Government and voting
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Weights and Measures Act 1987
The government keeps special measuring tools to make sure weights and measures are correct
5: Departmental standards
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Rules for keeping and checking measurement tools used by certified measurers
7A: Accredited persons' working standards
Weights and Measures Act 1987
What inspectors need to know about their job certificates
27: Certificates of appointment
Weights and Measures Act 1987
How the Secretary allows people to check and approve weights and measures
30A: Appointment of accredited persons
Weights and Measures Act 1987
When and how the government can take away someone's special permission to do certain jobs
30D: Revocation of accreditation
Weights and Measures Act 1987
When an accredited person can be stopped from working for a while
30DA: Suspension of accreditation
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Accredited people are not government employees
30J: Application of certain Acts to accredited persons
Weights and Measures Act 1987
What happens when you break weight and measure rules
32A: Infringement offences
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Rules for giving out and handling fines for breaking weight and measure laws
32B: Procedural requirements relating to infringement notices
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Changes to old rules and laws explained
43: Repeals, revocations, and consequential amendments
Weights and Measures Act 1987
Rules about fines for breaking weights and measures laws
41B: Regulations relating to infringement fees
Conservation Act 1987
What special words mean in the Conservation Act 1987
2: Interpretation
Conservation Act 1987
The government team that helps protect New Zealand's environment and natural resources.
5: Department of Conservation
Conservation Act 1987
The Department of Conservation's jobs are to protect and care for New Zealand's special places and things.
6: Functions of Department
Conservation Act 1987
What the New Zealand Conservation Authority does to help protect nature in New Zealand.
6B: Functions of Authority
Conservation Act 1987
What the New Zealand Conservation Authority is allowed to do to carry out its job.
6C: Powers of Authority
Conservation Act 1987
Who can be on the New Zealand Conservation Authority team
6D: Membership
Conservation Act 1987
The Conservation Authority's yearly report to the Minister about its work and decisions.
6E: Annual report
Conservation Act 1987
How long you can be on the New Zealand Conservation Authority
6F: Term of office of members of Authority
Conservation Act 1987
The leader of the New Zealand Conservation Authority is chosen by the Minister.
6G: Chairperson of Authority
Conservation Act 1987
Rules for New Zealand Conservation Authority meetings
6H: Meetings of Authority
Conservation Act 1987
The boss of conservation can attend and speak at important meetings but can't vote.
6I: Director-General entitled to attend meetings of Authority
Conservation Act 1987
The Department helps the New Zealand Conservation Authority do its job as decided by the Minister.
6J: Servicing of Authority
Conservation Act 1987
Paying Authority members for their work and travel
6K: Fees and travelling expenses of members of Authority
Conservation Act 1987
Groups that help protect New Zealand's environment are called Conservation Boards.
Conservation Act 1987
Conservation Boards are groups that help look after New Zealand's environment, set up by the Minister.
6L: Conservation Boards established
Conservation Act 1987
What Conservation Boards do to help protect New Zealand's environment
6M: Functions of Boards
Conservation Act 1987
What the Conservation Board can do to help protect New Zealand's environment
6N: Powers of Boards
Conservation Act 1987
Conservation Boards must give a yearly report on what they did
6O: Annual report
Conservation Act 1987
Who can be on a Conservation Board to help protect New Zealand's environment?
6P: Membership of Conservation Boards
Conservation Act 1987
People chosen to help a Conservation Board for a little while
6Q: Co-opted members
Conservation Act 1987
How long you can be on a Conservation Board
6R: Term of office of members of Boards
Conservation Act 1987
How Conservation Boards have meetings and make decisions
6T: Meetings of Boards
Conservation Act 1987
The boss of conservation can go to board meetings and talk, but not vote.
6U: Director-General entitled to attend meetings of Boards
Conservation Act 1987
Payment for Conservation Board members' work and travel
6W: Fees and travelling expenses of members of Boards
Conservation Act 1987
People chosen to protect Lakes Manapouri, Monowai, and Te Anau and advise the Minister.
6X: Guardians of Lakes Manapouri, Monowai, and Te Anau
Conservation Act 1987
The government can buy or protect land to help take care of the environment.
7: Land may be acquired and held for conservation purposes
Conservation Act 1987
A conservation area can change to a different type of protected area, like a reserve or national park.
8: Conservation area may become reserve, national park, etc
Conservation Act 1987
Plans to protect and care for special conservation areas
10: Management plans
Conservation Act 1987
How to make and update conservation area plans
11: Procedure for preparing and amending management plans
Conservation Act 1987
What management plans mean for conservation areas
12: Effect of management plans
Conservation Act 1987
The government can close parks and special areas to keep them safe or protect the environment.
13: Conservation areas may be closed
Conservation Act 1987
Rules for using and caring for conservation areas
14: Conditions on the issuing of leases and licences, and disposal of conservation areas
Conservation Act 1987
Creating special access paths on protected land
15: Creation of easements
Conservation Act 1987
Selling or getting rid of protected nature areas must follow special rules
16: Disposal of conservation areas
Conservation Act 1987
Swapping conservation land for other land to help protect the environment
16A: Exchanges of stewardship areas
Conservation Act 1987
Visiting conservation areas is free, but you might need to pay for some things like camping or parking
17: Access to conservation areas
Conservation Act 1987
Department looks after special nature and historic areas
17A: Conservation areas to be managed by Department
Conservation Act 1987
Rules to guide how we protect New Zealand's conservation areas
17B: General policy
Conservation Act 1987
Rules for managing special areas under multiple laws
17C: General policy under more than 1 Act
Conservation Act 1987
Plans to protect and care for New Zealand's natural and historic treasures
17D: Conservation management strategies
Conservation Act 1987
Plans to protect and care for New Zealand's environment and special places
17E: Conservation management plans
Conservation Act 1987
How conservation plans are created and approved
17F: Procedure for preparation and approval of conservation management strategies
Conservation Act 1987
How to create and approve a conservation management plan
17G: Procedure for preparation and approval of conservation management plans
Conservation Act 1987
Checking and updating conservation plans and strategies to protect New Zealand's environment
17H: Reviews of conservation management strategies and conservation management plans
Conservation Act 1987
Changing conservation plans and strategies to help protect New Zealand's environment
17I: Amendments to conservation management strategies and conservation management plans
Conservation Act 1987
Plans to help manage fish and their homes in New Zealand's rivers and lakes
17J: Freshwater fisheries management plans
Conservation Act 1987
How freshwater fishing plans are created, checked, and updated
17K: Procedure for preparation, approval, review, and amendment of freshwater fisheries management plans
Conservation Act 1987
Plans to protect and manage fish and game for future generations
17L: Sports fish and game management plans
Conservation Act 1987
How to make and change plans for managing sports fish and game in New Zealand
17M: Procedure for preparation, approval, review, and amendment of sports fish and game management plans
Conservation Act 1987
How conservation plans and policies affect the law and what you can do to see them.
17N: Effect of general policies, conservation management strategies, and management plans
Conservation Act 1987
Rules for doing things in New Zealand's conservation areas
17O: Application
Conservation Act 1987
How the Conservation Act and Resource Management Act work together to protect the environment.
17P: Relationship with Resource Management Act 1991
Conservation Act 1987
The Minister can give you permission to use a conservation area in different ways, like a lease or licence, if they think it's a good idea and follows the rules.
17Q: Powers to grant concessions
Conservation Act 1987
Applying to use conservation areas
17R: Applications for leases, licences, etc
Conservation Act 1987
What to include when applying for a concession
17S: Contents of application
Conservation Act 1987
The Minister must consider your application if you follow the rules and meet certain conditions.
17T: Minister to consider applications
Conservation Act 1987
What the Minister thinks about when deciding on a concession application
17U: Matters to be considered by Minister
Conservation Act 1987
Rules for using special land areas next to water
17V: Limitations on concessions and leases over marginal strips
Conservation Act 1987
How concessions work with conservation plans and rules in New Zealand
17W: Relationship between concessions and conservation management strategies and plans
Conservation Act 1987
The Minister can add rules to what you're allowed to do and charge you fees when giving you permission to use public land.
17X: Power of Minister to impose and enforce conditions
Conservation Act 1987
Paying for using conservation land: rents, fees, and royalties
17Y: Rents, fees, and royalties
Conservation Act 1987
Protecting special areas: registering rights to use someone else's land
17ZA: Registration of easements
Conservation Act 1987
Providing financial accounts to the Minister when you have a conservation concession
17ZB: Accounts
Conservation Act 1987
Changing the rules of your concession agreement
17ZC: Changing conditions
Conservation Act 1987
What happens if you don't use or sign your concession document on time
17ZD: Failure to execute or exercise concession document
Conservation Act 1987
Transferring or changing your concession: getting the Minister's okay
17ZE: Transfers, subleases, and mortgages
Conservation Act 1987
Rules for landing and taking off aircraft in conservation areas
17ZF: Aircraft
Conservation Act 1987
Looking after conservation land and making decisions about how to manage it
17ZG: Management activities
Conservation Act 1987
Minister's power to charge for services provided to concession holders
17ZH: Powers of Minister where services are provided by the Minister or the Director-General
Conservation Act 1987
Seeing records of concession applications and decisions
17ZI: Records
Conservation Act 1987
The Minister can give extra protection to special areas to help conserve them.
18: Minister may confer additional specific protection or preservation requirements
Conservation Act 1987
Areas next to protected rivers, lakes, or streams that are special and need protection
23: Watercourse areas
Conservation Act 1987
The Minister can make a marginal strip smaller if it's at least 3 metres wide and won't hurt its purpose.
24A: Power to reduce width of marginal strip
Conservation Act 1987
The government can make a special area of land along a river or lake wider to help keep it valuable and accessible.
24AA: Power to increase width of marginal strip
Conservation Act 1987
The Minister can choose to exempt some land deals from certain rules, for example, for land used to generate electricity or next to wide rivers and streams.
24B: Power to declare certain dispositions to be exempt from section 24
Conservation Act 1987
Telling people about plans to change or remove special land protection
24BA: Notification of intention to reduce marginal strip or to grant exemption
Conservation Act 1987
The government keeps a record of special areas along rivers and lakes, called marginal strips, when land is sold.
24D: Reservation of marginal strips to be recorded
Conservation Act 1987
The Minister can trade a small piece of land for another piece to help conservation.
24E: Exchange of marginal strips
Conservation Act 1987
What happens when the boundary of a lake, river, or foreshore changes and a new marginal strip is created
24G: Effect of change to boundary of marginal strips
Conservation Act 1987
Looking after land beside rivers, lakes, and coastlines
24H: Management of marginal strips
Conservation Act 1987
Rules about easements are no longer part of the Conservation Act 1987 law.
24I: Easements
Conservation Act 1987
The government can take back a marginal strip of land and pay you for improvements you made to it.
24J: Resumption of marginal strips by Crown
Conservation Act 1987
Rules for land near railway lines that was once owned by the government
24K: Provisions applying in relation to land vested under New Zealand Railways Corporation Restructuring Act 1990
Conservation Act 1987
Walking near railway lines: what you can and can't do
24L: Public access rights
Conservation Act 1987
Protecting special places and their natural and historic treasures
25: Management of stewardship areas
Conservation Act 1987
When the government stops using some land for conservation, they must follow rules and tell people first.
26: Disposal of stewardship areas
Conservation Act 1987
The Minister's jobs to protect sports fish and game
26A: Functions of Minister
Conservation Act 1987
Rules for the New Zealand Fish and Game Council, a group that helps manage fishing and hunting.
26B: Establishment and powers of New Zealand Fish and Game Council
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
How the list of information is kept and who can see it
25: Operation of and access to register
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
The government picks someone to make a list of money helpers
35: Appointment of Registrar
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Registrar can give some tasks to other people
36: Power of Registrar to delegate
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Minister decides if a complaint-handling system can be used
53: Minister must decide application for approval
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Minister must tell everyone when a dispute resolution scheme is no longer approved
60: Notification and publication of withdrawal of approval
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
You must tell the Minister if you want to change how your dispute scheme works
65: Duty to notify change to rules
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
The Minister decides if changes to dispute resolution rules are okay
66: Minister's consideration of change of rules
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
A yearly report about how problems were solved is given to an important government person
68: Annual report
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
The government checks if the law is working well and suggests improvements
45: Ministry must review and report on operation of this Part
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
The government must check and tell everyone how this part of the law is working
80: Ministry must review and report on operation of this Part
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Rules for when the law changes
8A: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
The Governor-General can set up a temporary way to solve disagreements
79AA: Appointment of interim dispute resolution scheme
Financial Service Providers (Registration and Dispute Resolution) Act 2008
Rules about how the Companies Office can use fees to run its registers
44AA: Validation of fees used to recover costs of other Companies Office registers, etc
Immigration Act 2009
Explains how New Zealand manages immigration and balances national interests with individual rights
3: Purpose
Immigration Act 2009
When you might still be allowed to get a visa or enter New Zealand despite being ineligible
17: Exceptions to non-eligibility for visa or entry permission
Immigration Act 2009
You must leave New Zealand if you're here without permission
18: Obligation of persons unlawfully in New Zealand to leave New Zealand
Immigration Act 2009
Immigration chief must inform visitors about leaving New Zealand when visa expires
19: Duty of chief executive to communicate obligation to leave New Zealand
Immigration Act 2009
People in New Zealand without permission can't apply to stay, except with special approval
20: No right for person unlawfully in New Zealand to apply for visa
Immigration Act 2009
Rules for setting and applying immigration policies and visa requirements
22: Immigration instructions
Immigration Act 2009
Rules for classifying different types of immigration instructions
23: Immigration instructions classified as residence instructions, temporary entry instructions, or transit instructions
Immigration Act 2009
Rules for when visa applications are no longer processed
24: Immigration instructions for lapsing of applications for visas
Immigration Act 2009
Immigration instructions must be publicly available and accessible
25: Publication of immigration instructions
Immigration Act 2009
How the government handles requests for visas and permission to enter New Zealand
Immigration Act 2009
Processing rules for visa and entry permission applications and claims
26: How claims and applications for visas and entry permission processed
Immigration Act 2009
You can ask for written reasons if you're refused a visa or entry to New Zealand
27: Reasons for decisions must be given if visa or entry permission refused to certain persons
Immigration Act 2009
Computer systems can make decisions about visas and entry to New Zealand
28: Automated decision making in relation to visas, etc
Immigration Act 2009
Computer system used to decide if you can enter New Zealand before you travel
29: Automated decision making in advance passenger processing
Immigration Act 2009
Secret information about security or crime can be used for immigration decisions
33: Classified information relating to security or criminal conduct may be relied on in decision making
Immigration Act 2009
Minister can receive confidential immigration information
34: Minister may receive briefing
Immigration Act 2009
Decision-makers must consider all relevant information, including classified data, for fair immigration decisions
36: Classified information must be balanced
Immigration Act 2009
Changing or removing secret information used in immigration decisions
37: Withdrawal or updating of classified information
Immigration Act 2009
When secret information can be used without giving you details or reasons
40: Where classified information may be relied on without requirement for summary or reasons
Immigration Act 2009
How the government can make secret immigration information public
41: Declassification of classified information
Immigration Act 2009
Immigration Act 2009
Visa decisions are made at the discretion of immigration officials
45: Grant of visa generally matter of discretion
Immigration Act 2009
Visas can have specific rules and limits attached
49: Visas may be subject to conditions
Immigration Act 2009
Rules for changing conditions on your resident visa
50: Conditions on resident visas
Immigration Act 2009
You can request changes to your resident visa travel conditions
51: Resident visa holder may apply for variation of travel conditions
Immigration Act 2009
Rules for most temporary entry visas can be changed
52: Conditions on temporary entry class visas (other than those subject to restricted temporary entry instructions)
Immigration Act 2009
Minister can change conditions for special temporary visas
53: Conditions on temporary entry class visas subject to restricted temporary entry instructions
Immigration Act 2009
Rules for transit visas can be changed or added
54: Conditions on transit visas
Immigration Act 2009
You must follow all the rules that come with your visa
56: Visa holder must comply with conditions
Immigration Act 2009
You must provide all relevant information and report any changes when applying for a visa
58: Obligation on applicant to inform of all relevant facts, including changed circumstances
Immigration Act 2009
Minister can grant visa without application in special circumstances
61: Grant of visa in special case
Immigration Act 2009
Your visa details are stored in official records and may include travel and stay conditions
62: Form of visa
Immigration Act 2009
When visas can be cancelled or end
64: Cancellation of visa on triggering event
Immigration Act 2009
Minister or immigration officer can cancel temporary or transit visas
66: Cancellation of temporary entry class or transit visa by Minister or immigration officer
Immigration Act 2009
Fixing mistakes: When a visa is given by accident
67: Cancellation of visa for administrative error
Immigration Act 2009
When a visa is given by mistake, you might be offered a different one
68: Grant of further visa where visa granted in error
Immigration Act 2009
When visa requirements for entering New Zealand can be waived
69: Waiver of requirement for visa permitting travel to New Zealand in certain cases
Immigration Act 2009
Immigration Act 2009
Who can apply to live permanently in New Zealand
71: Who may apply for residence class visa
Immigration Act 2009
How Immigration decides on your residence visa application
72: Decisions on applications for residence class visa
Immigration Act 2009
Former citizens can stay in NZ with resident visa-like status
75: Former New Zealand citizens deemed to hold resident visa
Immigration Act 2009
How decisions are made on temporary visa applications, including exceptions
76: Decisions on applications for temporary entry class visa
Immigration Act 2009
Temporary entry visas: how long they last and what you can do with them
77: Currency and nature of temporary entry class visa
Immigration Act 2009
Automatic extension of temporary visas during epidemics
78: Deemed extension of temporary entry class visa expiring during epidemic
Immigration Act 2009
Limited visa may replace temporary visa to manage risk of overstaying
82: Grant of limited visa rather than temporary visa applied for or held
Immigration Act 2009
How long a limited visa lasts and when it can end early
84: Currency of limited visa
Immigration Act 2009
People who need a visa to pass through New Zealand
86: Who must obtain transit visa
Immigration Act 2009
Transit visa holders can't enter NZ or apply for other visas, unless granted by officials
89: Limitations on holders of transit visa
Immigration Act 2009
How an immigration officer can change or end your transit period
91: Expiry of transit period
Immigration Act 2009
How to show interest in applying for certain visas
92: Expressions of interest
Immigration Act 2009
How the government can invite you to apply for a visa
94: Invitation to apply for visa
Immigration Act 2009
Immigration officials decide who gets invited to apply for a visa
95: Issue of invitation to apply for visa matter of discretion
Immigration Act 2009
Chief executive can decide if you can travel to New Zealand by commercial transport
97: Chief executive may make decision about person boarding commercial craft for purpose of travelling to New Zealand
Immigration Act 2009
Rules for entering New Zealand from overseas
103: Obligations on persons arriving in New Zealand
Immigration Act 2009
New Zealand citizens must have a photo taken when arriving in the country
104: New Zealand citizens arriving in New Zealand to be photographed
Immigration Act 2009
How people with residence visas can enter New Zealand
108: Decisions on entry permission in relation to residence class visa holders
Immigration Act 2009
Deciding if and how temporary visa holders can enter New Zealand
109: Decisions on entry permission in relation to temporary entry class visa holders
Immigration Act 2009
Collecting body measurements when you apply to enter New Zealand
111: Collection of biometric information
Immigration Act 2009
You must provide all relevant information and report any changes when applying to enter New Zealand
112: Obligation to inform of all relevant facts, including changed circumstances
Immigration Act 2009
Fixing mistakes in your permission to enter New Zealand
113: Revocation of entry permission for administrative error
Immigration Act 2009
Rules for people who aren't allowed to enter New Zealand
115: Arrest, detention, and turnaround of persons
Immigration Act 2009
What you need to do when leaving New Zealand
119: Obligations of persons leaving New Zealand
Immigration Act 2009
Rules for re-entering New Zealand during emergencies or unexpected events
122: Special provisions relating to persons returning to New Zealand in emergency or other circumstances beyond their control
Immigration Act 2009
Rules for deciding refugee and protection status in New Zealand
125: Refugee or protection status to be determined under this Act
Immigration Act 2009
New Zealand accepts refugees chosen overseas without requiring a local application
126: Recognition of refugees selected outside New Zealand
Immigration Act 2009
How refugee claims are decided and what rules are followed
127: Context for decision making
Immigration Act 2009
Decision on refugee status becomes final after appeal deadline or when appeal is resolved
128: Matter not finally determined until expiry of appeal period or when appeal determined
Immigration Act 2009
How to apply for refugee or protected person status in New Zealand
133: How claim made
Immigration Act 2009
Decision on accepting a refugee or protected person claim for consideration
134: Whether to accept claim for consideration
Immigration Act 2009
How a refugee and protection officer assesses and decides on your claim
136: How refugee and protection officer to determine claim
Immigration Act 2009
How a refugee and protection officer assesses your claim for refugee or protected person status
137: Matters to be determined by refugee and protection officer
Immigration Act 2009
How the refugee and protection officer decides on your refugee or protected person claim
138: Decision on claim
Immigration Act 2009
Limits on making new refugee or protected person claims after a previous decision
140: Limitation on subsequent claims
Immigration Act 2009
How subsequent refugee or protection claims are handled
141: Procedure on subsequent claims
Immigration Act 2009
When refugee or protected person status can be ended
143: Cessation of recognition as refugee or protected person
Immigration Act 2009
Tribunal can review and possibly end your refugee or protected person status
144: Application to Tribunal for cessation of recognition as refugee or protected person
Immigration Act 2009
Revoking refugee or protected person status for New Zealand citizens in certain cases
145: Cancellation of New Zealand citizen's recognition as refugee or protected person
Immigration Act 2009
Reviewing refugee or protected person status for New Zealand citizens
147: Application to Tribunal for cancellation of New Zealand citizen's recognition as refugee or protected person
Immigration Act 2009
Steps for refugee and protection officers when making decisions about refugee status
148: Procedures to be followed when refugee and protection officer making determination under section 143, 145, or 146
Immigration Act 2009
What refugee and protection officers can do when assessing refugee claims
149: Powers of refugee and protection officers
Immigration Act 2009
Rules for visa claimants awaiting refugee or protection decisions
150: Special provision relating to claimants granted temporary visas
Immigration Act 2009
Government agencies can share information about refugees and asylum seekers
152: Disclosure of information about claimant, refugee, or protected person by government agencies
Immigration Act 2009
When you can be deported if you have a temporary visa
157: Deportation liability of temporary entry class visa holder for cause
Immigration Act 2009
You may be sent back if you obtained your residence visa using false information
158: Deportation liability of residence class visa holder due to fraud, forgery, etc
Immigration Act 2009
Residents might be sent home for breaking visa rules
159: Deportation liability of resident if visa conditions breached
Immigration Act 2009
You can be deported if considered a security threat
163: Deportation liability of persons threatening security
Immigration Act 2009
Immigration officers must consider refugee rules when dealing with asylum seekers and protected people
165: Immigration officer must have regard to certain matters when dealing with claimants, refugees, or protected persons
Immigration Act 2009
Diplomats and consular officials are protected from deportation
166: Limitation on deportation of diplomats, etc
Immigration Act 2009
You can be deported even if you're not in New Zealand
168: Liability for deportation when person outside New Zealand
Immigration Act 2009
What happens when you're liable for deportation
169: Effect of being liable for deportation
Immigration Act 2009
Notice required before deportation in most cases
170: Deportation liability notice
Immigration Act 2009
What a deportation liability notice tells you
171: Contents of deportation liability notice
Immigration Act 2009
Minister can stop or pause your deportation from New Zealand
172: Minister may cancel or suspend liability for deportation
Immigration Act 2009
Victims can share their views on whether someone should be deported
173: Right of victims to make submissions on suspension or cancellation of liability for deportation
Immigration Act 2009
What happens when your deportation is suspended
174: Effect of suspension
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Keeping You and Your Community Safe from Hazards
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
What the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 is about
1: Title
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
When the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 started: 1 December 2002
2: Commencement
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
This law helps keep you and your community safe from harm by planning for emergencies and managing risks.
