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Immigration Act 2009

Preliminary provisions

9A: Meaning of mass arrival group

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"What is a mass arrival group of people in New Zealand?"

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In the Immigration Act 2009, a mass arrival group is a group of more than 30 people. You are part of this group if you fall within certain classes of person described in section 115(1). You must arrive in New Zealand on the same craft, or on the same group of craft at the same time, or within a certain time period to be considered part of the group. If you arrive on a group of aircraft, you are a mass arrival group if the aircraft arrive within 24 hours of each other. This rule applies to people who arrive in New Zealand in these situations. You must meet certain conditions to be considered part of a mass arrival group.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions

9AMeaning of mass arrival group

  1. In this Act, mass arrival group means a group of more than 30 people, each of whom falls within 1 or more of the classes of person described in paragraphs (a) to (f) of section 115(1), who arrive in New Zealand—

  2. on board the same craft; or
    1. on board the same group of craft at the same time; or
      1. on board the same group of craft and within such a time period or in such circumstances that each person arrived, or intended to arrive, in New Zealand as part of the group.

        1. A group of people arriving on board a group of aircraft are a mass arrival group under subsection (1)(c) if the aircraft arrive within the same 24-hour time period.

        2. Repealed
        Notes
        • Section 9A: inserted, on , by section 5 of the Immigration Amendment Act 2013 (2013 No 39).
        • Section 9A(1A): inserted, on , by section 5(1) of the Immigration (Fiscal Sustainability and System Integrity) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 75).
        • Section 9A(2): repealed, on , by section 5(2) of the Immigration (Fiscal Sustainability and System Integrity) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 75).