When you are dealing with certain matters, the Cape Town Convention and the Aircraft Protocol are used instead of other New Zealand laws. The Convention and Protocol apply when they cover the same issues as the other laws. You need to consider what the Convention and Protocol say about these matters.

The Cape Town Convention and the Aircraft Protocol must also follow any declarations New Zealand has made about them. These declarations can affect how the Convention and Protocol work in New Zealand. You can find more information about this by looking at the declarations New Zealand has made.

If you want to compare this to an earlier law, you can look at section 106 of a 1990 act. This can help you understand how the law has changed over time. It is a way to see what the law used to say about this topic.