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Arms Act 1983

Direct access by certain government agencies to registry

38ZB: Direct access to import and export information recorded in registry

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"Seeing information about bringing arms in and out of New Zealand"

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You can access information about importing and exporting arms items. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the New Zealand Customs Service can see this information. They use it to help them do their jobs with arms items that people are allowed to have.

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Part 7Direct access by certain government agencies to registry

38ZBDirect access to import and export information recorded in registry

  1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the New Zealand Customs Service may have direct access to a licence holder’s import and export information recorded in the registry.

  2. The purpose of the direct access is to assist the agencies in performing or exercising their functions, duties, and powers in relation to the movement of lawfully permitted and lawfully possessed arms items.

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