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Customs and Excise Act 2018

Entry and exit of goods, persons, and craft - Arrival and departure of goods, persons, and craft - Further powers in relation to arrival and departure information

47: Purposes for which powers under sections 48 and 49 may be exercised

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"Why the chief executive can use certain powers to enforce the law and keep people safe"

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The chief executive has powers under sections 48 and 49 that can be used for several purposes. You can think of these purposes as reasons why the chief executive might use these powers. The chief executive can use these powers to carry out their functions under this Act, except for certain parts of the Act that deal with other topics, such as subpart 6 of Part 5.

The chief executive can also use these powers to prevent, detect, investigate, prosecute, and punish offences, including customs offences and other serious offences that could result in imprisonment.

The chief executive's powers can also be used for other reasons, such as processing international passengers at the border, protecting border security, and protecting the health and safety of the public.

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Arrival and departure of goods, persons, and craft: Further powers in relation to arrival and departure information

47Purposes for which powers under sections 48 and 49 may be exercised

  1. The chief executive’s powers under sections 48 and 49 may be exercised for any of the following purposes:

  2. the carrying out of any function of the chief executive, Customs, or a Customs officer under this Act (other than subpart 6 of Part 5):
    1. the prevention, detection, investigation, prosecution, and punishment of offences that are, or that if committed in New Zealand would be,—
      1. customs offences of any kind; or
        1. other offences punishable by imprisonment:
        2. the processing of international passengers at the border by public authorities:
          1. the protection of border security:
            1. the protection of the health and safety of members of the public.

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