3: Purpose
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
What special words mean in the Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
4: Interpretation
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
The government and its departments must follow this law's rules too.
5: Act to bind the Crown
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
This law doesn't override other laws or rules you must follow.
6: Act not to affect functions, duties, and powers under other Acts or general law
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Being careful and prepared, even when you're not totally sure what might happen
7: Precautionary approach
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
The person in charge of managing civil defence emergencies is called the Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management.
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Who the Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management is and what they do
8: Appointment and functions of Director of Civil Defence Emergency Management
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
The Director's Job: Keeping People Safe in Emergencies
9: Powers of Director
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
The person in charge of managing emergencies in New Zealand is called the National Controller.
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
The Director can pass on some of their jobs and powers to the National Controller in writing.
10: Delegation of certain functions and powers of Director to National Controller
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Rules for when the Director gives someone else extra jobs to do in an emergency
11: Further provisions relating to delegation to National Controller
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Groups that help keep people safe during emergencies
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Councils must work together to create a team to help keep people safe in emergencies.
12: Local authorities to establish Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Who is in a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group to help keep you safe?
13: Membership of Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
How local councils work together to prepare for emergencies
14: Membership rules for territorial authorities
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Choosing the leader of a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group
15: Appointment of chairperson
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
What Civil Defence Emergency Management Group members can and must do
16: Powers and obligations of members of Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
What Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups do to keep communities safe
17: Functions of Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
What Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups can do to help in emergencies
18: General powers of Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Emergency groups must follow standard meeting rules or agree on their own rules that obey the law.
19: Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups to follow model standing orders
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Emergency management teams: who's in charge and what they do
20: Appointment and functions of Civil Defence Emergency Management Co-ordinating Executive Groups
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
When emergency groups merge to work together
21: Mergers of Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Rules for joining emergency groups when local council areas change
22: Membership rules in event of local government reorganisations
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Who's in charge of helping in an emergency?
23: Establishment of administering authorities
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Who pays for groups that help manage civil defence emergencies and how they work together
24: Functions and costs of administering authorities and chief executives of administering authorities
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Who can declare a local emergency or transition period in New Zealand?
25: Persons appointed and otherwise authorised to declare state of local emergency or give notice of local transition period
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
People called Group Controllers help manage emergencies and make important decisions.
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Choosing a leader to help keep people safe during emergencies
26: Appointment of Group Controllers
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Who can be in charge locally during an emergency
27: Appointment of Local Controllers
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
What a Group Controller does to help during an emergency
28: Functions of Group Controllers
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Choosing a leader to help your community recover after a big emergency
29: Appointment of Group Recovery Managers
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Who can be in charge of helping a community recover after a big emergency?
30: Appointment of Local Recovery Managers
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
National plan to keep people safe in emergencies
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
New Zealand's Emergency Plan: Keeping People Safe
31: National civil defence emergency management strategy
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
How the Minister completes the national emergency plan
32: Procedure for completing national civil defence emergency management strategy
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
When the new safety rules start, the Minister has 1 year to create the first national emergency plan.
33: Timing of first national civil defence emergency management strategy
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
When the national emergency plan starts and ends, and how it's kept up to date
34: Currency of national civil defence emergency management strategy
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Parliament can reject a plan to keep people safe in emergencies
35: House of Representatives may resolve not to approve civil defence emergency management strategy
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Changing or cancelling the national emergency plan
36: Amendment or revocation of national civil defence emergency management strategy
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Follow the national emergency plan to keep people safe
37: Groups and Director must not act inconsistently with national civil defence emergency management strategy
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Things that are important when making plans to keep people safe in emergencies
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Things to consider when making emergency plans
38: Matters relevant to development of civil defence emergency management plans
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
A plan to help keep New Zealand safe during big emergencies.
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
New Zealand's Emergency Plan: How We Stay Safe
39: National civil defence emergency management plan
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Using information from other sources in emergency plans
40: Incorporation by reference
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Telling you about the proposed national emergency plan before it's finalised
41: Notification of proposed national civil defence emergency management plan
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
The emergency plan must match the overall emergency strategy.
42: National civil defence emergency management plan must not be inconsistent with national civil defence emergency management strategy
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Send a copy of emergency orders to the House of Representatives
43: Copy of order to be presented to House of Representatives
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
New Zealand's First Emergency Plan
44: First national civil defence emergency management plan
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
How long the national emergency plan lasts and when it gets updated
45: Currency of national civil defence emergency management plan
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Checking and updating the national plan for emergencies
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Checking the national emergency plan to keep you safe
46: Review of national civil defence emergency management plan
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
The Governor-General can make small changes to the emergency plan if they won't affect people's rights much.
47: Minor changes to plan
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Plans to help keep people safe during emergencies
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Plans to keep you and your community safe in emergencies
48: Civil defence emergency management group plans
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Sending our emergency plan to the Minister for feedback
49: Proposed plan to be sent to Minister
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
The Director must issue the first guidelines within a year of the Act starting.
50: Timing of first issue of guidelines under section 49(3)
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Using other documents as part of a plan without printing them in it
51: Incorporation by reference
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
How a Civil Defence Emergency Group makes a plan and listens to your ideas
52: Procedure for making civil defence emergency management group plans
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Local emergency plans must match the national emergency plan and follow the Director's rules.
53: Civil defence emergency management group plan must not be inconsistent with national civil defence emergency management strategy and must take account of Director's guidelines, codes, or technical standards
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
When to make the first emergency plan for your community
54: Timing of first civil defence emergency management group plan
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
When a civil defence emergency plan starts and how long it lasts
55: Currency of civil defence emergency management group plan
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Checking and updating plans to help keep people safe in emergencies
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Checking and updating emergency plans every 5 years
56: Review of civil defence emergency management group plans
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Making small changes to an emergency plan without a full review
57: Minor changes to plan
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
What government departments and others must do in an emergency
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Government departments must have a plan to keep working during emergencies
58: Departments and interdepartmental ventures to prepare plans to continue functioning during and after emergency
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Important groups help keep people safe during emergencies
59: Departments and others to undertake civil defence emergency management functions and responsibilities
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Important jobs of services like power and water that help keep you safe.
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Lifeline utilities must plan to keep working during emergencies and help with emergency planning and advice.
60: Duties of lifeline utilities
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
The Government can change Schedule 1 to keep people safe
61: Schedule 1 may be amended by Order in Council
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
The Minister can let some important services, like power or water, not follow certain rules if it's fair.
62: Minister may exempt lifeline utility
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
What emergency services have to do in case of an emergency
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
What emergency services must do to help keep you safe
63: Duties of emergency services
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Local authorities have important jobs to help keep people safe in emergencies.
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
What your local council must do to help keep you safe in an emergency
64: Duties of local authorities
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
People in charge must think about different options when planning for emergencies.
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Think carefully about choices to keep people safe in emergencies
65: Duties to consider alternatives, assess benefits and costs, etc
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
A state of national emergency is declared when the country is in big trouble and needs extra help.
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
The Minister can declare a national emergency if a big problem happens or might happen in New Zealand.
66: Minister may declare state of national emergency
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Parliament must meet within 7 days if a national emergency is declared
67: Parliament must meet if state of national emergency declared
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
A state of local emergency is declared when a serious situation affects a local area.
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Declaring a local emergency to keep people safe
68: Declaration of state of local emergency
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
The Minister can call a local emergency in an area if something bad has happened or might happen.
69: Minister may declare state of local emergency in certain cases
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Rules for when the government declares a national or local emergency.
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
When and for how long a state of emergency lasts in New Zealand
70: Commencement and duration of state of emergency
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
The government can extend a state of emergency for another 7 days if it's about to end.
71: Extension of duration of state of emergency
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
How a state of emergency can be stopped
72: Termination of state of emergency
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
How to officially announce a state of emergency in New Zealand
73: Form and publication of declaration of state of emergency and declaration extending or terminating state of emergency
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
The Director's emergency updates: keeping you safe and informed during a crisis.
74: Statements by Director
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
The Director can take over a job if someone else doesn't do it on time.
75: Power of Director to act on default by others
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Authorities can ask you for information to help with emergencies
76: Power to require information
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
You can appeal to court if you think you're being unfairly asked to give information.
77: Appeal against requirement to give information
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for local governments to serve their communities effectively
Local Government Act 2002
When the different parts of this law start working
2: Commencement
Local Government Act 2002
When the different parts of this law start working
2: Commencement
Local Government Act 2002
This law explains why we have local councils and what they should do for us
3: Purpose
Local Government Act 2002
Councils must include Māori in local decisions because of the Treaty of Waitangi
4: Treaty of Waitangi
Local Government Act 2002
This part explains what words mean in the Local Government Act
5: Interpretation
Local Government Act 2002
Explaining what organisations councils control or have a say in running
6: Meaning of council-controlled organisation and council organisation
Local Government Act 2002
Some organisations can be excused from following certain rules
7: Exempted organisations
Local Government Act 2002
The law explains how the government must follow some parts of the Local Government Act 2002
8: Act binds the Crown
Local Government Act 2002
This part explains why we have local councils and what they do
9: Outline of Part
Local Government Act 2002
Local Government Act 2002
Local government helps communities make decisions and improve life for everyone
10: Purpose of local government
Local Government Act 2002
Local Government Act 2002
What local authorities do in your area and why they do it
11: Role of local authority
Local Government Act 2002
Local authorities: Special groups that help and serve communities
12: Status and powers
Local Government Act 2002
Following local government rules when working under other laws
13: Performance of functions under other enactments
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for local councils to follow when serving their communities
14: Principles relating to local authorities
Local Government Act 2002
Local Government Act 2002
Local councils must make a plan every three years to work together
15: Triennial agreements
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for big councils starting new projects
16: Significant new activities proposed by regional council
Local Government Act 2002
Councils can share jobs and powers with each other
17: Transfer of responsibilities
Local Government Act 2002
Local Government Act 2002
What the Minister of Internal Affairs must do and how their job can change
18: Responsibilities, powers, and duties of Minister
Local Government Act 2002
The Secretary for Local Government does important jobs that used to belong to the Secretary for Internal Affairs
19: Secretary
Local Government Act 2002
This part explains how local government is set up and can change in New Zealand
20: Outline of Part
Local Government Act 2002
Local Government Act 2002
New Zealand has two kinds of local government groups: regional councils and territorial authorities
21: Local authorities
Local Government Act 2002
The Minister takes care of places without local councils, except for some special areas
22: Minister is territorial authority in certain cases
Local Government Act 2002
How New Zealand's local government is set up and what different types of councils there are
23: Description of local government
Local Government Act 2002
Local Government Act 2002
This law explains how local governments can change their setup and responsibilities
24: Scope of local government reorganisation
Local Government Act 2002
The government makes a special rule to put local government changes into action
25: Order in Council to give effect to reorganisation plan
Local Government Act 2002
The government makes a special rule to put local government changes into action
25: Order in Council to give effect to reorganisation plan
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for changing plans about how local councils are set up
26: Power to amend reorganisation plans and reorganisation implementation schemes
Local Government Act 2002
How to ask for your council to be called a city or district council
27: Application to be called city council or district council
Local Government Act 2002
Local Government Act 2002
The Local Government Commission is a special group that helps run local governments in New Zealand
28: Local Government Commission
Local Government Act 2002
The Commission is a special group with powers to do its job forever
29: Commission is body corporate with full powers
Local Government Act 2002
The Commission helps people understand and improve local government
30: Functions and powers of Commission
Local Government Act 2002
The Commission checks on local government and tells the Minister and councils what they find
31: Report to Minister on matters relating to local government
Local Government Act 2002
Checking if the rules for local councils are working well
32: Review of operation of Act and Local Electoral Act 2001
Local Government Act 2002
Who can join the group that helps organise local government
33: Membership of Commission
Local Government Act 2002
The Commission gets extra powers to help run local areas and gather information
34: Additional powers of Commission
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for sharing information with the local government team
35: Evidence before Commission
Local Government Act 2002
Extra rules about how the Commission does its job
36: Further provisions relating to Commission and its proceedings
Local Government Act 2002
How to ask for a different decision if you don't like what the Commission decided
37: Appeals against decisions of Commission
Local Government Act 2002
How local councils and community groups are run and make decisions
Local Government Act 2002
This section explains how local councils work and how people can have a say in their community
38: Outline of Part
Local Government Act 2002
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for how your local council should work and make decisions
39: Governance principles
Local Government Act 2002
How your council tells you about its work and rules
40: Local governance statements
Local Government Act 2002
How local councils are run and who's in charge
41: Governing bodies
Local Government Act 2002
The council boss who runs things and helps make decisions
42: Chief executive
Local Government Act 2002
Protecting local council members from legal problems when doing their job
43: Certain members indemnified
Local Government Act 2002
The Auditor-General tells the local council about money problems and how to fix them
44: Report by Auditor-General on loss incurred by local authority
Local Government Act 2002
Council must answer Auditor-General's report and share it with the public
45: Local authority to respond to Auditor-General
Local Government Act 2002
Council members might have to pay back money if the council loses it
46: Members of local authority liable for loss
Local Government Act 2002
Elected officials might pay court costs if they break property rules
47: Members may be required to pay costs of proceeding in certain cases
Local Government Act 2002
More rules for local government activities and roles
48: Further provisions of Schedule 7
Local Government Act 2002
Local Government Act 2002
Councils must create a board for each community to represent local people
49: Establishment of community boards
Local Government Act 2002
Who can be part of a community board
50: Membership of community boards
Local Government Act 2002
Community boards are special groups that help your local area but are different from the council
51: Status of community boards
Local Government Act 2002
Community boards help make sure your local area's voice is heard and needs are met
52: Role of community boards
Local Government Act 2002
Community boards can do special jobs, but they can't own things or hire people
53: Powers of community boards
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for community boards: What they can do and how they work
54: Application of other provisions to community boards
Local Government Act 2002
This part explains how councils can create special groups to do some of their work and how these groups should behave
55: Outline of Part
Local Government Act 2002
Councils must ask the public before creating or joining special organisations they control
56: Consultation required before council-controlled organisation established
Local Government Act 2002
How to choose people to be in charge of council groups
57: Appointment of directors
Local Government Act 2002
Directors of council-run groups must help reach the group's goals
58: Role of directors of council-controlled organisations
Local Government Act 2002
Council-controlled groups should follow their goals, treat workers well, and help the community
59: Principal objective of council-controlled organisation
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for how councils make choices about the groups they control
60: Decisions relating to operation of council-controlled organisations
Local Government Act 2002
Rules about what groups working for councils can do
61: Activities undertaken on behalf of local authorities
Local Government Act 2002
Local councils can't promise to cover the costs of businesses they control
62: Prohibition on guarantees, etc
Local Government Act 2002
Councils can't give special deals when lending money to their trading groups
63: Restriction on lending to council-controlled trading organisation
Local Government Act 2002
Organisations run by councils must make plans about what they will do
64: Statements of intent for council-controlled organisations
Local Government Act 2002
Checking how well council-owned groups are doing their job
65: Performance monitoring
Local Government Act 2002
Regular updates on council-controlled organisations' activities
66: Half-yearly or quarterly reports
Local Government Act 2002
Council groups must write a yearly report about what they did
67: Annual report
Local Government Act 2002
What must be included in reports about how council-run organisations are doing
68: Content of reports on operations of council-controlled organisations
Local Government Act 2002
The council's company must show its money details and goals in a yearly report
69: Financial statements and auditor's report
Local Government Act 2002
The Auditor-General checks the books for groups run by the council
70: Auditor-General is auditor of council-controlled organisations
Local Government Act 2002
Keeping some special council information private
71: Protection from disclosure of sensitive information
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for council companies that are listed on the stock market
71A: Application of Part to listed companies
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for companies connected to council-controlled organisations
72: Application of Act to related companies
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for when a council moves its work to a company it owns or controls
73: Transfer of undertakings to council-controlled organisations
Local Government Act 2002
Rules about sharing information and handling complaints apply to organisations run by the council
Civil Aviation Act 1990
How to challenge a decision about your security check
77G: Review procedures for security check determinations
Civil Aviation Act 1990
Rules for finding and helping people in danger
14B: Search and rescue operations
Civil Aviation Act 1990
Minister can tell groups to help with search and rescue
14C: Minister may direct agencies with respect to search and rescue operations
Civil Aviation Act 1990
The Authority can no longer give its jobs to its workers
23: Delegation of Authority's functions or powers to employees of Authority
Civil Aviation Act 1990
Director can share some tasks with Authority workers
23A: Delegation of Director's functions or powers to employees of Authority
Civil Aviation Act 1990
The Director can give some jobs to people outside the Authority, but there are rules about it
23B: Delegation of Director's functions or powers to persons outside Authority
Civil Aviation Act 1990
Explaining when officials can enter places to check on aviation safety
24: General power of entry
Civil Aviation Act 1990
Minister can make rules about flying to keep everyone safe and make travel easier
28: Power of Minister to make ordinary rules
Civil Aviation Act 1990
Things to consider when making aviation rules
33: Matters to be taken into account in making rules
Civil Aviation Act 1990
How the Minister makes new flying rules
34: Procedure for making ordinary rules
Civil Aviation Act 1990
The Governor-General can set fees to help fund aviation safety
42A: Governor-General may impose levies
Civil Aviation Act 1990
Rules for paying and using aviation fees to support the Civil Aviation Authority
42D: Other provisions relating to levies
Civil Aviation Act 1990
New Zealand creates a group to take care of flying in the country
72A: Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand established
Civil Aviation Act 1990
The Civil Aviation Authority keeps people safe when flying and helps make travel better for everyone
72AA: Objective of Authority
Civil Aviation Act 1990
The Civil Aviation Authority keeps flying safe and organised in New Zealand
72B: Functions of Authority
Civil Aviation Act 1990
The Civil Aviation Authority used to be treated like a real person, but not anymore
72D: Authority to have powers of natural person
Civil Aviation Act 1990
The Civil Aviation Authority needs permission to include financial plans in their statement
72F: Restriction applying to statement of intent
Civil Aviation Act 1990
The Civil Aviation Authority must create a document explaining how they will help you
72G: Service charter
Civil Aviation Act 1990
The person in charge of keeping flying safe in New Zealand
72I: Director of Civil Aviation
Civil Aviation Act 1990
The airport security boss: who they are and what they do
72L: General Manager of Aviation Security Service
Civil Aviation Act 1990
Who can fill in for the Aviation Security boss when they're away
72M: Acting General Manager of Aviation Security Service
Civil Aviation Act 1990
The Aviation Security Service keeps air travel safe by checking people and things, patrolling airports, and working with others
80: Powers, functions, and duties of Aviation Security Service
Civil Aviation Act 1990
Rules for working together to run airports and share airport facilities
94: Joint ventures
Civil Aviation Act 1990
Rules about how the Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand works and what it can do
Schedule 3: Provisions relating to Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
Civil Aviation Act 1990
The Governor-General can make rules about flying
34A: Governor-General may make ordinary rules
Fencing Act 1978
Fencing agreements registered with the government end after 12 years
6: Registration of fencing covenants to expire after 12 years
Fencing Act 1978
Pool owners pay for extra fencing needed to keep pools safe
9A: Contributions where Building Act 2004 requires pool to have means of restricting access
Trade Marks Act 2002
Rules for trade marks with pictures of the Queen or Royal Family
24: Registrability of trade mark that contains representations of Royal Family
Trade Marks Act 2002
What the court thinks about when deciding trademark cases
111: Matters to be considered by court
Trade Marks Act 2002
Customs can hold goods they think might break trade mark rules
149: Detention of goods bearing infringing sign
Trade Marks Act 2002
Chief executive can share some job duties with other Customs officers
156: Delegation of chief executive's powers, duties, and functions
Trade Marks Act 2002
How to decide if you should ask the Commissioner or go to court about a trade mark
158: Application to Commissioner or court?
