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7: Meaning of classified information and proceedings involving classified information
or “Explanation of secret information and its use in immigration cases”
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“Explaining when visas or entry permissions are mistakenly granted”

In this law, a visa is given by mistake in certain situations. This can happen if you’re a New Zealand citizen, or if you’re not allowed to enter New Zealand. It’s also a mistake if you get a different type of visa than what was meant to be given, or if the visa lasts longer than it should. Sometimes, a visa might be given based on another visa that was a mistake. It’s also an error if the visa goes against special rules or instructions, unless someone in charge chose to make an exception.

The law also talks about when letting someone into New Zealand is a mistake. This can happen for similar reasons as with visas. It’s a mistake to let in a New Zealand citizen or someone who isn’t allowed in the country. It’s also wrong if it goes against special rules or instructions, unless an exception was deliberately made. Lastly, it’s an error if the entry permission is based on a visa that was given by mistake, or if it’s linked to a visa that lasts too long or is the wrong type.

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Part 1 Preliminary provisions

8Meaning of granting visa or entry permission as result of administrative error

  1. In this Act, a visa is granted as a result of an administrative error if—

  2. it is granted to a New Zealand citizen (unless the person is a New Zealand citizen entering New Zealand in the circumstances described in section 13(4)(b)); or
    1. it is granted to an excluded person (unless section 17 applies); or
      1. the person granting it intended to grant a visa of a type other than the one that was actually granted; or
        1. it is granted for a period exceeding the period specified in regulations or immigration instructions for visas of that type (unless the Minister or an immigration officer deliberately and properly granted it as an exception to the immigration instructions); or
          1. it is granted on the basis of the person holding a visa that was granted as a result of an administrative error; or
            1. it is granted in contravention of—
              1. a special direction; or
                1. immigration instructions (unless the Minister or an immigration officer deliberately and properly granted it as an exception to immigration instructions); or
                  1. an instruction of a kind referred to in section 378(7).

                  2. In this Act, entry permission is granted as a result of an administrative error if—

                  3. it is granted to a New Zealand citizen (unless the person is a New Zealand citizen entering New Zealand in the circumstances described in section 13(4)(b)); or
                    1. it is granted to an excluded person (unless section 17 applies); or
                      1. it is granted in contravention of—
                        1. a special direction; or
                          1. immigration instructions (unless the Minister or an immigration officer deliberately and properly granted it as an exception to immigration instructions); or
                          2. it is granted on the basis of, or in conjunction with,—
                            1. a visa that was itself granted on the basis of an administrative error; or
                              1. a visa that was granted for a period exceeding the period specified in immigration instructions for a visa of that type (unless the Minister or an immigration officer deliberately and properly granted the visa as an exception to the immigration instructions); or
                                1. a visa of a class or type other than that intended to be granted.

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                                Notes
                                • Section 8(1)(d): amended, on , by section 6 of the Immigration Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 48).