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4: Act to bind the Crown
or “This law applies to the government, with some exceptions for national security and conservation activities.”
You could also call this:

“This law explains which foreign ships and planes don't have to follow New Zealand's rules.”

This part of the law talks about when the Resource Management Act 1991 doesn’t apply to ships and aircraft from other countries. You should know that the Act doesn’t cover:

  • Warships that belong to countries other than New Zealand
  • Military aircraft from countries other than New Zealand
  • Ships owned or run by other countries, but only when they’re being used for government work (not for making money)
  • The people in charge of these ships and aircraft, as well as their crew members

Remember, this is the general rule, but there might be some exceptions mentioned in other rules made under this Act.

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Part 1 Interpretation and application

4AApplication of this Act to ships and aircraft of foreign States

  1. Except as otherwise expressly provided in any regulations made under this Act, this Act does not apply to any of the following:

  2. warships of any State other than New Zealand:
    1. aircraft of the defence forces of any State other than New Zealand:
      1. any ship owned or operated by any State other than New Zealand, if the ship is being used by that State for wholly governmental (but not including commercial) purposes:
        1. the master or crew of any warship, aircraft, or ship referred to in paragraphs (a) to (c).

          Notes
          • Section 4A: inserted, on , by section 3 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 105).