Trade Marks Act 2002
The Commissioner decides who pays for trade mark cases and how much
166: Costs
Trade Marks Act 2002
Appointing people to manage trademarks for New Zealand
175: Commissioner and Assistant Commissioners of Trade Marks
Trade Marks Act 2002
The office for special ideas can close quickly if there's a sudden problem
189: Closing of Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand at short notice
Trade Marks Act 2002
Changes made to other laws when the Trade Marks Act 2002 was created
Schedule 1: Acts amended
Trade Marks Act 2002
Trade Office can pause a notice if information is wrong or rules aren't followed
139A: Chief executive may suspend accepted notice
Trade Marks Act 2002
Assistant Commissioners can do almost everything the Commissioner can do
175B: Powers of Assistant Commissioners
Trade Marks Act 2002
People helping with searches must follow instructions and can do specific tasks
134N: Powers of persons called to assist
Trade Marks Act 2002
What Customs officers can do with papers people give them
155F: Powers of Customs officer to whom documents produced
Trade Marks Act 2002
Keeping some information private when Customs officers investigate
155I: Other privileges
Income Tax Act 2007
Payments from the government that count as income
CF 1: Benefits, pensions, compensation, and government grants
Income Tax Act 2007
Overseas lenders may not pay tax on interest from loans to NZ government
CW 8: Money lent to government of New Zealand
Income Tax Act 2007
Governor-General's allowance and perks are tax-free
CW 16: Allowance of Governor-General and other benefits and privileges
Income Tax Act 2007
How certain pensions and allowances are exempt from income tax
CW 28: Pensions
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax-free services for MPs, former MPs, and election candidates
CW 31: Services for members and former members of Parliament
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax rules for public authorities and their income
CW 38: Public authorities
Income Tax Act 2007
Local councils don't pay tax on most income, with a few exceptions
CW 39: Local authorities
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax rules for groups promoting local areas and communities
CW 40: Local and regional promotion bodies
Income Tax Act 2007
Public authorities can pay tax without needing extra approval
RA 7: Payment of tax by public authorities
Income Tax Act 2007
Tables showing how tax laws match up across different acts
ZA 6: Comparative tables of old and new provisions
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for company ownership in Niue can be adjusted for important development work
IC 13: Variation of requirements for development companies in Niue
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for managing New Zealand's retirement and investment funds
HR 4B: Activities relating to New Zealand Superannuation Fund and Venture Capital Fund
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax-free benefits for workers affected by Canterbury earthquakes
CZ 23: Employee benefits for Canterbury earthquake relief: exempt income
Income Tax Act 2007
How tax estimates are made for benefits given to MPs
CX 33B: Benefits for members of Parliament
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax exemptions for local authorities and their controlled organisations
CB 15C: Council-controlled organisations and other companies
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax exemptions for companies working on important public projects
CW 38B: Public purpose Crown-controlled companies
Income Tax Act 2007
Explaining key terms for public project funding and assets
FE 4B: Meaning of public project asset, public project debt, and public project participant debt
Resource Management Act 1991
This explains what the law is called and when it starts to work.
1: Short Title and commencement
Resource Management Act 1991
The government must follow the Resource Management Act 1991, just like you do.
4: Act to bind the Crown
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules about where you can grow sea animals and what else you can do in those areas were removed from the law.
12A: Restrictions on aquaculture activities in coastal marine area and on other activities in aquaculture management areas
Resource Management Act 1991
You can't put dangerous waste like radioactive stuff in the sea or on the coast.
15C: Prohibitions in relation to radioactive waste or other radioactive matter and other waste in coastal marine area
Resource Management Act 1991
Special activities that are important to certain groups of people
Resource Management Act 1991
Everyone must do their jobs quickly and not waste time when following the rules in this law.
21: Avoiding unreasonable delay
Resource Management Act 1991
Tell the officer who you are if they think you're breaking environmental rules
22: Duty to give certain information
Resource Management Act 1991
This law reminds you that you still need to follow other rules even if you follow this one.
23: Other legal requirements not affected
Resource Management Act 1991
The Minister for the Environment checks if local councils are doing their job properly and suggests how they can improve.
24A: Power of Minister for the Environment to investigate and make recommendations
Resource Management Act 1991
The Minister can step in and do the local authority's job if they're not doing it well enough.
25: Residual powers of Minister for the Environment
Resource Management Act 1991
The Minister can give money or lend money to help people do good things for the environment.
26: Minister may make grants and loans
Resource Management Act 1991
The Minister can ask local groups for information they need to do their job.
27: Minister may require local authorities to supply information
Resource Management Act 1991
The Minister of Conservation's jobs under this law
28: Functions of Minister of Conservation
Resource Management Act 1991
Regional councils must give the Minister of Conservation information when asked
28A: Regional council must supply information to Minister of Conservation
Resource Management Act 1991
Ministers can pass some of their jobs to others, like department heads or the Environmental Protection Authority.
29: Delegation of functions by Ministers
Resource Management Act 1991
What regional councils do to help manage the environment and resources in their area
30: Functions of regional councils under this Act
Resource Management Act 1991
What jobs do local councils do to look after the environment and manage land use in their area?
31: Functions of territorial authorities under this Act
Resource Management Act 1991
The Minister of Conservation has extra powers to help protect special islands and their environment.
31A: Minister of Conservation to have certain powers of local authority
Resource Management Act 1991
Explains how local authorities can give some of their responsibilities to other groups
33: Transfer of powers
Resource Management Act 1991
Councils can pass on some of their tasks to smaller groups to help make decisions for your area.
34: Delegation of functions, etc, by local authorities
Resource Management Act 1991
Paying for help from your local council with plans and rules
36: Administrative charges
Resource Management Act 1991
What local councils and other government groups must do and can do
Resource Management Act 1991
Working together: How local authorities can make joint plans with communities
36B: Power to make joint management agreement
Resource Management Act 1991
A local authority can make a decision on its own if others can't agree in time.
36C: Local authority may act by itself under joint management agreement
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens when groups work together to make decisions about managing resources
36D: Effect of joint management agreement
Resource Management Act 1991
Asking to change or delay rules you must follow under the Resource Management Act
37: Power of waiver and extension of time limits
Resource Management Act 1991
Who can make decisions about resource management rules and time limits?
37B: Persons to have powers of consent authority for purposes of sections 37 and 37A
Resource Management Act 1991
Who can be an enforcement officer and what are their jobs and rules?
38: Authorisation and responsibilities of enforcement officers
Resource Management Act 1991
Getting a special badge to show you are qualified for a job
39A: Accreditation
Resource Management Act 1991
Who can be chosen to run a hearing and make decisions
39B: Persons who may be given hearing authority
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens if someone is not accredited to make decisions under the law?
39C: Effect of lack of accreditation
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for how hearings work and what happens when you're involved
41: Provisions relating to hearings
Resource Management Act 1991
Keeping secret information safe during council hearings
42: Protection of sensitive information
Resource Management Act 1991
Information about written documents that provide details or updates
Resource Management Act 1991
Getting a report from the local council to help them make a decision about your application
42A: Reports to local authority
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules that help protect the environment across the whole country
Resource Management Act 1991
What's in the rules to protect New Zealand's environment
43A: Contents of national environmental standards
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules can include information from other sources to help explain environmental standards.
43G: Incorporation of material by reference in national environmental standards
Resource Management Act 1991
A rule or plan that the government wants to make about how to use natural resources in New Zealand
46: Proposed national policy statement
Resource Management Act 1991
How the Government Makes National Environmental Rules
46A: Process for preparing national environmental standards and national policy statements
Resource Management Act 1991
Changing or cancelling national environment rules
53: Changes to or review or revocation of national policy statements
Resource Management Act 1991
The government must tell everyone about new rules for the country and any changes to these rules.
54: Publication of national policy statements
Resource Management Act 1991
Councils must update their plans to match national rules and tell the public about the changes.
55: Local authority recognition of national policy statements
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules about how to take care of New Zealand's beaches and coasts
Resource Management Act 1991
Explains how special rules help protect New Zealand's coast
56: Purpose of New Zealand coastal policy statements
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for including extra information in official plans about New Zealand's coasts
58A: Incorporation of material by reference in New Zealand coastal policy statements
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules made by local governments to guide how an area should be looked after and developed
Resource Management Act 1991
Regional policy statements explain how to manage natural resources in a whole region
59: Purpose of regional policy statements
Resource Management Act 1991
How regional councils make and update plans for their area's development
60: Preparation and change of regional policy statements
Resource Management Act 1991
What a regional policy statement must include to help manage the environment and resources in your area
62: Contents of regional policy statements
Resource Management Act 1991
Regional plans help councils do their job and look after the environment, including coastal areas.
63: Purpose of regional plans
Resource Management Act 1991
How regional councils make and change plans to manage their area's natural resources
65: Preparation and change of other regional plans
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules made by regional councils to protect the environment and manage their area
68: Regional rules
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules that tell us how to keep water clean and safe for different uses
69: Rules relating to water quality
Resource Management Act 1991
This explains what a regional council must check before allowing things to be put into water or on land that might affect water.
70: Rules about discharges
Resource Management Act 1991
How the rules about releasing harmful gases into the air are used to help stop the Earth from getting too warm.
70A: Application to climate change of rules relating to discharge of greenhouse gases
Resource Management Act 1991
This rule explains how to follow nationwide guidelines for protecting the environment.
70B: Implementation of national environmental standards
Resource Management Act 1991
District plans help local councils make decisions that are good for the environment and community.
72: Purpose of district plans
Resource Management Act 1991
Things the council must think about when making or changing a district plan
74: Matters to be considered by territorial authority
Resource Management Act 1991
Councils can make rules for groups of activities that affect the environment and set conditions for them.
77A: Power to make rules to apply to classes of activities and specify conditions
Resource Management Act 1991
Local councils must clearly state their rules for certain activities so you can understand them.
77B: Duty to include certain rules in relation to controlled or restricted discretionary activities
Resource Management Act 1991
Local authorities must regularly check and update important planning documents every 10 years to ensure they are still working well.
79: Review of policy statements and plans
Resource Management Act 1991
When you might need to look at something again after it has already been checked
79A: Circumstance when further review required
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens after a review of coastal plans and regional policy statements
79B: Consequence of review under section 79A
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens to the rules when a town or city's boundaries change
81: Boundary adjustments
Resource Management Act 1991
What to do when people disagree about changes to important rules
82A: Dispute relating to review under section 79A
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for making plans are considered followed unless someone proves otherwise in court
83: Procedural requirements deemed to be observed
Resource Management Act 1991
Local councils must follow and make sure others follow their own rules and plans
84: Local authorities to observe their own policy statements and plans
Resource Management Act 1991
The Environment Court can help you if rules about your land seem unfair, and can tell councils to change them.
85: Environment Court may give directions in respect of land subject to controls
Resource Management Act 1991
Councils can buy land to stop bad activities or help good ones that match their plan.
86: Power to acquire land
Resource Management Act 1991
This part explains the different kinds of permissions you need to do certain things with land and water.
87: Types of resource consents
Resource Management Act 1991
This section explains when certain waiting times don't count in the process of applying for permission to use resources.
88B: Time limits from which time periods are excluded in relation to applications
Resource Management Act 1991
The council can ask for more details about your resource consent application at any time.
92: Further information, or agreement, may be requested
Resource Management Act 1991
Telling the council if you agree to a report about your resource consent application
92B: Responses to notification
Resource Management Act 1991
Telling people about requests for permission to use resources
Resource Management Act 1991
When do people need to tell the public about plans that need council approval?
93: When public notification of consent applications is required
Resource Management Act 1991
Deciding if bad effects are small or big
94A: Forming opinion as to whether adverse effects are minor or more than minor
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for deciding how quickly the government must tell people about requests to use land or resources
95: Time limit for public notification or limited notification
Resource Management Act 1991
How people can share their thoughts about a request for permission to use resources
Resource Management Act 1991
This rule tells you how long people have to share their thoughts about a project before a decision is made.
97: Time limit for submissions
Resource Management Act 1991
The people in charge must quickly tell you who sent in comments about your request.
98: Advice of submissions to applicant
Child Support Act 1991
The tax office can change decisions about who doesn't have to pay child support
89K: Commissioner may make determinations in relation to exemptions
Child Support Act 1991
When someone can speak for you or help you at a child support hearing
89T: Circumstances in which representation or assistance at hearing may be approved
Child Support Act 1991
Inland Revenue tells you what happened with your complaint
93: Notice of result of objection
Child Support Act 1991
You can ask a judge to review if Inland Revenue says no to your request
102: Appeals against decisions of Commissioner
Child Support Act 1991
How the government puts court decisions about child support into action
103E: Implementation of orders
Child Support Act 1991
Rules made to help the Child Support Act work better
235: Regulations
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Transpower manages New Zealand's electricity system and keeps it running smoothly
8: Transpower is system operator
Electricity Industry Act 2010
The government creates a special group to manage electricity
12: Authority established
Electricity Industry Act 2010
This explains who can be part of the Electricity Authority and how they are chosen
13: Membership of Authority
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Rules for people who give advice about electricity to the government
22: Application of Crown Entities Act 2004
Electricity Industry Act 2010
How the Rulings Panel is set up and who can be on it
24: Membership of Rulings Panel
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Paying for the Rulings Panel and its members
26: Funding of Rulings Panel and remuneration of members
Electricity Industry Act 2010
You can ask a higher court to check if the Rulings Panel was allowed to make a decision about you
63: Appeal on ground of lack of jurisdiction
Electricity Industry Act 2010
Auditor-General steps in if a trust doesn't have its own auditor
103: Auditor-General to be auditor if no other auditor appointed
Electricity Industry Act 2010
How the Rulings Panel works and what it can do when looking at complaints
53: Powers and procedures of Rulings Panel
Wildlife Act 1953
Special areas to protect wildlife, created and controlled by the government
14A: Wildlife management reserves
Wildlife Act 1953
People who work with wildlife laws are no longer appointed under this old rule.
31: Appointment of officers and servants
Wildlife Act 1953
Areas in New Zealand where the government controls wildlife
37: Wildlife districts
Wildlife Act 1953
The Minister's job is to make big decisions to help protect and manage New Zealand's wildlife.
41: Minister's general powers
Wildlife Act 1953
The Minister can share their decision-making power with others to help manage wildlife.
44: Delegation of Minister's powers
Wildlife Act 1953
How long you can be on the Game Bird Habitat Trust Board
44G: Term of office of members of Board
Wildlife Act 1953
A Crown entity is a group that is part of the government.
