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Immigration Act 2009

Detention and monitoring - Special provision where epidemic management notice in force

340: Application of section 320 during epidemic

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“Changes to immigration conditions allowed during epidemics”

When there’s an epidemic management notice in effect, you and an immigration officer can agree to change a condition that was set under section 320. You can do this even if the original order doesn’t say you can, and you don’t need a judge’s permission to make the change. You just need to write down your agreement.

If the epidemic notice only applies to certain parts of New Zealand, then you can only make these changes if you’re in those parts of the country.

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Part 9 Detention and monitoring
Special provision where epidemic management notice in force

340Application of section 320 during epidemic

  1. While an epidemic management notice is in force, an immigration officer and a released person may agree in writing to vary a condition imposed under section 320—

  2. whether or not the order containing it provides for them to do so; and
    1. whether or not they have the consent of a District Court Judge.

      1. If the notice applies to only stated parts of New Zealand, subsection (1) applies within those parts only.