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Immigration Act 2009

Deportation - Notification of liability for deportation

171: Contents of deportation liability notice

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“What a deportation liability notice tells you”

When you receive a deportation liability notice, it must be signed by the Minister or an immigration officer. The notice will tell you several important things:

It will explain which part of the law says you can be deported. It will also tell you the reasons why you might be deported.

If you’re allowed to, the notice will say you have 14 days to give a good reason why you shouldn’t be deported. It will tell you who to give this reason to.

The notice will say if you can appeal against being deported. If you can appeal, it will tell you how to do it and when you need to do it by.

You’ll be told how long you might not be allowed to come back to New Zealand. The notice will also explain what could happen if you try to come back during this time.

The notice will say that you need to pay back the costs of being deported.

If it applies to you, the notice will say that an officer has decided that deporting you doesn’t break the rules in section 164.

If it applies to you, the notice will explain why you can be deported again under section 172(3) or 212(3).

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Part 6 Deportation
Notification of liability for deportation

171Contents of deportation liability notice

  1. A deportation liability notice must be signed by the Minister or an immigration officer and state—

  2. the provision of this Act under which liability for deportation arose:
    1. the ground or grounds on which liability for deportation arose:
      1. if applicable, the right to give good reason, not later than 14 days after the date of service of the notice, as to why deportation should not proceed, and who that reason must be given to:
        1. whether there is a right of appeal against liability for deportation and, if so,—
          1. what it is:
            1. how to exercise the right of appeal:
              1. the time limit for lodging the appeal:
              2. the length or period of prohibition on entry to New Zealand that the person named in the notice may become subject to:
                1. the consequences of attempting to return to New Zealand during the prohibition:
                  1. the requirement to repay any costs to the Crown of deportation:
                    1. if applicable, that a refugee and protection officer has determined that deportation of the person is not prohibited under section 164:
                      1. if applicable, the grounds on which liability for deportation has been reactivated under section 172(3) or 212(3).

                        Notes
                        • Section 171(a): amended, on , by section 46 of the Immigration Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 48).