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Immigration Act 2009

Deportation - Liability for deportation

163: Deportation liability of persons threatening security

You could also call this:

“You can be deported if considered a security threat”

If the Minister says you are a threat to security, the Governor-General can order you to leave New Zealand. This is called deportation. When this happens, you must leave the country.

The Governor-General makes this order by using a special document called an Order in Council. This document has your name on it and says you have to leave New Zealand.

Sometimes, the Governor-General might change their mind. If this happens, they can cancel the order that says you have to leave. They do this by making a new Order in Council that takes back the first one.

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Part 6 Deportation
Liability for deportation

163Deportation liability of persons threatening security

  1. Where the Minister certifies that a person constitutes a threat or risk to security, the Governor-General may, by Order in Council, order the deportation from New Zealand of that person.

  2. The person named in the order is accordingly liable for deportation.

  3. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, revoke an order made under subsection (1).

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