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Mocking the levy

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Mocking the levy

This cartoon pokes fun at the $50 levy imposed on all convicted offenders in 2009. Critics pointed out that it was unlikely to work because of the existing difficulties in collecting reparation and other fines.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Victims of crime – Ongoing issues for victims, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/cartoon/26858/mocking-the-levy (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 22 March 2011.