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Public Records Act 2005

Appeal process and miscellaneous provisions - Miscellaneous provisions - Regulation-making power

63: Regulations

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"The Governor-General can make rules about public records and archives."

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The Governor-General can make regulations for certain purposes. You need to know what these purposes are. The Governor-General can make rules about transferring public records to Archives New Zealand. The Governor-General can also make rules about how public records are destroyed or disposed of. The Governor-General can make rules about people visiting Archives New Zealand and using public archives. Regulations can also be made about keeping Ministers’ papers and private records safe in Archives New Zealand. The Governor-General can prescribe forms for the purposes of this Act and make rules about other matters related to this Act. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation, see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements.

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Part 4Appeal process and miscellaneous provisions
Miscellaneous provisions: Regulation-making power

63Regulations

  1. The Governor-General may, by Order in Council, make regulations for all or any of the following purposes:

  2. regulating the transfer of public records from any public office to Archives New Zealand or to an approved repository:
    1. regulating the manner of destruction or other disposal of public records:
      1. regulating the admission of the public to Archives New Zealand and the use by the public of public archives deposited in Archives New Zealand:
        1. providing for the custody and preservation of Ministers’ papers and private records deposited in Archives New Zealand, and prescribing the fees (if any) to be charged for that custody and preservation:
          1. prescribing forms for the purposes of this Act:
            1. providing for matters that are contemplated by this Act or are necessary for its administration or for giving it full effect.

              1. Regulations under this section are secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

              Notes
              • Section 63(2): inserted, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).