44J: Crown entity
Wildlife Act 1953
The New Zealand Game Bird Habitat Trust Board must give a yearly report to the Minister about their work.
44K: Annual report
Wildlife Act 1953
The Minister can send Inspectors to do a job if the local council doesn't do it.
50: Minister may appoint Inspectors to carry out this Part if local authority fails to do so
Electricity Act 1992
This part of the law was removed in 2008 and doesn't apply anymore
62B: Expiry of this Part
Electricity Act 1992
This rule about taking away special permissions is no longer used
62K: Revocation of exemption
Electricity Act 1992
How to challenge WorkSafe's decisions about electricity rules
9: Objections to WorkSafe's requirements
Electricity Act 1992
You must help WorkSafe do their job and check things
19: Assistance to WorkSafe
Electricity Act 1992
Rules for putting electrical equipment on roads without paying rent
30: Charging for access to road reserve
Electricity Act 1992
Local authorities can ask you to move electrical works on roads
32: Local authority, etc, may require works to be moved
Electricity Act 1992
Rules about the Council's role in rural electricity were removed in 1997
47: Further provisions applying to Council
Electricity Act 1992
The Council doesn't need to close down its work anymore before it stops existing
53: Council to wind up operations before dissolution
Electricity Act 1992
Rules about a Council that are no longer part of this law
55: Expiration of provisions relating to Council
Electricity Act 1992
The law that changed how we share official information is no longer used
56: Consequential amendment to Official Information Act 1982
Electricity Act 1992
How to make complaints about people covered by this law
144: Complaints
Electricity Act 1992
Who can be part of the Electrical Workers Registration Board and how they are chosen
150: Membership
Electricity Act 1992
The Board must have a Registrar who can also do other jobs
151: Registrar
Electricity Act 1992
The Board can let the Registrar do some of its work
152: Power of Board to delegate to Registrar
Electricity Act 1992
Board meetings are usually open, but some things can be kept private
153: Meetings to be held in public
Electricity Act 1992
Special rules for the Board are found in Schedule 2
157: Further provisions applying to Board
Electricity Act 1992
How to pick a money checker at the yearly meeting (this rule is no longer used)
158D: Procedures for annual meeting to appoint auditor
Electricity Act 1992
Rules for waiting for appeal decisions (no longer used)
172KO: Provisions pending determination of appeal
Electricity Act 1992
Rules for choosing Electricity Commission board members have been removed
172R: Membership of the Commission's board
Electricity Act 1992
The shared duties of the Electricity Commission's board are no longer part of the law
172T: Collective duties of the Commission's board
Electricity Act 1992
This rule about bosses reporting to the government leader is no longer part of the law
172U: Members accountable to Minister
Electricity Act 1992
The Commission must explain its actions, but this rule is now in a different law
172ZD: Accountability of the Commission
Electricity Act 1992
The Commission is no longer considered a public authority
172ZF: The Commission is public authority
Electricity Act 1992
This part of the law that changed the Ombudsmen Act no longer exists
172ZG: Amendment to Ombudsmen Act 1975
Electricity Act 1992
This section changed another law about money, but it's not used anymore
172ZH: Amendment to Public Finance Act 1989
Electricity Act 1992
This old rule about yearly electricity reports to Parliament no longer exists
172ZN: Minister must present annual performance report to House of Representatives
Electricity Act 1992
Rules for how the Electrical Workers Registration Board works and what it does
Schedule 2: Provisions applying in respect of Electrical Workers Registration Board
Electricity Act 1992
Board decides if you can be an electrical worker
96: Board to register applicant or decline application
Electricity Act 1992
Board checks if you can get a work permit for electrical jobs
102: Board to issue practising licence or decline application
Electricity Act 1992
What happens if you don't follow the Board's orders about exams or courses
147R: Consequences of failure to comply with order to pass examination, complete competence programme, or attend course of instruction
Electricity Act 1992
The Board can hire a lawyer to help them with legal stuff
147U: Appointment of legal advisor to assist Board
Electricity Act 1992
Helper can be chosen for investigator
147V: Appointment of persons to assist investigator
Electricity Act 1992
The Board can ask questions and make people attend hearings
147X: Board to have powers of commission of inquiry
Electricity Act 1992
Orders about electricity matters must be shared with the public
147Z: Publication of orders
Electricity Act 1992
How the Board and others can send you important papers
156B: Notice and service of documents by Board, member, Registrar, or investigator
Electricity Act 1992
Fines for breaking rules go to the government
165D: Payment of infringement fee
Electricity Act 1992
Getting an infringement notice doesn't give you a criminal record, but it can be mentioned in court for other offences
165E: Effect of infringement notice
Electricity Act 1992
Two government departments used to manage different electrical rules, but this changed in 2013
43A: Different Ministries responsible for different codes
Electricity Act 1992
The Secretary's tasks and powers in the Electricity Act
5A: Functions of Secretary
Electricity Act 1992
The Registrar can let someone else do some of their work
152A: Power of Registrar to delegate
Building Act 2004
The council must explain in writing why they won't give you a building certificate.
95A: Refusal to issue code compliance certificate
Building Act 2004
If the council says no to your building certificate request, they must tell you why in writing.
99A: Refusal of application for certificate of acceptance
Building Act 2004
The local council must give building owners a special paper about safety rules within 5 working days.
104A: Territorial authority must issue statement in relation to compliance schedule
Building Act 2004
To get approval for using the same building design many times, you need to send a special form with all the right information to the building boss.
30B: How to apply for national multiple-use approval
Building Act 2004
The boss must quickly decide if a request for a national building plan is okay to look at further.
30D: Chief executive must decide whether to accept, for processing, application for national multiple-use approval
Building Act 2004
The boss can stop or cancel a special building approval if there's a good reason, but they must be fair about it.
30H: Suspension or revocation of national multiple-use approval
Building Act 2004
Making small changes to approved building plans is allowed, but big changes need a new approval.
45B: Changes to plans and specifications that have national multiple-use approval
Building Act 2004
The government must follow this law, with a few special exceptions.
6: Act binds the Crown
Building Act 2004
The chief executive's job is to oversee and enforce building rules in New Zealand.
11: Role of chief executive
Building Act 2004
This explains what building officials and local councils do to make sure buildings are safe and follow the rules.
12: Role of building consent authority and territorial authority
Building Act 2004
A regional authority manages and oversees everything to do with dams, including safety and building rules.
13: Role of regional authority
Building Act 2004
Different authorities have special jobs when it comes to buildings with dams
14: Roles of building consent authorities, territorial authorities, and regional authorities in relation to dams
Building Act 2004
What an acceptable solution or verification method must include to be valid under the law
25: Content of acceptable solution or verification method
Building Act 2004
The government must put building rules on their website for everyone to see and keep them up to date.
25A: Acceptable solutions and verification methods to be available on Ministry's Internet site
Building Act 2004
The boss of building safety can tell everyone to be careful about or stop using certain building things if they might not be safe.
26: Chief executive may issue warning about, or ban use of, building products or building methods
Building Act 2004
Rules for quickly making, changing, or stopping building rules in emergencies
30: Procedural requirements for urgent acceptable solutions, verification methods, warnings, and bans
Building Act 2004
The building authority must ask for and share important project information when someone wants to build something.
31: Building consent authority must apply for project information memorandum
Building Act 2004
People thinking about building can ask for important information before they start
32: Owner may apply for project information memorandum
Building Act 2004
Rules for when and how quickly the local council must give you important building project information
34: Issue of project information memorandum
Building Act 2004
The city council can tell you that you might need to pay money to help build things in your area before they approve your building project.
36: Territorial authority may issue development contribution notice
Building Act 2004
The city council must share information they receive with the people who originally gave it to them.
38: Territorial authority must give copy of project information memorandum in certain circumstances
Building Act 2004
You must get permission before you build anything, or you could be punished.
40: Building work not to be carried out without consent
Building Act 2004
You need to ask for a special paper if you do building work in an emergency without getting permission first
42: Owner must apply for certificate of acceptance if building work carried out urgently
Building Act 2004
You need to ask for permission before you start building something new or changing your house
44: When to apply for building consent
Building Act 2004
Some building plans must be shared with firefighters to keep everyone safe.
46: Copy of certain applications for building consent must be provided to Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Building Act 2004
Firefighters can give safety tips when someone wants to build or change a building
47: Fire and Emergency New Zealand may give advice on applications under section 46
Building Act 2004
How the government decides if you can build something within a set time
48: Processing application for building consent
Building Act 2004
The rules for when the building people say you can build something.
49: Grant of building consent
Building Act 2004
Explaining when and how a building official must say "no" to someone's request to build something
50: Refusal of application for building consent
Building Act 2004
A building project must start within a year, or the permission becomes invalid
52: Lapse of building consent
Building Act 2004
You pay a levy when your building consent is approved to help fund building sector work.
53: Applicant for building consent liable to pay levy
Building Act 2004
The chief executive can get back unpaid levies from councils or building consent authorities that don't pay on time.
61: Chief executive may recover unpaid levies from territorial authority or stand-alone building consent authority
Building Act 2004
Council can make you pay unpaid building consent fees, plus extra interest.
62: Territorial authority may recover unpaid levies from applicant for building consent
Building Act 2004
The boss can ask someone to check if people are paying the building money correctly
65: Chief executive may enter into agreements for auditing certain information
Building Act 2004
The local council must tell the government boss if they let someone build something differently from the rules.
68: Territorial authority must notify chief executive if waiver or modification granted
Building Act 2004
Rules for telling people about special building permissions on risky land
73: Conditions on building consents granted under section 72
Building Act 2004
What happens after someone tells the government about building in a dangerous area
74: Steps after notification
Building Act 2004
Rules for building on more than one piece of land owned by the same person
75: Construction of building on 2 or more allotments
Building Act 2004
Building officials can't approve construction across multiple sections until special rules are followed
77: Building consent must not be granted until condition is imposed under section 75
Building Act 2004
The land office person can ask for a special map to be made if they need to combine different pieces of land.
82: Registrar-General of Land may require preparation of plan
Building Act 2004
You must tell the building authority who will do the special work on your house before it starts.
87: Owner must notify names of licensed building practitioners engaged in restricted building work
Building Act 2004
The law says people from the building office can check on buildings and building work to make sure it's being done right.
90: Inspections by building consent authorities
Building Act 2004
The authority that gave you permission to build is usually the one to say it's done properly, but sometimes another authority can do it if everyone agrees.
91: Building consent authority that grants building consent to issue code compliance certificate
Building Act 2004
The building authority gives you a special paper when your building follows all the rules, but you might need to pay for it.
95: Issue of code compliance certificate
Building Act 2004
You can get a special certificate for building work already done if it meets the building code rules.
96: Territorial authority may issue certificate of acceptance in certain circumstances
Building Act 2004
You need to fill out a special form, provide plans, pay fees, and include other important information when asking for a certificate that says your building work is okay.
97: How to apply for certificate of acceptance
Building Act 2004
A city council has 20 days to say yes or no to a special building paper, but can ask for more information if needed.
98: Processing application for certificate of acceptance
Building Act 2004
A building official gives you a special paper when they check and approve work on your house.
99: Issue of certificate of acceptance
Building Act 2004
Rules for when a building needs a special safety checklist
102: When compliance schedule must be issued
Building Act 2004
The authority that gives building permits must tell the local council when they give out a compliance schedule.
104: Building consent authority must notify territorial authority of issue of compliance schedule
Building Act 2004
Owners can ask to change their building's safety checklist if they think it needs updating.
106: Application by owner for amendment to compliance schedule
Building Act 2004
The city council can change a building's safety check list by itself if it thinks it's needed to keep things working properly, but it must tell the owner first.
107: Territorial authority may amend compliance schedule on own initiative
Building Act 2004
The local council must listen to and think about ideas to change the building safety checklist.
109: Territorial authority must consider recommendation to amend compliance schedule
Building Act 2004
The council can check buildings and their safety systems to make sure the yearly safety certificate is correct.
111: Inspections by territorial authority
Building Act 2004
You must tell the council if you want to change how you use a building, make it last longer, or split up the land it's on.
114: Owner must give notice of change of use, extension of life, or subdivision of buildings
Building Act 2004
Rules for making a building last longer than originally planned
116: Code compliance requirements: extension of life
Building Act 2004
This explains when a building is considered unsafe and might hurt people or damage other buildings.
121: Meaning of dangerous building
Building Act 2004
This explains what buildings are considered likely to collapse in an earthquake.
122: Meaning of earthquake-prone building
Building Act 2004
Local authorities can take action to protect people from unsafe buildings in their area.
124: Dangerous, affected, or insanitary buildings: powers of territorial authority
Building Act 2004
Rules for writing and sharing notices about fixing unsafe buildings or stopping people from going inside them
125: Requirements for notice requiring building work or restricting entry
Building Act 2004
If the building owner doesn't fix the problem, the local council can ask a judge for permission to do the work themselves and make the owner pay for it.
126: Territorial authority may carry out work
Building Act 2004
You can't use or let others use a building if the local council says it's unsafe.
128: Prohibition on using dangerous, affected, or insanitary building
Building Act 2004
City leaders can act quickly to keep people safe from dangerous buildings or fix unhealthy living spaces.
129: Measures to avoid immediate danger or to fix insanitary conditions
Building Act 2004
The local council must ask a judge to approve their decision to enter someone's property.
130: Territorial authority must apply to District Court for confirmation of warrant
Building Act 2004
The city council must make rules about unsafe buildings in their area.
131: Territorial authority must adopt policy on dangerous and insanitary buildings
Building Act 2004
This part explains how the council makes rules about unsafe buildings and checks them every few years.
132: Adoption and review of policy
Building Act 2004
The regional authority must tell the dam owner if they accept or reject the dam safety plan after checking if a proper engineer approved it.
143: Regional authority must decide whether to approve or refuse dam safety assurance programme
Building Act 2004
Regional authorities must keep a list of all the dams in their area.
151: Register of dams
Building Act 2004
You need to give the boss important details about dams as the rules say
152: Information to be provided to chief executive
Building Act 2004
Regional authorities can take action to protect people from unsafe dams.
154: Powers of regional authorities in respect of dangerous dams
Building Act 2004
Rules for putting up notices on dangerous dams and telling people about them
155: Requirements for notice given under section 154
Building Act 2004
If a dam owner doesn't fix a dangerous dam, the local council can ask a judge for permission to fix it themselves and make the owner pay for it.
156: Regional authority may carry out work
Building Act 2004
The regional authority can take quick action to keep people safe if a dam looks dangerous
157: Measures to avoid immediate danger
Building Act 2004
The safety group must ask a judge to confirm if their actions to enter someone's property were okay.
158: Regional authority must apply to District Court for confirmation of warrant
Building Act 2004
Local authorities must create rules for unsafe dams in their area
161: Regional authority must adopt policy on dangerous dams, earthquake-prone dams, and flood-prone dams
Building Act 2004
The rules explain how to make, change, and check the rules about dangerous dams every few years.
162: Adoption and review of policy
Building Act 2004
This section explains important words used in the rules about buildings, like who's in charge and who needs to follow the rules.
163: Definitions for this subpart
Building Act 2004
This explains what must be included in a special notice about fixing building problems.
165: Form and content of notice to fix
Building Act 2004
Rules for building authorities when they need to tell someone to fix building problems
166: Special provisions for notices to fix from building consent authority
Building Act 2004
Checking if someone fixed a building problem the authorities told them to fix
167: Inspection of building work under notice to fix
Building Act 2004
The law helps keep buildings safe. It says who is in charge of: • Checking buildings are safe • Helping people agree on building issues • Keeping records of buildings The law also explains how to: • Complain about a building • Investigate building problems • Punish people who break the rules
Building Act 2004
The boss must create a group of building experts to give advice, making sure they have different skills and backgrounds.
172: Appointment of building advisory panel
Building Act 2004
The boss must write a report each year explaining how a special group of helpers did their job.
174: Chief executive must report on panel's operation
Building Act 2004
This explains who can be involved when someone important makes decisions about building rules.
176: Meaning of party
Building Act 2004
Ask for a decision about a building issue
177: Application for determination
Building Act 2004
Rules for asking the big boss to make a decision about something important
178: Requirements for application for determination
Building Act 2004
The boss can say no to someone asking for a decision if they think the person is not being serious or is not allowed to ask.
179: Chief executive may refuse application for determination
Building Act 2004
You can take back your request for a decision at any time, and the boss will stop working on it
180: Application for determination may be withdrawn
Building Act 2004
The boss can make important decisions about buildings without being asked to do so.
181: Chief executive may make determination on own initiative
Building Act 2004
You can't start a legal case in court if the issue can be decided by the chief executive first.
182: No proceedings until determination made
Building Act 2004
The boss must choose if they will make a big decision within 10 work days and tell everyone involved.
184: Chief executive must decide whether to make determination
Building Act 2004
The boss has to make a decision and tell everyone about it within a certain number of days.
185: When determination must be completed
Building Act 2004
This explains how the boss must follow fair rules when making important decisions.
186: Procedure for determination
Building Act 2004
The boss can ask someone to help them make important decisions about buildings
187: Chief executive may engage persons to assist with determination
Building Act 2004
The chief executive can make decisions that everyone must follow, and these decisions can change rules about buildings.
188: Determination by chief executive
Building Act 2004
The boss can explain their decision better within 20 work days if it's needed and everyone agrees
189: Clarification of determination
Building Act 2004
The big boss can put someone's name on a special list of people who can check and approve building plans if they ask nicely.
191: Chief executive may enter person's name in register of building consent authorities
Building Act 2004
Registered people can do building consent work, but some can only do what they're allowed to do.
193: Effect of registration
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Registrar can check if a board is still active
26A: Registrar may inquire whether board still carrying on operations
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
The official name of this law and when it started working
1: Short Title and commencement
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to prove new trustees have been chosen and what they're responsible for
4: Evidence of appointment of trustees
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Explaining important words used in this part of the law
6: Interpretation
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Trustees can ask to become a board for their charity
7: Trustees may apply for incorporation
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How a group can agree to create a trust board
9: Manner in which society may authorise application
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to make your trust board official
11: Registration of boards
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
A trust board becomes a special organisation that can own things and take legal action
13: Effect of incorporation
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Property automatically becomes owned by the new board when trustees join together
14: Vesting of property
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Board can ask to change its name with Registrar's approval
16: Change of name at application of board
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
You can ask a judge to look at the Registrar's decision again if you don't agree with it
17: Right to appeal to court
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to tell the Registrar about changes to your trust or rules
23: New trusts, and alterations of rules, trusts, or registered office
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to close down a society that's set up as a board
24: Voluntary liquidation of society as a board
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
A court can decide to close down a board if it's fair
25: Liquidation of a board by court
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
The Registrar keeps a list of important information and has an official stamp
28: Register of boards and seal of Registrar
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Attorney-General reviews new trust plans before court approval
35: Scheme to be laid before Attorney-General
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Giving important papers about your group's plan to the Attorney-General
47: Scheme, etc, to be laid before the Attorney-General
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
The Attorney-General can change, approve, or report on plans for money raised for good causes
48: Powers and duties of Attorney-General
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Attorney-General or court can change how meetings about charity money are held or skip them if not worth the trouble
50: Attorney-General or court may dispense with meeting of contributors
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Court's decision on charity plans must be announced publicly
54: Approval of scheme or refusal by court to approve scheme to be gazetted
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
The government can check how charities work and use their money
58: Inquiries into condition and management of charities
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
The Government can create special rules to help the Act work better
62: Regulations
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to ask to be officially recognised as a group that looks after money for good causes
Schedule 2: Forms of application for incorporation as a board
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Putting a charity board back on the official list if it was taken off by accident
26AA: Restoration to register
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
The Registrar can update or fix information in the register
28A: Amendments to register
Biosecurity Act 1993
How the law helps stop harmful organisms without breaking environment rules
7A: Relationship with Resource Management Act 1991
Biosecurity Act 1993
The Minister's job is to make sure the Biosecurity Act 1993 is followed and everything runs smoothly.
