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Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act 2025

Permits, enforcement, and regulations for protected areas - Monitoring and enforcement - Appointment and powers of rangers

46: Power to question persons and require production of documents

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"Rangers can ask you questions and look at your documents to check if you're following the marine protection rules"

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You can be stopped by a ranger if they think you might not be following the rules of the Hauraki Gulf / Tīkapa Moana Marine Protection Act 2025. The ranger can ask you to stop your boat, car, or other vehicle. They can ask you questions to see if you are following the rules. You might be asked to show a permit, consent, or licence that says you can do something. The ranger is trying to check if you are doing the right thing. They must follow certain rules when asking you questions or looking at your documents, which are explained in the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 and the Evidence Act 2006. The ranger has to be fair and reasonable when asking you questions or looking at your documents. They can only ask you questions that will help them figure out if you are following the rules. You have to answer their questions and show them the documents they ask for.

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Part 3Permits, enforcement, and regulations for protected areas
Monitoring and enforcement: Appointment and powers of rangers

46Power to question persons and require production of documents

  1. A ranger may exercise the powers in this section for the purposes of monitoring compliance with any requirements imposed under this Act, including any permit conditions.

  2. A ranger may require any person—

  3. to stop, or to stop any vessel, vehicle, or other conveyance in their control; and
    1. to answer any question reasonably necessary to enable the ranger to establish whether the person is complying with this Act, any regulations made under this Act, or any conditions of a permit; and
      1. to produce any permit, consent, authority, licence, or document issued under this Act or any other legislation and related to the person or vessel.

        1. Part 4 of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012 (except subpart 3) applies to the exercise of powers under this section.

        2. Section 60 of the Evidence Act 2006 applies in relation to a requirement under subsection (2)(b) and (c).