Biosecurity Act 1993

Importation of risk goods - Clearance of risk goods

27: Requirements for clearances

You could also call this:

"Rules for letting goods into New Zealand after an inspector checks them"

When you want to bring goods into New Zealand, an inspector checks them first. The inspector must be satisfied the goods are safe before giving them a clearance. You can get a clearance if the goods are not risk goods, or if they are risk goods but measures have been taken to manage the risks.

The inspector checks if the goods comply with import health standards. If they do, you can get a clearance. If they do not, you might still get a clearance if a chief technical officer says it is okay and special measures are taken.

The Ministry must make some information available on their website, including guidelines and directions for managing risks, and details about decisions to give clearances to goods that do not comply with import health standards. You can find this information on the Ministry's Internet site.

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Part 3Importation of risk goods
Clearance of risk goods

27Requirements for clearances

  1. An inspector must not give a clearance for goods unless satisfied—

  2. that the goods are not risk goods; or
    1. that—
      1. the goods are of a kind that would not usually be considered as risk goods; and
        1. on or after arrival in New Zealand, the goods may have harboured or contained a harmful organism; and
          1. a chief technical officer has issued guidelines, or given directions, on measures that may be applied to manage the risks from the organism effectively; and
            1. the measures have been properly applied; or
            2. that—
              1. the goods are goods to which an import health standard applies; and
                1. the goods comply with the requirements in the standard for receiving a clearance; or
                2. that—
                  1. the goods are goods to which an import health standard applies; and
                    1. the goods do not comply with the requirements in the standard for receiving a clearance; and
                      1. a chief technical officer has issued guidelines, or given directions, on measures, different from those in the standard, that may be applied to manage effectively risks of the kind arising from the non-compliance; and
                        1. the measures have been properly applied.
                        2. An inspector satisfied as required by subsection (1) must not give a clearance for goods if he or she is aware of any of the following that makes it unwise for them to be given a clearance:

                        3. circumstances or documents associated with the goods:
                          1. circumstances or documents associated with the importation of the goods:
                            1. circumstances or documents associated with the craft on which the goods were imported.
                              1. The Director-General must ensure that the following information is available on an Internet site maintained by or on behalf of the Ministry:

                              2. the guidelines and directions referred to in subsection (1)(b)(iii) and (d)(iii):
                                1. the following details about decisions to give a clearance to goods under subsection (1)(d):
                                  1. the goods given clearance; and
                                    1. the nature of the non-compliance with the requirements in an applicable import health standard; and
                                      1. the reasons for giving the clearance.
                                      Notes
                                      • Section 27: replaced, on , by section 23 of the Biosecurity Law Reform Act 2012 (2012 No 73).