8: Responsibilities of responsible Minister
Biosecurity Act 1993
What Ministers do to help with national biosecurity plans
10: Functions of Ministers in relation to national plans
Biosecurity Act 1993
What powers do regional councils have to keep their area safe from pests?
13: Powers of regional councils
Biosecurity Act 1993
What powers do local councils have to help keep our environment safe and healthy?
14: Powers of territorial authorities
Biosecurity Act 1993
Local authorities can pass some jobs to other authorities to work more efficiently
15: Transfer of powers, etc, by local authorities
Biosecurity Act 1993
Checking if everyone's been properly asked about the pest management plan
72: Third step: satisfaction with consultation or requirement of more consultation
Biosecurity Act 1993
The council approves a pest management plan and decides who's in charge of managing pests.
73: Fourth step: approval of preparation of plan and decision on management agency
Biosecurity Act 1993
Check the pest plan is good and fair for everyone, and has enough money to work for at least 5 years.
74: Fifth step: satisfaction on contents of plan and requirements
Biosecurity Act 1993
Apply to court about pest management plans if you disagree with them
76: Application to Environment Court about plan
Biosecurity Act 1993
Some rules don't apply in emergencies or if the Minister says they don't have to.
87: Exemptions from rules
Biosecurity Act 1993
The council checks the plan is good and fair for everyone and the environment.
91: Second step: satisfaction on requirements
Biosecurity Act 1993
The council checks if their plan is good and fair before moving on to the next step.
94: Fifth step: satisfaction on contents of plan and requirements
Biosecurity Act 1993
Some rules don't apply in emergencies or if the council says it's okay
98: Exemptions from rules
Biosecurity Act 1993
Who can be a deputy chief technical officer to help with biosecurity jobs
102: Deputy chief technical officers
Biosecurity Act 1993
Auditors can ask to see documents to check how money is being spent.
141D: Power of auditors to require production of statements and records
Biosecurity Act 1993
Sorting out disagreements about paying a levy
142: Resolution of disputes
Biosecurity Act 1993
When the environment or economy is in big trouble, the Governor-General can declare a biosecurity emergency to take quick action.
144: Declaration of biosecurity emergency
Biosecurity Act 1993
How long a biosecurity emergency lasts and what happens when it ends
146: Duration of emergency
Biosecurity Act 1993
The Minister must inform the House of Representatives about big biosecurity decisions, like making or ending emergencies, and explain why.
147: House of Representatives must be informed
Biosecurity Act 1993
Regional councils lead the way to stop pests from causing harm in their area.
12B: Regional council provides leadership regionally
Biosecurity Act 1993
Councils have jobs to help keep regions safe and healthy through special plans.
Biosecurity Act 1993
Councils' jobs and rules when working on pest and pathway management plans
100H: Councils' powers and duties
Biosecurity Act 1993
How regional councils pay for plans to control pests and pathways using property rates
100T: Regional pest management plan or regional pathway management plan
Biosecurity Act 1993
Plans to stop pests and diseases from spreading in New Zealand
100U: National pest management plan or national pathway management plan
Biosecurity Act 1993
Local councils must share certain information with the government for free
142B: Information from local authorities
Biosecurity Act 1993
The person in charge can combine rules and documents into one, making it easier to understand.
166A: Certain secondary legislation or published instruments may be consolidated
Student Loan Scheme Act 2011
Court tells tax office about student loan decision
172: Notification of Disputes Tribunal's or District Court's decision about objection
Student Loan Scheme Act 2011
Commissioner can remove an organisation's charity status if it doesn't follow the rules
27E: Commissioner may remove entity’s listing as charity
Companies Act 1993
Explains the meaning of important terms used in the Companies Act 1993
2: Interpretation
Companies Act 1993
How companies must publicly announce important information
3: Public notice
Companies Act 1993
Companies have broad powers but must follow legal and constitutional limits
16: Capacity and powers
Companies Act 1993
How to apply to reserve a company name
22: Application for reservation of name
Companies Act 1993
Company boards can issue new shares if shareholders approve changes to company rules
44: Shareholder approval for issue of shares
Companies Act 1993
Making company decisions without holding a meeting
122: Resolution in lieu of meeting
Companies Act 1993
Directors must make decisions in the company's best interests
131: Duty of directors to act in good faith and in best interests of company
Companies Act 1993
Directors must disclose their business interests to the company
140: Disclosure of interest
Companies Act 1993
Directors can participate in decisions on deals they have a personal interest in
144: Interested director may vote
Companies Act 1993
How directors can be paid and receive benefits for their work
161: Remuneration and other benefits
Companies Act 1993
How a company can make legally binding agreements
180: Method of contracting
Companies Act 1993
Companies must provide yearly updates to the Registrar
214: Annual return
Companies Act 1993
Notifying the public and relevant parties about plans to remove a company from the register
320: Notice of intention to remove company under paragraph (c), (d), or (e) of section 318(1)
Companies Act 1993
How to object if someone wants to remove a company from the register
321: Objection to removal from register
Companies Act 1993
Property ownership changes when a company is removed from the register
324: Property of company removed from register
Companies Act 1993
Fixing details of the NZ contact person for overseas companies
339A: Rectification or correction of name or address of person authorised to accept service
Companies Act 1993
Yearly update required for overseas companies operating in New Zealand
340: Annual return of overseas company
Companies Act 1993
Overseas companies may not need to send certain information to NZ Registrar if specific conditions are met
343A: Overseas company not required to provide information, notice, or document in certain circumstances
Companies Act 1993
The government appoints officials to oversee company-related matters
357: Registrar and Deputy Registrars of Companies
Companies Act 1993
Appointment and duties of local and assistant company registrars
358: District and Assistant Registrars of Companies
Companies Act 1993
How the Registrar can check company information and compliance
365: Registrar's powers of inspection
Companies Act 1993
Rules for handling and sharing company information obtained from the Registrar
366: Disclosure of information and reports
Companies Act 1993
Rules for fees payable to the Registrar for company-related services
372: Fees
Companies Act 1993
Registrar and FMA can share information to help each other do their jobs
371A: Sharing of information with Financial Markets Authority
Companies Act 1993
Extending share control rules to include indirect influence and joint actions
365D: Extension of basic rule to interests held by other persons under control or acting jointly
Companies Act 1993
Registrar can ask for information about who controls or manages a company
365G: Registrar may require disclosure about controllers or delegates of directors
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
This Act creates a new group to watch over money matters in New Zealand
3: Purpose of this Act
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Understanding key terms in the Financial Markets Authority Act
4: Interpretation
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
New government team created to watch over money matters
6: Financial Markets Authority established
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA is a special part of the New Zealand government with its own rules
7: FMA is Crown entity
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) helps make sure money markets are fair and safe for everyone
9: FMA's functions
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA board can have special helpers chosen by the Minister
11: Associate members
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules about different parts of the Financial Markets Authority
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA can split up its work into different teams
14: FMA may act by divisions
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules for setting up and running groups within the Financial Markets Authority
15: Membership, chairperson, meetings, and resolutions of division
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA can use smaller groups to make decisions and do tasks
16: Powers of division
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
How many FMA members must attend meetings for decisions to be made
17: Quorum for meetings of FMA
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
What happens if someone can't make it to an important FMA meeting?
18: Completion of proceedings where member unable to attend meeting
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA members can make decisions without meeting if they agree in writing
19: Assent to resolution without meeting
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Minister can ask FMA to check and write about money markets
20: Minister may request that FMA inquire and report
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules for FMA workers using the Government Superannuation Fund
21: Provisions relating to Government Superannuation Fund
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA and its people can't be sued for doing their job unless they were really careless
22: Protection from liability for FMA and members and employees
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA can share information safely while doing its job
23: FMA's warnings, reports, guidelines, or comments protected by qualified privilege
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
How the FMA proves its decisions in court
24: Evidence of orders and decisions of FMA
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
How the FMA can gather information and enforce rules to keep financial markets fair
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The authority can ask for and collect important information and proof.
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can ask you for information, papers, or to talk to them
25: FMA may require person to supply information, produce documents, or give evidence
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA can collect different types of information to help make decisions
26: Powers of FMA to receive evidence
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Ways you can share information with the FMA
27: How evidence may be given
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA might pay you if you're a witness, but not too much
28: Witnesses' expenses
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can allow searches of places and things to find proof of broken financial rules
29: Power to enter and search place, vehicle, or other thing
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA can share information and documents with other agencies that enforce laws or regulate things, including those in other countries.
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can share information with other agencies to help everyone do their job better
30: Sharing of information and documents with law enforcement or regulatory agencies and overseas regulators
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The ability to help when regulators from other countries ask for assistance
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can help overseas regulators by gathering and sharing information
31: Power of FMA to act on requests of overseas regulators
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA carefully considers requests from overseas before deciding to help
32: FMA's consideration of requests
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules about collecting information and making sure people follow the law
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules for sharing FMA information with other groups
33: Conditions that may be imposed on providing information, documents, or evidence to other agencies or regulators
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can take legal action for someone else to protect the public
34: FMA may exercise person’s right of action
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules for when the FMA can start or take over a legal case for someone else
35: Requirements for FMA exercising person’s right of action
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The court can let the FMA take over some legal cases if it's best for everyone
36: High Court may grant leave in certain circumstances
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Steps the FMA must follow to take action for someone else
37: Procedural requirements for leave to exercise person’s right of action
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Court helps FMA in legal cases about money matters
38: Powers of High Court for proceedings exercising person’s right of action
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can act for a group of people with similar concerns in court
39: Representative actions
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can keep certain information secret during their work
44: Power to make confidentiality orders
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
You can share secret information if the FMA says it's okay
45: Publication or disclosure with FMA's consent
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can accept written promises from people or companies about their work
46: FMA may accept undertakings
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Keeping promises made to the FMA and what happens if you don't
47: Enforcement of undertakings
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Asking the High Court for its opinion on a legal matter
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can ask the High Court for help with tricky legal questions
48: FMA may state case for opinion of High Court
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can make people share its money warnings
49: FMA may require its warning to be disclosed
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can let others collect information for them
52: Power to authorise person to obtain information or documents
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules for people allowed to get special information for the FMA
53: Requirements for persons authorised to obtain information or documents
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
People working for the FMA won't get in trouble for doing their job
55: Protection from liability for persons exercising powers
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Powers to gather information and protect certain rights
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
People talking to the FMA have the same rights as in court
56: Witnesses and counsel to have privileges of witnesses and counsel in court
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
What happens when legal actions are going on while powers are being used
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
What happens when you challenge the FMA's powers in court
57: Effect of proceedings
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Other ways people can break the rules when the FMA is gathering information or making sure the rules are followed
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
You can get in trouble if you don't cooperate with the Financial Markets Authority
61: Criminal liability for obstructing exercise of powers
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules for sending official notices from the Financial Markets Authority
62: Notices
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA can use its powers from this law and other laws too
64: Powers not limited
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA people can't share work secrets in court, with some exceptions
65: Limitation on disclosure of information obtained in FMA's operations
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
People and companies in finance pay money to help run the FMA
68: Levy of financial markets participants and other persons registered or incorporated under Acts referred to in Schedule 1
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
FMA must talk to people before asking for money
69: FMA must consult about request for appropriation
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Words and their meanings in this part of the law
70: Interpretation
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Getting rid of a group that watched over money matters
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The old Securities Commission has been replaced by a new Financial Markets Authority
71: Securities Commission disestablished
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
What happens when the Securities Commission is replaced by the Financial Markets Authority
72: Consequences of disestablishment
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Replacing 'Commission' with 'FMA' in old documents
73: References to Securities Commission
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules for employees moving from the Securities Commission to the Financial Markets Authority
74: Transfer of employees
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
This law explains what happens when the Securities Commission closes and the Financial Markets Authority takes over
75: Effect of Act
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA keeps using old records without needing to change names
76: Registers
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The Government's special number expert loses their job
77: Office of Government Actuary disestablished
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
What happens when the Government Actuary's office closes
78: Consequences of disestablishment
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
What to do when you see 'Government Actuary' mentioned in old documents
79: References to Government Actuary
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules about Ministry workers getting new jobs at the Financial Markets Authority
81: Ministry of Economic Development employees
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
This law changes other laws to keep everything up to date
82: Amendments to other enactments
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Changes to laws and rules when the Securities Commission became the Financial Markets Authority
84: Amendments consequential on replacement of Commission by FMA
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Changes to laws and rules: replacing 'Government Actuary' with 'FMA'
85: Amendments consequential on replacement of Government Actuary by FMA
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Laws that help keep money and financial services safe in New Zealand
Schedule 1: Financial markets legislation
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Rules about searching that used to be part of the law but aren't anymore
Schedule 2: Provisions relating to search power
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Changes to other laws and rules because of the new money watchdog law
Schedule 3: Amendments to other enactments
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Changes to laws: replacing old names with Financial Markets Authority
Schedule 4: Amendments to replace references to Securities Commission or Government Actuary
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA aims to make financial markets fair and easy for everyone
8: FMA's main objective
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
The FMA must talk to you about legal actions they take about you, unless it makes things too difficult for them
40: FMA must consult person A
Financial Markets Authority Act 2011
Legal time limits for FMA start when they ask permission to sue
42: Special limitation provision
Crimes Act 1961
Old rules can still apply to crimes that happened when they were active, even if the rules have changed.
414: Repealed enactment continues to have effect
Crimes Act 1961
This explains the name of the law, when it starts, and what parts it contains.
1: Short Title, commencement, etc
Crimes Act 1961
New Zealand can prosecute certain diplomatic staff for serious crimes committed overseas
8A: Jurisdiction in respect of certain persons with diplomatic or consular immunity
Crimes Act 1961
New Zealand soldiers must follow orders to stop riots unless the orders are clearly against the law.
47: Protection of members of New Zealand forces
Crimes Act 1961
Sharing secret information that could harm New Zealand's safety is against the law.
78: Espionage
Crimes Act 1961
Sharing, keeping, or copying secret government information without permission can get you in big trouble.
78A: Wrongful communication, retention, or copying of official information
Crimes Act 1961
The Attorney-General must agree before someone can be charged with spying or mishandling secret information.
78B: Consent of Attorney-General to proceedings in relation to espionage or wrongful communication, retention, or copying of classified information or official information
Crimes Act 1961
The law decides if sharing secret information could have hurt New Zealand's safety.
78C: Questions of law in relation to espionage or wrongful communication of information
Crimes Act 1961
Damaging important things on purpose to hurt New Zealand's safety or defence
79: Sabotage
Crimes Act 1961
It's against the law for someone to give or receive money or favours to make a government leader do something wrong.
102: Corruption and bribery of Minister of the Crown
Crimes Act 1961
It's illegal to give or receive bribes to influence what a member of Parliament does in their job.
103: Corruption and bribery of member of Parliament
Crimes Act 1961
It's against the law for officials to take bribes or for anyone to give bribes to officials.
105: Corruption and bribery of official
Crimes Act 1961
Officials can get in big trouble for using secret work information to help themselves or others
105A: Corrupt use of official information
Crimes Act 1961
It's against the law to give money or gifts to officials from other countries to get business deals or special treatment.
105C: Bribery of foreign public official
Crimes Act 1961
This law makes it illegal for foreign government workers to take bribes for doing their job, whether they're in New Zealand or not.
105E: Corruption of foreign public officials
Crimes Act 1961
Breaking rules set by the government can lead to punishment
107: Contravention of statute
Crimes Act 1961
Using fake sworn statements or declarations can get you in big trouble with the law.
114: Use of purported affidavit or declaration
Crimes Act 1961
The law used to allow spies to access computers without permission in some cases, but this rule no longer exists.
253: Qualified exemption to access without authorisation offence for New Zealand Security Intelligence Service
Crimes Act 1961
The law used to let some government spies look at computers without permission, but this rule was taken away.
254: Qualified exemption to access without authorisation offence for Government Communications Security Bureau
Crimes Act 1961
It's against the law to team up with others to stop people from collecting money that the government is allowed to ask for.
309: Conspiring to prevent collection of rates or taxes
Crimes Act 1961
The government needs to agree before you can be charged with certain crimes.
400: Consent of Attorney-General to certain prosecutions
Crimes Act 1961
A law that punishes people who share, keep, or copy secret government information without permission
78AA: Wrongful communication, retention, or copying of classified information
Litter Act 1979
People chosen to help keep areas clean and tidy are called Litter Control Officers
5: Litter Control Officers
Litter Act 1979
People chosen by councils to help keep public places clean and tidy are called Litter Wardens
8: Litter Wardens
Litter Act 1979
Council can ask you to clean up litter on your private land
10: Territorial authority may require occupier of private land to clear litter
Litter Act 1979
Councils can help stop litter by giving money to groups that keep our community clean.
11: Local or public authority may make grants, etc, for the abatement or prevention of litter
Litter Act 1979
Groups that help communities can make their own rules to keep places tidy
12: Public authorities may make bylaws
Litter Act 1979
Councils can choose to use fines for breaking rules, and they must tell the public first.
13: Territorial authorities may adopt infringement notice provisions
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Some special places like navy ships and police canteens don't follow all the alcohol rules, but have their own rules instead.
10: Certain messes and canteens exempted, but codes of practice required instead
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Alcohol sales at international airports have special rules
11: Authorised sales of alcohol at international airports exempted
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Types of alcohol licences you can get in New Zealand
13: Kinds of licence
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Following some rules doesn't mean you can ignore other rules in the Act
23: Limitation on effect of sections 14 to 22
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Getting an extra alcohol licence for a place that already has one
25: Issue of second licence for premises already licensed
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
You must follow the rules to get a licence to sell alcohol in New Zealand.
26: Licences not to be held without express authority of this Act
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Clubs have rules about what kind of alcohol licences they can hold.
29: Limitations on holding of on-licences and off-licences by clubs
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Clubs can get a special licence to sell alcohol
30: Who can hold club licences
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Some rules don't apply because of other rules in subpart 7.
31: Limitation on effect of sections 28 and 30
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What kinds of places can get a licence to sell takeaway alcohol?
32: Kinds of premises for which off-licences may be issued
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Special licences for restaurants, auctioneers, and caterers that let people bring their own alcohol.
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
There are rules about when special licences to sell alcohol can be given out.
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
No special alcohol licence if a permanent one is better for you.
41: No special licence where permanent licence or variation of permanent licence more appropriate
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
When you can sell alcohol if there's no local alcohol rule
44: Permitted trading hours for premises without relevant local alcohol policy
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
There are other rules you must follow when selling or supplying alcohol.
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Rules for clubs that sell alcohol, like having a secretary and managing money properly
61: Administrative requirements for club licences
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
The government keeps a record book of alcohol licences and certificates
65: Secretary of authority to set up and maintain registers
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
A record of all alcohol licence applications and decisions made by the licensing committee.
66: Record of applications
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
A certified copy of official records is proof of what it says.
