This Act helps you understand how the law works. It makes sure the law is fair and respects human rights. You can learn about your rights in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, the Privacy Act 2020, and the Evidence Act 2006. The Act updates the law on searching and surveillance. It takes into account new technologies and how they are used. This helps keep you and your community safe. The Act also makes sure the police have the tools they need. These tools help the police investigate crimes and keep you safe. The Act respects your rights, as stated in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, the Privacy Act 2020, and the Evidence Act 2006. The law is always changing, and the Act helps keep it up to date. This means the police can use new technologies to help keep you safe. You can find more information about your rights in the New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, the Privacy Act 2020, and the Evidence Act 2006, which are all part of the law in New Zealand.
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1: Title, or
"What the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 is about"
The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.
Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
