Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Repeals and amendments - Amendments to Passports Act 1992

304: Section 27I amended (Electronic cancellation of New Zealand travel documents)

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"The government can electronically cancel your New Zealand passport or travel document without needing the actual document."

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The Minister can cancel your New Zealand travel document electronically. This means they can record the cancellation on a database without needing the actual document. You do not have to give them the document before they cancel it, according to section 27I(1) and (2).

The Minister can do this for various reasons, which are listed in sections 8, 9, 9A, 20, 25, 27D, 27GA, and 27H. These sections explain when a travel document can be cancelled. The Minister follows these rules when deciding to cancel a document electronically.

When the Minister cancels your travel document, they do not need to have it in their hands. They can cancel it without you giving it to them. This is how the Minister can cancel your New Zealand travel document electronically, as explained in the relevant legislation.

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303: New sections 27GA to 27GF and cross-heading inserted, or

"Rules for when the government can stop you getting a New Zealand passport for security reasons"

305: Section 28 amended (Appeal to High Court), or

"Changing a law about passports and national security appeals to the High Court"

Part 8Repeals and amendments
Amendments to Passports Act 1992

304Section 27I amended (Electronic cancellation of New Zealand travel documents)

Replace section 27I(1) and (2) with:

The Minister may cancel a New Zealand travel document under any of sections 8, 9, 9A, 20, 25, 27D, 27GA, and 27H by electronically recording the cancellation of that travel document on a New Zealand travel document database.

Despite any provision in any of sections 8, 9, 9A, 20, 25, 27D, and 27GA, the Minister need not recall a New Zealand travel document, under the relevant section, nor have possession of the document, before cancelling it in accordance with subsection (1).