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Waste Minimisation Act 2008

Product stewardship - Role of New Zealand Customs Service

24: New Zealand Customs Service to provide information about priority products

You could also call this:

"Customs must give the Secretary information about certain products when asked"

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The Secretary can ask the New Zealand Customs Service for information about priority products. You need to know that the Secretary must ask in writing. The New Zealand Customs Service holds information about importers and the importation of these products.

The New Zealand Customs Service has to give the Secretary the information as soon as they can. This means they must respond quickly to the Secretary's request.

The Secretary can only use the information they get for a specific purpose, which is to administer and enforce regulations made under this Part.

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Part 2Product stewardship
Role of New Zealand Customs Service

24New Zealand Customs Service to provide information about priority products

  1. The Secretary may request, in writing, the New Zealand Customs Service to provide to the Secretary any information that the New Zealand Customs Service holds about the importers and importation of priority products.

  2. The New Zealand Customs Service must comply with a request as soon as practicable.

  3. Information provided to the Secretary under this section may be used by the Secretary only for the purpose of administering and enforcing regulations made under this Part.