67: Certified extracts to be evidence
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Telling the police about licence changes
71: Notification of Police
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What happens when you give up your alcohol licence or manager's certificate
73: Surrender of licence or manager's certificate
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Councils can create rules about alcohol in their area
75: Territorial authorities may have local alcohol policies
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Councils can work together to make one set of alcohol rules for their whole area.
76: Territorial authorities may adopt joint local alcohol policy
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Council must tell the public about its new alcohol rules
80: Territorial authority must give public notice of finalised policy
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
When a new local alcohol rule starts 30 days after it's made public
81: When local alcohol policy adopted
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Councils can restart making alcohol rules for their area if they stopped working on them.
83: Territorial authority may recommence development of local alcohol policy
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What a council can do if asked to rethink an alcohol policy rule
84: Actions territorial authority may take if asked to reconsider element of provisional policy
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What happens when a council appeals a High Court decision about alcohol laws?
85: Effect of High Court decisions on appeal by territorial authority
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
When a local alcohol policy is officially approved and put in place.
87: When local alcohol policy adopted
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What happens when a new local alcohol rule starts
90: When local alcohol policy is in force
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
How local alcohol rules and district plans work together
93: Relationship of local alcohol policies and district plans
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Local alcohol rules must follow New Zealand's laws and not contradict them.
94: Local alcohol policies to be consistent with general law
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Changing the rules about alcohol in your local area
95: Amendment of local alcohol policies
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
How councils can cancel their local alcohol rules and make new ones.
96: Revocation of local alcohol policies
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Which alcohol licences does this law apply to?
98: Licences to which subpart applies
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
How to object to a liquor licence application
102: Objections to applications
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Police and health officials check alcohol licence applications
103: Police, Medical Officer of Health, and inspector must inquire into applications
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Who gets to decide if you can get a liquor licence?
104: Who decides application for licence
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What the law considers when deciding who can sell alcohol
105: Criteria for issue of licences
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
People in charge can refuse a licence application even if no one objected to it.
107: Authority or committee may refuse licence even if application not opposed
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
No alcohol licence if it goes against local rules
108: Licence may be refused if contrary to local alcohol policy
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Areas where kids are not allowed or need a parent to enter when alcohol is sold
119: Restricted and supervised areas
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Changing the rules on an alcohol licence
120: Variation of conditions
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
When and how alcohol licences expire or get renewed
122: Expiry or renewal of licences
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Stopping a liquor licence from being renewed: how to object
128: Objections to renewal
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What officials consider when deciding whether to renew an alcohol licence
131: Criteria for renewal
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Renewing an alcohol licence when there are local rules
133: Renewal of licences where relevant local alcohol policy exists
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
The committee can decide your licence application without a meeting if no one objects.
134: Licensing committee may decide certain application on papers
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
The licensing authority decides whether to renew a licence for up to 3 more years with conditions.
135: Decision on renewal
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Selling alcohol for a short time: how to get a temporary licence
136: Temporary authorities: on-licences and off-licences
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
How to submit your application for a special alcohol licence on time
137: Filing of applications
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Telling people about your special alcohol licence application
139: Notification requirements
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
How to object to an alcohol licence application
140: Objections to applications
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
People check your alcohol licence application to make sure it's a good idea
141: Inquiry into applications by Police, inspector, and Medical Officer of Health
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What the council checks when you apply for a special alcohol licence
142: Criteria for issue of special licences
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Big events need extra planning and approval to get a special alcohol licence
143: Additional requirements for large-scale events
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
The committee can say no to a special alcohol licence on their own.
144: Licensing committee may refuse special licence of own motion
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
The council can say no to a special alcohol licence if it doesn't match the local rules.
145: Special licence may be refused if contrary to local alcohol policy
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Some alcohol licences can have extra rules added if the local area has specific alcohol rules.
146: Conditions may be imposed if required by local alcohol policy
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Rules for special alcohol licences: what you can and can't do when selling alcohol
147: Particular discretionary conditions and compulsory conditions: special licences
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
How long a special alcohol licence lasts
149: Duration of special licences
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Someone else can do a Medical Officer of Health's job if they are qualified and chosen to help.
151: Medical Officer of Health may delegate functions
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
You can appeal to a special group if you disagree with an alcohol licence decision.
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
How to appeal a decision about alcohol licensing
155: Procedure for commencing appeal
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
How to appeal a decision about alcohol licensing to the High Court
160: Procedure for commencing appeal
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Challenging a licensing decision you think is wrong about the law
162: Appeal against decision of licensing authority on question of law
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What happens when a court makes orders to help decide an alcohol licence appeal
164: Orders relating to determination of appeals
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
The Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority is in charge of alcohol rules.
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
The team that helps control how alcohol is sold and used in New Zealand.
169: Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What jobs does the licensing authority do?
170: Functions of licensing authority
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What powers the people in charge of alcohol licences have to do their job.
171: Powers of licensing authority
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
The licensing authority helps you by giving directions when you're not sure which committee to apply to.
173: Licensing authority may give directions where licensing committee in doubt
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
The licensing authority can ask someone to investigate and report back on certain matters.
174: Licensing authority may refer matters for investigation
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
The boss of alcohol licensing can ask a team to investigate and report back to help make decisions.
175: Licensing authority may refer matters to licensing committees
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
How the licensing authority holds its meetings and makes decisions
177: Meetings of licensing authority
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
The Alcohol Authority's yearly report to the Minister on what they did and how the alcohol laws worked.
178: Annual report
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Who can be on the group that makes alcohol licensing decisions
179: Membership of licensing authority
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Who's in charge of the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority: the chairperson and their deputy
180: Chairperson and deputy chairperson
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
How long Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority members keep their job
181: Term of office of members
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Quitting or getting sacked from a job on the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority
182: Resignation or removal from office
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Getting paid for working on the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority
183: Fees and allowances
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
People who help the licensing authority make decisions about alcohol
184: Officers of licensing authority
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Getting expert help to make good decisions about alcohol licences
185: Professional assistance
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Groups that help decide who can sell alcohol in your area are called district licensing committees.
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Councils choose people to decide on alcohol licences in your area
186: Territorial authorities to appoint district licensing committees
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What jobs do licensing committees do to help control alcohol sales?
187: Functions of licensing committees
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
What a licensing committee is allowed to do
188: Powers of licensing committees
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Who is on a licensing committee to make decisions about alcohol sales
189: Composition of licensing committees
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Councils must keep a list of people who can help make decisions about alcohol licences.
192: Territorial authority to establish and maintain list of licensing committee's members
Building Societies Act 1965
Government chooses someone to oversee building societies
3: Registrar of Building Societies
Building Societies Act 1965
Who can help the main Registrar manage building societies
4: Deputy Registrars of Building Societies
Building Societies Act 1965
Making sure fees for government services were okay to use for other things
137A: Validation of fees used to recover costs of other Companies Office registers, etc
National Parks Act 1980
Creating new national parks and making existing ones bigger
7: Constitution of other national parks and addition of land to national parks
National Parks Act 1980
Some parts of national parks are run under a different law
10: Park land administered under certain other Acts
National Parks Act 1980
The Authority can no longer share its work with the public
20: Authority may release recommendations, reports, or advice to public
National Parks Act 1980
Rules about how the Authority meets were removed
24: Meetings of Authority
National Parks Act 1980
Rules for board meetings changed in 1988
39: Public Bodies Meetings Act 1962 to apply to board
National Parks Act 1980
People who look after national parks and help protect them
40: Rangers
National Parks Act 1980
Minister can give some powers to others, but keeps important decisions
41: Delegation of Minister's powers and functions
National Parks Act 1980
The Director-General can let others do some of their work
42: Delegation of Director-General's powers and functions
National Parks Act 1980
How the Authority creates and updates rules for national parks
44: General policy for parks
National Parks Act 1980
Councils can give money to help national parks
59: Local authorities may make contributions for national park purposes
National Parks Act 1980
Old park groups' stuff now belongs to the government
73: Assets, liabilities, and rights of former Authority and boards transferred to Crown
National Parks Act 1980
The Director-General can sign important papers for the government
74: Director-General may execute documents on behalf of the Crown
National Parks Act 1980
You might get a reminder about your infringement notice
71L: Reminder notices
Freedom Camping Act 2011
This act explains the rules for camping in public places in New Zealand
3: Outline of Act
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Explaining what a local authority area is and where you can find them
6: Meaning of local authority area
Freedom Camping Act 2011
LINZ land is dry land the government manages
8: Meaning of LINZ land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules about where you can camp for free and how towns make decisions about camping spots
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom camping rules on local authority land
10: Where freedom camping in local authority area permitted
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules about where and how you can camp in different parts of New Zealand
11: Freedom camping bylaws
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Where you can go freedom camping on nature areas owned by the government
15: Where freedom camping on conservation land permitted
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Signs that used to show where you can't freedom camp are no longer part of the law
16: Freedom camping restriction and prohibition signs
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for camping on nature areas: Where you can camp and what to do
17: Notices restricting or prohibiting freedom camping on conservation land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Telling everyone about rules for camping on nature land
18: Public notification of notices restricting or prohibiting freedom camping on conservation land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
The Director-General can use special rules for freedom camping
19: Director-General to exercise powers as if Act specified in Schedule 1 of Conservation Act 1987
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules about punishing people who break camping laws and how officials can enforce these rules
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Breaking rules when camping in local areas
20: Infringement offences relating to local authority areas
Freedom Camping Act 2011
This section about special types of rule-breaking in camping has been removed from the law
21: Strict liability offences
Freedom Camping Act 2011
There are no more special punishments for breaking freedom camping rules
23: Penalties
Freedom Camping Act 2011
You might have to pay for damage if you break freedom camping rules
24: Offenders liable for cost of damage
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom Camping Act 2011
How legal action starts if you break freedom camping rules
25: How proceedings commenced
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Who can get in trouble for breaking freedom camping rules?
26: Who proceedings may be commenced against
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Who can give out tickets for breaking freedom camping rules
27: Who may serve infringement notices
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Explanation of what happens when you get a reminder notice after an infringement notice
28: Reminder notices
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Who gets the money from freedom camping fines?
31: Entitlement to infringement fees
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Local councils pick people to make sure freedom camping rules are followed
32: Appointment of enforcement officers by local authorities
Freedom Camping Act 2011
The Director-General can pick people to make sure camping rules are followed
33: Appointment of enforcement officers by Director-General
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Enforcement officers must show their official ID if asked
34: Enforcement officers must produce evidence of appointment
Freedom Camping Act 2011
What information can officers ask for if they think you broke freedom camping rules?
35: Enforcement officers may require certain information
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Officers can ask you to leave if they think you're breaking camping rules
36: Enforcement officers may require certain persons to leave local authority area, conservation land, or LINZ land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Enforcement officers can take away things used for illegal camping
37: Enforcement officers may seize and impound certain property
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for taking boats and cars when people break freedom camping laws
38: Requirements relating to seizure and impoundment of boats and motor vehicles
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Getting your stuff back after it's taken for freedom camping
39: Return of property seized and impounded
Freedom Camping Act 2011
What happens to your stuff if it's taken away for breaking camping rules
40: Disposal of property seized and impounded
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Officers are protected when they take and hold campers' property
41: Protection against claims resulting from seizing or impounding of property under section 37
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom Camping Act 2011
How this law works with other laws and people's rights
42: Relationship of this Act with other enactments
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules about freedom camping that the Governor-General can make
43: Regulations
Freedom Camping Act 2011
The Government can add or remove tracks from the Great Walks list
44: Orders in Council to specify track as Great Walks Track
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Official papers can prove things in court unless someone shows they're wrong
45: Evidence in proceedings
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Why this part of the law was made (but this explanation was removed)
46: Purpose of this subpart
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Local camping rules that used to result in fines no longer apply
47: Infringement offences for camping-related local authority bylaw provisions specified in Schedule 3
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Breaking old camping rules set by local councils isn't punishable anymore
48: Infringement offences for camping-related local authority bylaw provisions specified in Schedule 4
Freedom Camping Act 2011
This part about other laws and freedom camping rules was removed
49: Empowering legislation otherwise applies to bylaw provisions
Freedom Camping Act 2011
This part about describing camping offences has been removed from the law
50: Descriptions of offences in Schedules 3 and 4
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Forms used to tell people about camping rules and what happens if they break them
Schedule 2: Prescribed forms
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules about camping that can get you in trouble if you break them
Schedule 3: Bylaws breach of which deemed infringement offence
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules that can lead to fines if the local council says so
Schedule 4: Bylaws breach of which deemed infringement offence if resolution passed
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Councils can't make rules that completely ban freedom camping everywhere
12: Bylaws must not absolutely prohibit freedom camping
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Local councils must check and update their freedom camping rules regularly
13: Review of bylaws
Freedom Camping Act 2011
How the rules for making and changing local laws apply to freedom camping laws
14: Application of Local Government Act 2002 to bylaws
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rental companies must follow steps before charging you for breaking camping rules
30: Charging hirer for infringement fee
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Old camping rule removed because of COVID-19
13A: Bylaw revocation postponed as result of outbreak of COVID-19
Freedom Camping Act 2011
What counts as land owned by the New Zealand Transport Agency
6A: Meaning of NZTA land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
This law applies to everyone, including the government
9A: Act binds the Crown
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for camping on roads and highways in your area
10A: Bylaws declaring NZTA land to be local authority area
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Local councils can make rules about camping in vehicles without toilets
11A: Bylaws permitting freedom camping in motor vehicles that are not self-contained
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for making laws about where you can camp in your vehicle
11B: Requirements relating to bylaws made under sections 10A to 11A
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Freedom camping on LINZ land is only allowed in special areas with permission
19A: Where freedom camping on LINZ land permitted
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for camping on government land
19B: Notices permitting freedom camping on LINZ land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Police and government must talk to people before making new camping rules
19C: Commissioner and chief executive must consult before making notice
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for camping notices on special lands
19D: Requirements relating to notices published under section 19B
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules and fines for camping on protected nature areas
20A: Infringement offences relating to conservation land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for camping on LINZ land and what happens if you break them
20B: Infringement offences relating to LINZ land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Three ways you can break the freedom camping rules
20C: Other infringement offences
Freedom Camping Act 2011
You can be punished for camping in the wrong place even if you didn't mean to do it
20D: Strict liability offences
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Punishments for breaking freedom camping rules
20E: Penalties for infringement offences
Freedom Camping Act 2011
It's against the law to release harmful or unpleasant substances in certain public areas
20F: Offence to discharge certain substances
Freedom Camping Act 2011
It's against the law to bother or stop enforcement officers from doing their job
20G: Offence to interfere with enforcement officer
Freedom Camping Act 2011
How to give someone a ticket for breaking freedom camping rules
27A: How to serve infringement notices
Freedom Camping Act 2011
What's on the ticket you get for breaking freedom camping rules
27B: Form of infringement notices
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Bosses can pick people to enforce camping rules
33A: Appointment of enforcement officers by chief executive or commissioner
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Checking how new camping laws affect people without homes
45A: Review of effect on homelessness of Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Act 2023
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for changing from the old freedom camping law to the new one
Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Land where you can camp without asking permission first
Schedule 3: LINZ land exempt from consultation requirement
Dog Control Act 1996
What dog owners must do to care for and control their dogs
5: Obligations of dog owners
Dog Control Act 1996
What councils must do and can do to help with dog ownership
6: Functions, duties, and powers of territorial authorities
Dog Control Act 1996
Councils can work together to make a joint committee for dog control
7: Power to appoint joint committees
Dog Control Act 1996
How councils do their job under the Dog Control Act 1996
8: Performance of functions
Dog Control Act 1996
Councils must make a dog plan to keep people and dogs safe in their area.
10: Duty of territorial authorities to adopt policy on dogs
Dog Control Act 1996
Council must check dog policy if related bylaw needs a review
10AA: Local authority must review policy if bylaw implementing policy requires review
Dog Control Act 1996
Councils must write a yearly report on how they control dogs in their area.
10A: Territorial authority must report on dog control policy and practices
Dog Control Act 1996
Who can be a dog control officer in your area
11: Dog control officers
Dog Control Act 1996
People in charge of a city or district can choose dog rangers to help with dog control.
12: Dog rangers
Dog Control Act 1996
Where dog control officers or rangers can work and use their powers
16: Districts in which dog control officer or dog ranger may exercise powers
Dog Control Act 1996
Rules about dogs in your area made by the council
20: Dog control bylaws
Dog Control Act 1996
Challenging a council decision about your dog in the District Court
27: Appeal to District Court
Dog Control Act 1996
Councils must keep and share information about dog owners and their dogs
30: Maintenance of records and provision of information
Dog Control Act 1996
Council keeps record of dog infringement until you pay the fine
30AA: Territorial authority may retain information about infringement notice until infringement fee paid
Dog Control Act 1996
Getting information about dog owners from the council
35: Supply of register information
Dog Control Act 1996
A national database to store information about dogs and their owners in New Zealand
35A: National dog control information database
Dog Control Act 1996
A yearly fee to help pay for a national dog database
35B: Levy to fund costs of national dog control information database
Dog Control Act 1996
Registering Your Dog: How to Sign Up Your Pet with the Council
36: Application for registration
Dog Control Act 1996
Councils can charge dog owners fees, but they must be fair and reasonable.
37: Territorial authority to set fees
Dog Control Act 1996
Lower dog registration fees for dogs registered after 2 August
38: Registration fee for certain dogs registered on or after 2 August
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens if you get a fine for breaking dog control rules
66: Infringement notices
Dog Control Act 1996
Where councils keep dogs that are taken into custody
67: Provision of pound facilities
Dog Control Act 1996
The District Court decides appeals about dog ownership decisions made by the council.
