you please advise what page and what line item in the 2022 financial statements the 'Infringement fee revenue' is reflected in. And where the total payment into Treasury Crown accounts is reflected.
Yours sincerely,
Adam Irish
From: Ministerial Services
New Zealand Police
Kia ora Adam
Further to your OIA response query re IR-01—23-22175 of 4 August 2023, the
workgroups that responded to your request advise:
1. What line item in the 2022 financial statements the 'Infringement fee
revenue' is reflected in?
Police refer you to page 104 of the Annual Report, line item
"Infringement Fees".
2. Where the total payment into Treasury Crown accounts is reflected?
The Annual Report shows the balance in the Treasury Crown bank account as
at year end date:
Kind regards, Michelle
Advisor | Ministerial Services | Police National Headquarters
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