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Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007

Regulation of immigration advisers - Offences

73: Offences also apply outside New Zealand

You could also call this:

“You can get in trouble for breaking this law even if you're not in New Zealand”

You can be charged with an offence under sections 63 to 70 of this law even if you didn’t do the offence in New Zealand. It doesn’t matter if you did the whole offence or just part of it outside of New Zealand. The law still applies to you.

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Part 1 Regulation of immigration advisers
Offences

73Offences also apply outside New Zealand

  1. A person may be charged with an offence under any of sections 63 to 70 whether or not the offence or any part of it occurred within New Zealand.