71B: District Court to determine appeal
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Understanding the important words and people in immigration advice
5: Interpretation
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
This explains what counts as helping someone with their immigration to New Zealand
7: What constitutes immigration advice
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Governor-General can make or remove rules about who needs a licence to help with immigration
12: Exemption, or removal of exemption, by Order in Council
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
The Registrar checks exemptions and reports to the Minister, who can suggest changes
14: Review of exemptions
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
How to get a licence to work as an immigration adviser
19: Granting of licence
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
A special group is set up to look after immigration advisers
34: Immigration Advisers Authority established
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
What the Immigration Advisers Authority does
35: Functions of Authority
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Registrar makes rules for immigration advisers to follow
37: Registrar to develop code of conduct
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
A special group is set up to deal with complaints about immigration advisers
40: Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal established
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
The Tribunal's jobs: making decisions about immigration adviser problems
41: Functions of Tribunal
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
The Ministry of Justice helps the Tribunal do its job
42: Services for Tribunal
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
How to report problems with immigration advisers
44: Complaints against immigration advisers
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
How the Tribunal handles complaints and makes decisions
49: Proceedings before Tribunal
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
How the Tribunal's rules for immigration advisers are made to work
52: Enforcement of disciplinary sanctions
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Inspectors can check places and papers connected to immigration advice
57: Inspection powers
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
A list of approved immigration helpers and their information
77: Register of licensed immigration advisers
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
Registrar can ask employees to do some of their work
87: Power of Registrar to delegate
Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007
The Tribunal's chair can give their tasks to other members
41B: Delegation by chair of Tribunal
Land Transport Act 1998
The Minister picks who will be in charge of keeping track of cars
271: Appointment of Registrar
Land Transport Act 1998
Road authorities can make rules about how people use roads and parking areas
22AB: Road controlling authorities may make certain bylaws
Land Transport Act 1998
Talking to the community before making new road rules
22AD: Consultation
Land Transport Act 1998
You can't drive an unregistered car on the road
248: Prohibition against use of motor vehicle
Land Transport Act 1998
How to complain about decisions made by the Registrar and what happens next
240: Complaints procedure
Land Transport Act 1998
Parking wardens can check vehicles, ask for information, and move cars to keep roads safe
128E: Powers of parking wardens
Land Transport Act 1998
The Governor-General can create, change, or remove rules about land transport
152A: Governor-General may make ordinary rules
Land Transport Act 1998
Old rules about transport and local areas are still valid under the new law
224B: Savings of bylaws made under certain Acts
Land Transport Act 1998
Director can ask for information to check if someone is right for a job
30G: Director may require information for fit and proper person assessment
Land Transport Act 1998
How to respond when you get a notice about a decision that might affect you
30X: Procedure for consideration of information
Land Transport Act 1998
Breaking emergency rules can get you in trouble
41: Contravention of emergency rules
Land Transport Act 1998
Breaking rules about traffic surveys without permission
46: Contravention of section 20
Land Transport Act 1998
Taking away vehicles from people who run transport services without permission
96A: Impoundment of vehicle used in transport service
Land Transport Act 1998
You can ask the court to check decisions about your land transport document
106: General right of appeal to District Court
Land Transport Act 1998
Police and other officials can check and enforce road and transport rules
113: Enforcement officers may enforce transport legislation
Land Transport Act 1998
Officers can check trains and tracks to keep dangerous goods safe
130: Power to inspect railway lines
Land Transport Act 1998
Minister can make rules to keep transport safe and organised
152: Power of Minister to make ordinary rules
Land Transport Act 1998
Rules about how roads are used and managed to keep everyone safe
157: Rules concerning roads
Land Transport Act 1998
Rules for different transport situations and how they work
160: Other provisions concerning ordinary rules
Land Transport Act 1998
Transport Agency can make quick rules to keep people safe in emergencies
162: Agency may make emergency rules
Land Transport Act 1998
Transport Agency can make quick rules to keep people safe in emergencies
162: Agency may make emergency rules
Land Transport Act 1998
How the government makes quick rules for transport emergencies
163: Procedure for making emergency rules
Land Transport Act 1998
Things to think about when making rules for safe travel on roads
164: Matters to have regard to when making or recommending rules
Land Transport Act 1998
Rules for paying for roads and transport services
168: Regulations relating to fees and charges for land transport
Land Transport Act 1998
The Minister's job is to keep people safe on roads, follow international agreements, and make rules about land transport.
169A: Functions of Minister
Land Transport Act 1998
Rules for planning regional transport have been taken out of the law
175: Regional land transport strategies
Land Transport Act 1998
Some local councils don't need to make travel plans anymore
183: Certain territorial authorities to prepare land transport strategy
Land Transport Act 1998
The Land Transport Safety Authority keeps going, but this part of the law was removed
184: Land Transport Safety Authority of New Zealand continued
Land Transport Act 1998
The law used to say the Transport Authority was part of the government, but this rule was removed
185: Authority to be Crown entity
Land Transport Act 1998
The Authority's old jobs were taken out of the law in 2004
190: Functions of Authority
Land Transport Act 1998
Minister's power to decide agreement details was removed in 2004
193: Minister may determine content of agreement or amendment
Land Transport Act 1998
The rule about a service charter was removed from the law
195: Service charter
Land Transport Act 1998
The transport group can do what a normal person can do
196: Authority to have powers of natural person
Land Transport Act 1998
The government keeps a list of everyone who can drive
199: Agency to maintain register of driver licences
Land Transport Act 1998
A list of people who have permission to run transport services
199A: Register of transport service licences
Land Transport Act 1998
Rules about who can see and use driver licence photos
200: Restrictions on access to photographic images of driver licence holders
Land Transport Act 1998
The Authority can't use outside agencies for services anymore
202: Authority may arrange for services to be provided by outside agencies
Land Transport Act 1998
This rule about bosses giving jobs to workers was removed from the law
203: Authority may delegate functions or powers to employees
Land Transport Act 1998
The Director can ask Authority workers to do some of their jobs, but this rule is no longer used
204: Director may delegate functions or powers to employees of Authority
Land Transport Act 1998
Minister can let others do some of their land transport jobs
207: Delegation of Minister's functions or powers to Agency or Director
Land Transport Act 1998
Police and transport agency can choose special officers to enforce transport laws
208: Appointment of enforcement officers and dangerous goods enforcement officers
Land Transport Act 1998
How some officials keep their jobs when laws change
221: Appointments
Land Transport Act 1998
Rules for moving Agency workers to new jobs
223: Transfer provisions for certain employees of Agency
Land Transport Act 1998
Rules for keeping the Agency's old agreements and duties in place
230: Savings relating to functions of Agency
Land Transport Act 1998
The government can let the army, navy, and air force break some rules
166A: Agency may grant exemptions to New Zealand Defence Force
Land Transport Act 1998
Regional councils and local councils can trade some of their jobs
210A: Transfer of responsibilities between regional councils and territorial authorities
Land Transport Act 1998
Rules for putting wheel clamps on cars and how to handle disagreements
98E: Enforcement of section 98D and related matters
Land Transport Act 1998
Rules can make a group to help manage road speeds
159A: Ordinary rule may require committee to be established
Land Transport Act 1998
Rules for keeping track of land transport decisions
168AAA: Regulations relating to register of land transport records
Land Transport Act 1998
When your promise to follow rules becomes official
112C: When enforceable undertaking is enforceable
Land Transport Act 1998
The government keeps a list of important land transport information
200E: Register of land transport records
Land Transport Act 1998
What information must be included in the land transport record book
200I: Contents of register
Land Transport Act 1998
The Director can let some people or things not follow certain transport rules
168D: Director may grant exemptions
Land Transport Act 1998
Rules for making exceptions to transport laws
168E: General provisions relating to exemptions
Land Transport Act 1998
Transport instruments can be used to add details to land transport rules
168F: Regulations or rules may provide for transport instruments
Land Transport Act 1998
Transport bosses can make special transportation rules
168G: Agency, Director, or Secretary may make transport instruments
Land Transport Act 1998
How to make or change rules about transport
168H: Procedures relating to transport instruments
Land Transport Act 1998
The Director keeps a list of everyone with a carbon dioxide account that you can check
188: Director to keep accessible record of carbon dioxide accounts
Land Transport Act 1998
Director can ask for information and documents to do their job
197B: Director may require person to supply information, produce documents, or give evidence
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
Laws that affect what the Tribunal can decide
Schedule 3: Enactments to which jurisdiction of Tribunal is subject
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The Waitangi Tribunal is a group that helps solve important issues between the government and Maori people.
4: Waitangi Tribunal
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The Deputy Chairperson is a backup leader who can take over if the main leader is away or sick.
4A: Deputy Chairperson
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
Being on the Tribunal doesn't change a Judge's job or benefits
4B: Appointment of Judge not to affect tenure, etc
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The Tribunal can help Māori with unfair claims about the Treaty of Waitangi
6: Jurisdiction of Tribunal to consider claims
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The Tribunal checks new laws to see if they are fair to Maori people according to the Treaty of Waitangi.
8: Jurisdiction of Tribunal to consider proposed legislation
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
Having a say about land given to a State enterprise
8C: Right to be heard on question in relation to land transferred to or vested in State enterprise
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
Asking the Tribunal for help to notify others about your application
8F: Directions as to service
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
You can still ask the House of Representatives for help with a problem by sending a petition.
9: Right to petition House of Representatives unaffected
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
Rules about the Waitangi Tribunal, a group that investigates Treaty of Waitangi claims
Schedule 2: Provisions relating to the Waitangi Tribunal
Plain Language Act 2022
This law explains why we need easy-to-understand words in government papers
3: Purpose
Plain Language Act 2022
This part explains what important words mean in the Plain Language Act
4: Interpretation
Plain Language Act 2022
Official papers must be written clearly so everyone can understand them
9: Relevant documents to use plain language
Plain Language Act 2022
The law says someone must make a guide to help people write clearly
10: Plain language guidance must be issued
Plain Language Act 2022
People who help government use easy-to-understand words
11: Plain language officers
Plain Language Act 2022
Rules for changing old and new documents to use simple words
Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Plain Language Act 2022
You need to tell the language boss how you follow the easy-to-read rules each year
12: Reporting agency must report to Commissioner
Plain Language Act 2022
Plain language means using simple words everyone can understand
5: What is plain language
Plain Language Act 2022
Which government documents need to be easy to understand?
6: What documents must use plain language
Plain Language Act 2022
The Commissioner writes a yearly report to tell the Minister how well the government follows the rules
13: Commissioner must report to Minister
Public Works Act 1981
The government can no longer call a public work 'essential'
3: Power to declare specific public work to be essential work
Public Works Act 1981
How notices are given and what they must include
4: Service and content of notices
Public Works Act 1981
Minister of Lands can buy, manage, and sell land and equipment for government work
4A: Powers of Minister of Lands
Public Works Act 1981
How the government and councils make agreements for public projects
4B: Execution of contracts for public works, etc
Public Works Act 1981
The Minister can share some of their jobs with other people, but not all of them
4C: Delegation of Minister's powers
Public Works Act 1981
How the government sets up and runs a special group to build and fix things for New Zealand
Public Works Act 1981
The Ministry of Works and Development section was removed from the law
5: Ministry of Works and Development
Public Works Act 1981
The Ministry's duties were removed from the law in 1988
6: Functions of Ministry
Public Works Act 1981
The Minister's special powers were removed from this law
7: Powers of Minister
Public Works Act 1981
This rule about other powers and duties was taken out of the law
8: Other powers and functions not affected
Public Works Act 1981
This rule about signing government work contracts was removed in 1988
9: Execution of contracts for Government works, etc
Public Works Act 1981
The rule about writing a yearly report for the Ministry of Works and Development was cancelled
10: Annual report
Public Works Act 1981
This part of the law about groups that used to help with public works no longer exists
11: Committees
Public Works Act 1981
The old jobs for building public things no longer exist
12: Commissioner of Works and Assistant Commissioners of Works
Public Works Act 1981
Removed: Rules about other workers in the Ministry
13: Other officers and employees of Ministry
Public Works Act 1981
The Minister can't give their powers to others anymore
14: Delegation of Minister's powers
Public Works Act 1981
Commissioner of Works can no longer give powers to others
15: Delegation of powers by Commissioner of Works
Public Works Act 1981
Explaining what words mean in this part of the law
15A: Interpretation
Public Works Act 1981
The government and local councils can take land for public projects
16: Empowering acquisition of land
Public Works Act 1981
Buying land for public projects: How the government makes deals with landowners
17: Acquisition by agreement
Public Works Act 1981
The government must try to buy your land before taking it for public projects
18: Prior negotiations required for acquisition of land for essential works
Public Works Act 1981
Special record shows agreement about your land
19: Compensation certificate may be registered to protect agreement
Public Works Act 1981
The government can make an agreement to use someone's land official with a simple declaration
20: Declaration may give effect to agreement
Public Works Act 1981
Government can buy or fix up land to give as payment when they need your property
21: Land may be purchased or improved for granting as compensation
Public Works Act 1981
This rule about taking land for important projects no longer exists
22: Only land required for essential works may be compulsorily taken
Public Works Act 1981
Notice telling you the government wants to use your land for a public project
23: Notice of intention to take land
Public Works Act 1981
The Environment Court listens to your concerns when the government wants to take your land
24: Objection to be heard by Environment Court
Public Works Act 1981
A special judge can do an inquiry by themselves if everyone agrees
25: Environment Judge may conduct inquiry alone by agreement
Public Works Act 1981
When the government can officially take land for public use
26: When Proclamation may issue
Public Works Act 1981
The government can use natural materials from your land for public projects, but they need to ask first and might pay you
27: Natural material on land may be acquired or taken for public work
Public Works Act 1981
The government can take land with existing rights or just take some rights
28: Particular estates in land may be acquired or taken
Public Works Act 1981
Rules for the government taking special types of land for public projects
29: Acquisition of certain public land
Public Works Act 1981
Government can take over land-related permits for public projects
30: Subsisting licence may be acquired or taken for public work
Public Works Act 1981
Government can take just part of land for public projects
31: Surface, subsoil, or air space may be acquired separately
Public Works Act 1981
Sometimes you don't need to make new maps when dealing with land
32: Survey and plan not required in certain cases
Public Works Act 1981
New protective fences must be built before removing old boundary fences
33: Protective fences to be made before boundary fences removed
Public Works Act 1981
You can ask for more of your land to be taken if part of it is used for a public project
34: Owner may require severed land to be taken
Public Works Act 1981
Keeping land rights separate when the government buys or takes land
35: Acquisition or taking of land not to operate as merger of interests
Public Works Act 1981
Rules for finding the middle of a road or railway have been removed
36: Procedures for defining middle line
Public Works Act 1981
The government could take land marked for new roads, but this rule no longer exists
37: Land affected by middle line notice may be taken by Proclamation
Public Works Act 1981
Notice about road or railway middle line no longer used
38: Middle line notice to lapse after certain period
Public Works Act 1981
You can no longer cancel a notice about where a road or railway will go
39: Registration of middle line notice may be cancelled
Public Works Act 1981
Explaining what words mean in this part of the law
39A: Interpretation
Public Works Act 1981
Giving back land the government doesn't need anymore
40: Disposal to former owner of land not required for public work
Public Works Act 1981
Rules for giving back Māori land the government doesn't need anymore
41: Disposal of former Maori land when no longer required
Public Works Act 1981
Selling extra land the government doesn't need anymore
42: Disposal in other cases of land not required for public work
Public Works Act 1981
Extra money if you can't buy back land taken for public use because it's returned to Māori
42A: Solatium payment for loss of opportunity to purchase
Public Works Act 1981
You can ask for money if the government doesn't need your land anymore
42B: Notice of right to apply for solatium payment
Public Works Act 1981
You can buy government land and pay for it bit by bit over time
43: Land may be sold on deferred payments
Public Works Act 1981
How money from selling public land is used
44: Application of purchase money
Public Works Act 1981
The government can let people use land meant for public projects
45: Land held for public work may be leased, etc
Public Works Act 1981
Getting official papers to show the government owns land for public use
47: Issue of record of title to land held for public work
Public Works Act 1981
Land used for public projects can be shared with others under special rules
48: Easement may be granted over land held for public work
Public Works Act 1981
Rules for selling or renting parts of public land, including the air above and ground below
49: Dealing with strata
Public Works Act 1981
Rules for passing public works between different groups
50: Transfer of existing public works
Public Works Act 1981
No claiming rights over public land, even if you've used it for a long time
51: Prohibiting acquisition of rights by adverse user of land held for public work
Public Works Act 1981
Allowing the government to use certain lands for public projects
52: Setting apart Crown land, public reserve, etc, for public work
Public Works Act 1981
Rules for making official announcements and fixing mistakes in important papers
Public Works Act 1981
Words used in this part of the law and what they mean
52A: Interpretation
Public Works Act 1981
Official government announcements for public works only start working when published in the special government newspaper
53: Proclamations and declarations not to take effect until gazetted
Public Works Act 1981
Changing your mind about taking someone's land for public projects
54: Revocation of Proclamation or declaration taking land
Public Works Act 1981
Fixing mistakes in official documents
55: Amending or revoking documents
Public Works Act 1981
Small mistakes in land descriptions don't make government announcements invalid
56: Minor misdescription not to invalidate documents
Public Works Act 1981
Government must register when they take land for public works
57: Plan and Proclamation or declaration to be registered
Public Works Act 1981
Send unregistered land documents to Chief Surveyor for record-keeping
58: Proclamation or declaration not registrable to be lodged with Chief Surveyor
Public Works Act 1981
You can get money if the government uses or affects your land for public projects
60: Basic entitlement to compensation
Public Works Act 1981
When the government doesn't have to pay you for taking your land
61: Exceptions to right to compensation
Public Works Act 1981
How the government decides how much to pay you if they need your land
62: Assessment of compensation
Public Works Act 1981
Compensation for serious damage to your land from nearby public works, even if no land was taken
63: Compensation for injurious affection where no land taken
Public Works Act 1981
Figuring out how much money you get when a big project affects your land
64: Compensation for injurious affection to be assessed by reference to whole work
Public Works Act 1981
Special money for rare land taken for public projects
65: Compensation for land for which no general demand exists
Public Works Act 1981
Money to help when the government takes your land for public projects
66: Disturbance payments
Public Works Act 1981
Money to help if you have to change your home loan because the government needs your land
67: Compensation for loss on repayment of mortgage
Public Works Act 1981
Money for business owners when their land is needed for public projects
68: Compensation for business loss
Public Works Act 1981
Getting paid when the government uses your land for roads or railways
69: Offer of compensation when entry made
Public Works Act 1981
You can ask for money when someone takes your land
70: Offer of compensation when land taken
Public Works Act 1981
Extra costs if you make public works harder after being told about them
71: Claimant's acts making execution of work more costly
Public Works Act 1981
Extra money for people who lose their home to a public project
72: Additional compensation for acquisition of notified dwelling
Public Works Act 1981
Extra money to help you buy a new home if the government takes your house
73: Assistance to purchase dwelling
Public Works Act 1981
Help to buy a new farm or business if the government takes yours
74: Assistance to purchase farm, commercial, or industrial property
Public Works Act 1981
Money for renters who have to move because of government projects
75: Compensation for tenants of residential and business premises
Public Works Act 1981
Getting your money back when the government changes plans about buying your land
76: Refund of expenses where acquisition of land abandoned
Public Works Act 1981
Who can ask for money when the government takes land
77: By whom compensation may be claimed
Animal Welfare Act 1999
What happens to animals taken away from their owners before a court decision is made?
136A: Disposal of animals seized or taken into custody prior to commencement or determination of proceedings
Animal Welfare Act 1999
Telling people about new government rules
7: Notice of making of Order in Council
Animal Welfare Act 1999
The government can ban or restrict traps that hurt animals.
32: Power to declare traps or devices to be prohibited or restricted traps or devices
Animal Welfare Act 1999
The boss can give some of their jobs to someone else to do.
49: Delegation of functions or powers of Director-General
Animal Welfare Act 1999
How long you can be on the National Animal Welfare Advisory Committee
59: Term of office
Animal Welfare Act 1999
How long the chairperson and members of the National Animal Ethics Advisory Committee can stay in their job
65: Term of office
Animal Welfare Act 1999
Telling the public about new animal welfare rules
71: Public notification
Animal Welfare Act 1999
Who can be chosen to help keep animals safe as an animal welfare inspector?
124: Appointment of inspectors
Animal Welfare Act 1999
The Director-General can choose helpers, called auxiliary officers, to assist with animal welfare laws.
125: Appointment of auxiliary officers
Animal Welfare Act 1999
The Governor-General can update a list called Schedule 3 to add, change or fix information about government agencies.
180: Power to amend Schedule 3 by Order in Council
Animal Welfare Act 1999
Groups that advise the government on animal welfare
186: Advisory committees
Animal Welfare Act 1999
Changes to the Ombudsmen Act are now part of the Animal Welfare Act
195: Amendment to Ombudsmen Act 1975
Employment Relations Act 2000
Changing the rules for working with New Zealand Police
100G: Amendments to or replacement of code of good faith for employment relationships in relation to provision of services by New Zealand Police
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules for the Police and their workers to work together fairly and respectfully
Schedule 1C: Code of good faith for employment relationships in relation to provision of services by Police
Employment Relations Act 2000
Union reps must ask bosses for permission to enter the workplace
20A: Representative of union must obtain consent to enter workplace
Employment Relations Act 2000
Someone can suggest a solution to your problem, and if you agree, it becomes the final decision.
