Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992

Requests to New Zealand - Requests for surveillance device warrants - Interpretation

50A: Interpretation

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When you read this part of the law, some words have special meanings. A District Court Judge is a judge appointed under the District Court Act 2016. You can find the District Court Act 2016 at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM6942200. An eligible offence is a crime that can be punished with a prison sentence of 7 years or more in New Zealand. It can also be a crime that is similar to certain offences in the Arms Act 1983, which you can find at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM72621, or the Psychoactive Substances Act 2013. Material can be physical or intangible, like computer data. Raw surveillance data includes video or audio recordings and transcripts of these recordings.

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Part 3Requests to New Zealand
Requests for surveillance device warrants: Interpretation

50AInterpretation

  1. In this subpart,—

    District Court Judge means a Judge appointed under the District Court Act 2016

      eligible offence, for highly restricted surveillance, means—

      1. an offence that would be punishable by imprisonment for a term of 7 years or more if the offence were committed in New Zealand; or
        1. an offence that relates to the same or substantially similar conduct as an offence against any of the following provisions of the Arms Act 1983:
          1. for trespass surveillance other than by means of a tracking device, section 16(4), 16A, 42A, 42B, 43, 43AA, 44, 44AA, 44A, 45, 50, 50AA, 50A, 50B, 50C, 50CA, 50D, 51, 53A(2), 54, 55, or 55A:
            1. for surveillance by means of an interception device, section 16(4), 16A, 42A, 42B, 44, 44A, 45, 50, 50A, 50B, 50C, 50D, 51, 53A(2), 54, 55, or 55A; or
            2. an offence that relates to the same or substantially similar conduct as an offence against section 25, 26, or 70 of the Psychoactive Substances Act 2013; or
              1. an offence against section 308A of the Crimes Act 1961

                material includes intangible material (for example, computer data or a computer program)

                  raw surveillance data

                  1. means actual video recordings or actual audio recordings; and
                    1. includes full transcripts, or substantial parts of transcripts, of audio recordings.

                    Notes
                    • Section 50A: inserted, on , by section 40 of the Budapest Convention and Related Matters Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 39).