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Immigration Act 2009

Miscellaneous provisions - Regulations

402: Regulations relating to procedures and requirements in relation to arrivals in and departures from New Zealand

You could also call this:

“Rules for entering and leaving New Zealand”

You can make rules about how people come into and leave New Zealand. These rules can say what information you need to give before you get on a plane or ship to New Zealand. They can also say what information the people in charge of the plane or ship need to give to the government.

The rules can say what papers you need to have when you come to New Zealand. They can also say where and when you need to show up when you arrive. Sometimes, the rules might say you don’t have to do some of these things.

When you arrive, you might need to ask for permission to enter New Zealand. The rules can say how to do this and what information you need to give. They can also say when you automatically get permission to enter.

If you’re a New Zealand citizen, the rules can say how you prove who you are. They might also say when you don’t have to have your photo taken.

The rules can also say what papers you need to show when you’re leaving New Zealand. They can say where you need to go to leave and what information you need to give.

For the people in charge of planes and ships, the rules can say what they need to do when they’re leaving New Zealand. They might also say when they don’t have to do some of these things.

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Part 11 Miscellaneous provisions
Regulations

402Regulations relating to procedures and requirements in relation to arrivals in and departures from New Zealand

  1. Without limiting the generality of section 400, regulations made under that section may—

  2. prescribe the information that must be obtained for the purposes of section 96(2)(a) from every person who intends to board a commercial craft for the purposes of travelling to or from New Zealand:
    1. prescribe the information that must be provided to the chief executive for the purposes of section 96(2)(b), which may include, without limitation,—
      1. a description of the location of the information prescribed for the purposes of section 102(2); and
        1. if applicable, the electronic address for the information referred to in subparagraph (i):
        2. exempt carriers, and persons in charge, of craft from any of the obligations under section 101 in relation to craft en route to or arriving in New Zealand, and specify any requirements that apply in relation to an exemption:
          1. prescribe the documentation that persons en route to New Zealand must have for the purposes of section 101(1)(a):
            1. prescribe the documents that may be required to be produced to an immigration officer under section 101(1)(b)(i):
              1. prescribe the information that must be provided for the purposes of section 102(2):
                1. prescribe the manner and place in which, and the time within which, a person must present himself or herself on arrival in New Zealand:
                  1. exempt persons arriving in New Zealand from any of the obligations under section 103, and specify any requirements that apply in relation to an exemption:
                    1. prescribe the manner of application for entry permission, including the provision of any information, documents, or other details (if any) required:
                      1. prescribe the situations under which entry permission is deemed under this Act to be granted to a person:
                        1. prescribe requirements as to the establishment of a person’s identity as a New Zealand citizen for the purposes of section 99 or 103:
                          1. exempt New Zealand citizens from the requirement to allow a photograph to be taken in any class of case:
                            1. prescribe documents that may be demanded by an immigration officer for the purposes of section 106:
                              1. exempt carriers, and persons in charge, of craft from any of the obligations under section 118 in relation to craft leaving New Zealand, and specify any requirements that apply in relation to an exemption:
                                1. prescribe classes of persons in respect of whom details must be reported for the purposes of section 118(1)(c):
                                  1. exempt persons leaving New Zealand from any of the obligations under section 119, and specify any requirements that apply in relation to an exemption:
                                    1. prescribe the place at which a person leaving New Zealand must present himself or herself:
                                      1. prescribe the information and documentation required from persons leaving New Zealand.

                                        Notes
                                        • Section 402(a): amended, on , by section 279 of the Intelligence and Security Act 2017 (2017 No 10).
                                        • Section 402(b): replaced, on , by section 105 of the Immigration Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 48).