79WNew Zealand Police to retain applications and related documents

1. The New Zealand Police must retain a copy of every written application for a preservation direction, or (in the case of an oral application) the record made by the Commissioner of the application, until,—

2. in a case where a preservation direction is issued, the date of completion of any proceedings in respect of which the validity of the direction may be in issue; or
3. in any other case, the date that is 2 years after the date on which the application or record was first retained under the control of the New Zealand Police.

4. If the applicant is a constable and a preservation direction is issued, the New Zealand Police—

5. must also retain the following documents:
   1. the preservation direction:
   2. copies of all documents provided by the applicant in support of the application; and
6. must retain those documents, and any documents comprising the copy or record referred to in subsection (1), until the later of the following dates:
   1. the date of completion of any proceedings in respect of which the validity of the direction may be in issue:
   2. the date of destruction or transfer of the documents under the Public Records Act 2005 or any other enactment or rule of law.

7. Subsection (2)(b) applies despite subsection (1)(a).

8. The New Zealand Police must retain a copy of every application for a review under this subpart until,—

9. in a case in which the relevant preservation direction is affirmed or amended, the later of the following dates:
   1. the date of completion of any proceedings in respect of which the validity of the direction may be in issue:
   2. the date that is 2 years after the date on which the application was made; or
10. in any other case, the date that is 2 years after the date on which the application was made.

11. Documents required to be retained under this section may be retained in electronic form.