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Freedom Camping Act 2011

Where freedom camping permitted - Freedom camping on conservation land

18: Public notification of notices restricting or prohibiting freedom camping on conservation land

You could also call this:

“Telling everyone about rules for camping on nature land”

When a notice is made to restrict or prohibit freedom camping on conservation land, it needs to be shared with the public. To do this, a summary of the notice is published in newspapers. This summary is printed in daily newspapers that go to Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin. If the notice only affects a specific area, it might just be published in local newspapers for that area.

The summary in the newspaper needs to explain what the notice is about. It also has to say when the notice will start to apply. This date can’t be earlier than when the notice is officially published or when the summary appears in the newspaper. The summary also needs to tell people that they can see the full notice at Department of Conservation offices.

If you want to see the full notice, you can ask the Department of Conservation for a copy. They will give you one, but you might have to pay a small fee for it.

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Freedom camping on conservation land

18Public notification of notices restricting or prohibiting freedom camping on conservation land

  1. A notice published under section 17 is published in accordance with this section if a summary of the notice—

    1. is published in the following newspapers:
      1. in a daily newspaper circulating in each of the cities of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin; or
        1. if the Director-General is satisfied that the notice is of local or regional interest only, in a newspaper or newspapers circulating throughout the locality or region to which the notice relates; and
        2. complies with subsection (2).

          1. A summary of a notice published under section 17 must—

          2. generally describe the contents of the notice; and
            1. specify the date on which the notice will come into force (which must be a date that is no earlier than the later of the days on which the notice is published under the Legislation Act 2019 or the summary is published under subsection (1)(b)); and
              1. state that copies of the notice may be inspected and obtained at the offices of the Department on payment of the specified amount.

                1. The Department must—

                      1. supply to any person, on request and on payment of a reasonable charge, a copy of a notice.

                        Notes
                        • Section 18 heading: replaced, on , by section 16(1) of the Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 24).
                        • Section 18(1): amended, on , by section 16(2) of the Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 24).
                        • Section 18(1)(a): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
                        • Section 18(2): amended, on , by section 16(2) of the Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 24).
                        • Section 18(2)(b): amended, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
                        • Section 18(3)(a): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
                        • Section 18(3)(b): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).
                        • Section 18(3)(c): repealed, on , by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).