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Arms Act 1983

Direct access by certain government agencies to registry

38ZA: Direct access to licence information

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"Conservation department can view licence details to help with hunting permits"

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The Department of Conservation can look at a licence holder's information in the registry. You can think of the registry like a big database that stores information about licences. The Department of Conservation needs this access to help the Director-General of Conservation with permits for hunting, which are issued under section 38 of the Conservation Act 1987.

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Part 7Direct access by certain government agencies to registry

38ZADirect access to licence information

  1. The Department of Conservation may have direct access to a licence holder’s licence information recorded in the registry.

  2. The purpose of the direct access is to provide administrative assistance to the Director-General of Conservation in relation to the issue, under section 38 of the Conservation Act 1987, of permits for hunting.

Notes
  • Section 38ZA: inserted, on , by section 63 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).