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Freedom Camping Act 2011

Where freedom camping permitted - Freedom camping on LINZ land

19C: Commissioner and chief executive must consult before making notice

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“Police and government must talk to people before making new camping rules”

When the commissioner wants to make a notice about freedom camping, they need to talk to people who might be affected by it first. They can talk to the people directly or to someone who represents them.

The chief executive also needs to talk to people before making a notice. They should talk to those who might be affected or their representatives.

There’s an exception to this rule. If the notice is about an area of LINZ land that’s listed in Schedule 3, and the new rules are the same as the old ones, and it’s the first time a notice is being made for that area, then they don’t need to talk to people first.

LINZ stands for Land Information New Zealand. It’s a government department that looks after land and property information.

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Freedom camping on LINZ land

19CCommissioner and chief executive must consult before making notice

  1. Before making a notice under section 19B(2), the commissioner must consult persons that the commissioner considers are likely to be significantly affected by the notice or persons that the commissioner considers to be representatives of those persons.

  2. Before making a notice under section 19B(4), the chief executive must consult persons that the chief executive considers are likely to be significantly affected by the notice or persons that the chief executive considers to be representatives of those persons.

  3. The requirements in subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to an area of LINZ land described in Schedule 3 if—

  4. any restriction or condition in a notice made under section 19B that applies to the area of LINZ land is the same as a restriction or condition that applied to the area of LINZ land before the notice was made; and
    1. a notice applying to the area of LINZ land has not previously been made under section 19B(2) or (4).

      Notes
      • Section 19C: inserted, on , by section 17 of the Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Act 2023 (2023 No 24).