149A: Recommendation to parties
Employment Relations Act 2000
The person in charge makes sure everything runs smoothly and fairly for workers and bosses
166A: Role of Chief of Authority
Employment Relations Act 2000
A Labour Inspector can give you a notice to fix a problem if you're not following the law at work.
223D: Labour Inspector may issue improvement notice
Employment Relations Act 2000
Labour Inspectors check and help make sure people follow work rules.
223A: Functions of Labour Inspector
Employment Relations Act 2000
If you don't follow the notice to make things better, you might have to pay money as a punishment.
223F: Penalty
Employment Relations Act 2000
This part explains how unions are recognised, registered, and allowed to help workers at their jobs.
12: Object of this Part
Employment Relations Act 2000
A group can ask to become an official workers' club if they follow the right steps.
13: Application by society to register as union
Employment Relations Act 2000
This law explains how a group of workers can become an official union by asking the government to recognise them.
15: Registration of society as union
Employment Relations Act 2000
Unions must tell the government how many members they have each year.
16: Annual return of members
Employment Relations Act 2000
This explains how and when a union can be removed from the official list of unions.
17: Cancellation of union's registration
Employment Relations Act 2000
When You Can't Enter a Workplace for Security or Crime Reasons
22: When access to workplaces may be denied
Employment Relations Act 2000
A person who keeps official records of worker groups and their deputy
27: Registrar of Unions
Employment Relations Act 2000
The person in charge of keeping track of unions can ask a special group for help with their job.
28: Registrar of Unions may seek directions of Authority
Employment Relations Act 2000
It's against the law to trick or lie to the person who keeps track of unions.
30: Offence to mislead Registrar
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Minister can choose a group of people to suggest rules for being fair at work.
36: Appointment of committee to recommend codes of good faith
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Minister can make rules even if the group of experts doesn't suggest any or if the Minister doesn't like their ideas.
37: Minister may approve code of good faith not recommended by committee
Employment Relations Act 2000
Unions need special voting before they can ask many bosses to make one big work agreement together
45: One or more unions proposing to initiate bargaining with 2 or more employers for single collective agreement
Employment Relations Act 2000
The secret ballot asks workers how they want to negotiate together for a work agreement.
46: Terms of question for secret ballot
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules about voting in secret don't apply when making a new deal to replace an old one with the same people and jobs
48: When requirement for secret ballot does not apply
Employment Relations Act 2000
Helping groups solve big problems when they're trying to make a deal about work
50A: Purpose of facilitating collective bargaining
Employment Relations Act 2000
It explains how you can ask for help from a special group when you're having trouble making a work agreement.
50B: Reference to Authority
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Authority can step in to help with bargaining if there are serious problems like unfair behaviour, long delays, strikes, or threats that could harm the public.
50C: Grounds on which Authority may accept reference
Employment Relations Act 2000
The person helping with bargaining can't be the same person who agreed to help in the first place.
50D: Limitation on which member of Authority may provide facilitation
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Authority privately helps people talk about work agreements, but can't investigate or be questioned about how they do it.
50E: Process of facilitation
Employment Relations Act 2000
People who make workplace agreements must give a copy to the boss of a government office
59: Copy of collective agreement to be delivered to chief executive
Employment Relations Act 2000
The law says a special group can help decide what workers get if they lose their job because of big changes at work.
69O: Authority may investigate bargaining and determine redundancy entitlements
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules for sharing work information when the government is your boss
69OF: Employer who is subject to Official Information Act 1982
Employment Relations Act 2000
The union tells the boss how many days workers can take off to learn about their job rights.
75: Union to notify employer of maximum number of days of employment relations education leave calculated
Employment Relations Act 2000
A union tells a worker and their boss about special days off for learning about work rules.
77: Allocation of employment relations education leave to eligible employee
Employment Relations Act 2000
You get your normal pay when you take time off work to learn about employment rights.
79: Eligible employee taking employment relations education leave entitled to ordinary pay
Employment Relations Act 2000
When strikes or lockouts are against the law
86: Unlawful strikes or lockouts
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules for strikes in important jobs like hospitals and schools
90: Strikes in essential services
Employment Relations Act 2000
The boss must quickly find someone to help workers and employers talk things out to avoid stopping work
92: Chief executive to ensure mediation services provided
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules that explain how to follow job laws and treat workers fairly
100A: Codes of employment practice
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules for fair treatment and good behaviour in public health workplaces
100D: Code of good faith for public health sector
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Governor-General can change the rules for being fair in public hospitals if important people agree.
100E: Amendments to or replacement of code of good faith for public health sector
Employment Relations Act 2000
Who deals with penalties when employment rules are broken?
133: Jurisdiction concerning penalties
Employment Relations Act 2000
The government can help solve problems for people who work together, even if they're not boss and employee.
144A: Dispute resolution services
Employment Relations Act 2000
The boss decides how to help people solve problems at work quickly and in different ways.
145: Provision of mediation services
Employment Relations Act 2000
You need to get in touch with the employment office if you want help sorting out work problems.
146: Access to mediation services
Employment Relations Act 2000
When people agree, a special helper can make a final decision to solve their problem
150: Decision by authority of parties
Employment Relations Act 2000
When a problem is solved, money must be paid directly to the other person, not to someone speaking for them.
150A: Payment on resolution of problem
Employment Relations Act 2000
A special group that helps solve problems between workers and bosses
156: Employment Relations Authority
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Authority looks into and solves work problems by finding out what happened and making fair decisions.
157: Role of Authority
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Authority must check if talking it out can solve the problem before looking into it themselves.
159: Duty of Authority to consider mediation
Employment Relations Act 2000
Who can help solve work problems and disputes?
161: Jurisdiction
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules about how the Authority looks into work problems
165: Other provisions relating to investigations of Authority
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Governor-General chooses who gets to be on the Employment Relations Authority team.
167: Appointment of members
Employment Relations Act 2000
How long you can be on the Employment Relations Authority
169: Term of office
Employment Relations Act 2000
When someone in a special job can be removed or chooses to leave their role
170: Vacation of office
Employment Relations Act 2000
How much members of the Employment Relations Authority get paid
171: Salaries and allowances
Employment Relations Act 2000
Temporary jobs on the Employment Relations Authority
172: Temporary appointments
Employment Relations Act 2000
When a workplace problem can be dealt with by a court instead of the Employment Relations Authority
178: Removal to court generally
Employment Relations Act 2000
You can only challenge certain decisions if it's about specific reasons for ending a bargaining process.
179A: Limitation on challenges to certain determinations of Authority
Employment Relations Act 2000
Who helps the Employment Relations Authority do its job
185: Staff of Authority
Employment Relations Act 2000
Who helps run the Employment Court
198: Registrar and officers of court
Employment Relations Act 2000
How Judges are chosen and appointed in New Zealand
200: Appointment of Judges
Employment Relations Act 2000
Judges usually work full-time, but can sometimes work part-time if the Attorney-General says it's okay.
200A: Judges act on full-time basis but may be authorised to act part-time
Employment Relations Act 2000
What happens when the Chief Judge is away or can't work: another judge takes their place.
202: Senior Judge to act as Chief Judge in certain circumstances
Employment Relations Act 2000
Judges can only be removed from their job for serious reasons, like misbehaving or being unable to work.
204: Protection of Judges against removal from office
Employment Relations Act 2000
Judges must retire from their job when they turn 70 years old.
205: Age of retirement
Employment Relations Act 2000
How much Judges get paid and what extras they receive
206: Salaries and allowances of Judges
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Governor-General can choose temporary Judges to help in court when needed.
207: Appointment of acting Judges
Employment Relations Act 2000
When the Chief Judge chooses, a bigger group of judges, called a full court, makes important decisions together
209: Full court
Employment Relations Act 2000
The court can create its own rules to help it work fairly and make good decisions.
212: Court may make rules
Employment Relations Act 2000
Some court and authority information is not covered by the Official Information Act
222: Application of Official Information Act 1982
Employment Relations Act 2000
People chosen to enforce work laws and make sure they are fair are called Labour Inspectors
223: Labour Inspectors
Employment Relations Act 2000
A 'Demand notice' is when a Labour Inspector tells an employer to pay an employee's owed wages or holiday pay.
224: Demand notice
Employment Relations Act 2000
A Labour Inspector can cancel a demand notice, but they can still give a new one for the same issue.
227: Withdrawal of demand notice
Employment Relations Act 2000
A Labour Inspector can help you get paid if your employer owes you money.
228: Actions by Labour Inspector
Employment Relations Act 2000
What Labour Inspectors can do to help protect workers' rights
229: Powers of Labour Inspectors
Employment Relations Act 2000
A Judge can give permission to enter a house to check if work is being done there.
231: Entry warrant
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules made by the Governor-General to help the law work smoothly
237: Regulations
Employment Relations Act 2000
Changes made to other laws because of this new law
240: Consequential amendments
Employment Relations Act 2000
This part of the law gets rid of old rules that are no longer needed.
241: Repeals
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules about how old job agreements still work and can be enforced
242: Enforcement of existing individual employment contracts
Employment Relations Act 2000
Old group work agreements still count and can be used in labour disputes
243: Enforcement of existing collective employment contracts
Employment Relations Act 2000
What happens to cases already in court when the Employment Relations Act 2000 started
247: Existing proceedings
Employment Relations Act 2000
What happens if a law changes after something has already happened to you at work?
248: Existing causes of action
Employment Relations Act 2000
A special group that helps solve work problems until 31 January 2001.
249: Employment Tribunal
Employment Relations Act 2000
Temporary judges can finish old work and handle special cases even after the old court closed
250: Exercise of powers of Employment Tribunal after 31 January 2001
Employment Relations Act 2000
The boss of the old job court can act like the new job court until the end of January 2001.
251: Exercise of powers of Authority before close of 31 January 2001
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Authority can finish up old cases and do other jobs that the Tribunal used to do after it closed down.
252: Exercise by Authority of powers of Tribunal after 31 January 2001
Employment Relations Act 2000
Important services like hospitals, power, and food that people need to stay safe and healthy
Schedule 1: Essential services
Employment Relations Act 2000
Workers in jobs like cleaning, catering, or security in schools, hospitals, or government
Schedule 1A: Employees to whom subpart 1 of Part 6A applies
Employment Relations Act 2000
Rules for the Employment Relations Authority to help solve job problems
Schedule 2: Provisions having effect in relation to Employment Relations Authority
Employment Relations Act 2000
Extra information added to the Employment Relations Act 2000 law
Schedule 4: New Schedule 3 of Police Act 1958
Employment Relations Act 2000
Laws that are no longer valid because of the Employment Relations Act 2000
Schedule 6: Enactments repealed
Employment Relations Act 2000
When companies can't agree on who pays for employee benefits during job changes, they can get help to solve their argument.
69LB: Resolving disputes about apportioning liability for costs of service-related entitlements
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Authority can decide on a case without having a meeting, as long as they write down their decision quickly.
174D: Authority may determine matter without holding investigation meeting
Employment Relations Act 2000
How changes to the Employment Relations Act 2000 are applied and what they mean
254: Application, savings, and transitional provisions relating to amendments to Act
Employment Relations Act 2000
The Authority's written decisions must explain facts, laws, and conclusions, but don't need to include all the details.
174E: Content of written determinations
Employment Relations Act 2000
The boss of the work problem-solving group can ask someone else to do their job when they're away or busy.
166B: Delegation of Chief of Authority’s functions, duties, or powers
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
How health and safety rules apply to the Armed Forces
7: Application of Act to Armed Forces
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Certain elected or appointed officials are protected from health and safety liability
52: Liability of certain office holders
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Infringement fees for health and safety violations go to the government
140: Payment of infringement fees
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
How inspectors are chosen and what they can do
163: Appointment of inspectors
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Protection from legal action for inspectors and their helpers when doing their job
177: Immunity of inspectors and persons assisting inspectors or regulator
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
WorkSafe oversees compliance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
189: Role of WorkSafe
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Prime Minister can appoint special agencies for workplace health and safety
191: Designated agencies
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Government agencies must follow joint ministerial directions for health and safety work
194: Designated agency must give effect to joint policy directions
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
WorkSafe and ACC must plan and work together to prevent workplace injuries
196: Workplace injury prevention
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Regulator and agencies can share information to help each other work better
197: Sharing of information between regulator and regulatory agencies
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Other regulators must inform WorkSafe about serious incidents
198: Requirement of other regulator to notify WorkSafe of notifiable event
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Rules for keeping you safe at work
211: Regulations relating to health and safety
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Rules for applying health and safety laws to the Armed Forces
213: Regulations relating to exemptions in respect of Armed Forces
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Temporary rules to help everyone adjust to the new health and safety law
216: Regulations providing for transitional matters
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
How the government consults before making some workplace health and safety rules
217: Consultation requirements for making certain regulations
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
How the Minister makes changes to key parts of the Health and Safety at Work Act
219: Procedure for making regulations relating to definitions, exclusions, or exemptions
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
How the Minister approves, changes, or cancels workplace safety guidelines
222: Approval of codes of practice
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
How approved codes of practice are announced and when they start
223: Publication and commencement of approved code of practice
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
How to find and get approved workplace safety guidelines
224: Access to approved codes of practice
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Minister can allow regulator to approve workplace safety guidelines
229: Minister may delegate approval of codes of practice and safe work instruments to regulator
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
This provision removes older health and safety laws and regulations
231: Repeals and revocations
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
How the Health and Safety at Work Act applies to the government
5: Application of Act to the Crown
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
How the Act applies to government organisations
6: Enforcement of Act against the Crown
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
How workplace safety rules apply to intelligence and security agencies
8: Application of Act to intelligence and security agencies
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Armed Forces members can't request safety representatives or refuse unsafe work
13: Certain provisions of Part 3 do not apply to members of Armed Forces
Health and Safety at Work Act 2015
Special permission to not follow some rules
220: Regulator may grant exemption from compliance with regulations
Official Information Act 1982
What the Official Information Act 1982 is called and when it starts
1: Short Title and commencement
Official Information Act 1982
What special words mean in the Official Information Act 1982
2: Interpretation
Official Information Act 1982
The government must follow this law too
3: Act to bind the Crown
Official Information Act 1982
This law helps you get information to have a say and hold others accountable.
4: Purposes
Official Information Act 1982
When the Government can keep official information secret to protect New Zealand
6: Conclusive reasons for withholding official information
Official Information Act 1982
When New Zealand can't share information to keep some islands and places safe and happy
7: Special reasons for withholding official information related to the Cook Islands, Tokelau, or Niue, or the Ross Dependency
Official Information Act 1982
When the government doesn't share business information to keep it fair for companies
8: Special reasons for withholding official information related to competitive commercial activities
Official Information Act 1982
When the government can keep information secret for good reasons
9: Other reasons for withholding official information
Official Information Act 1982
When you ask for information, they might not say if it exists or not to protect it
10: Information concerning existence of certain information
Official Information Act 1982
Some official information can be kept secret if it's not good for the public to know, but not always.
11: Exclusion of public interest immunity
Official Information Act 1982
When to send your information request to another department or organisation
14: Transfer of requests
Official Information Act 1982
What happens when you ask for official information: how it's decided and what you might have to pay
15: Decisions on requests
Official Information Act 1982
More time to answer your questions about official information
15A: Extension of time limits
Official Information Act 1982
Getting official information in a document or other format that you prefer
16: Documents
Official Information Act 1982
Getting some information, but not all: when parts of a document are deleted for your safety
17: Deletion of information from documents
Official Information Act 1982
When can your request for official information be turned down?
18: Refusal of requests
Official Information Act 1982
Asking for information that's hard to find or needs a lot of research
18A: Requests involving substantial collation or research
Official Information Act 1982
Agencies must consider discussing your request with you before refusing it under certain rules.
18B: Duty to consider consulting person if request likely to be refused under section 18(e) or (f)
Official Information Act 1982
When official information is refused, you are told why it was refused and can ask for it to be checked.
19: Reason for refusal to be given
Official Information Act 1982
What public service agencies do and how to get information from them
20: Publication setting out functions of public service agencies and organisations
Official Information Act 1982
You can ask to see certain official information and get access to it
21: Right of access to certain official information
Official Information Act 1982
You have the right to see rules that affect decisions made about you by the government or organisations.
22: Right of access to internal rules affecting decisions
Official Information Act 1982
Know why a government decision was made about you
23: Right of access by person to reasons for decisions affecting that person
Official Information Act 1982
You can ask to see your own personal information
24: Right of access to personal information
Official Information Act 1982
Keeping your personal information safe when you ask to see it
25: Precautions
Official Information Act 1982
Fixing mistakes in your personal information
26: Correction of information
Official Information Act 1982
When can officials say no to your request for personal information?
27: Reasons for refusal of requests for personal information
Official Information Act 1982
Ombudsmen help you when government departments make wrong decisions about giving you information.
28: Functions of Ombudsmen
Official Information Act 1982
How the Ombudsmen Act 1975 helps guide investigations under the Official Information Act 1982.
29: Application of Ombudsmen Act 1975
Official Information Act 1982
Give the Ombudsman the information they ask for within 20 working days
29A: Requirements of Ombudsman to be complied with within certain period
Official Information Act 1982
Checking with the Privacy Commissioner when information is withheld for privacy reasons
29B: Consultation with Privacy Commissioner
Official Information Act 1982
What happens after someone investigates your complaint
30: Procedure after investigation
Official Information Act 1982
Some information can't be shared if it hurts New Zealand's security or helps criminals.
31: Disclosure of certain information not to be recommended
Official Information Act 1982
Following recommendations made to government agencies or ministers
32: Recommendations made to public service agency or Minister of the Crown or organisation
Official Information Act 1982
Rules for creating an Order in Council, including what it must say and how it's made
32A: Requirements in relation to Order in Council
Official Information Act 1982
Checking if a decision is fair or correct
32B: Right of review
Official Information Act 1982
Challenging a decision: how to appeal to a higher court
32C: Appeals
Official Information Act 1982
You get told the result if you make a complaint about official information.
33: Complainant to be informed of result of investigation
Official Information Act 1982
You can't go to court first if you're unhappy with a decision about your information request.
34: Restriction on application for review
Official Information Act 1982
Decisions made under certain parts of the law are looked at to see if they are correct.
Official Information Act 1982
How the Ombudsmen help with wrong government decisions under the Official Information Act.
35: Application of Ombudsmen Act 1975
Official Information Act 1982
This law does not change the Ombudsmen's jobs unless it says so.
36: Saving in respect of Ombudsmen Act 1975
Official Information Act 1982
Setting up the Information Authority
37: Establishment of Information Authority
Official Information Act 1982
What the Information Authority can do and its jobs
38: Functions and powers of Authority
Official Information Act 1982
What the Information Authority does with your personal information
39: Functions in respect of personal information
Official Information Act 1982
Who are the members of the Information Authority?
40: Membership of Authority
Official Information Act 1982
How long Authority members stay in their job
41: Term of office of members of Authority
Official Information Act 1982
Rules for getting access to information
42: Regulations providing for access to information
Official Information Act 1982
Stopping rules that control access to official information
43: Provision for disallowance of regulations providing for access to information
Official Information Act 1982
The organisation must write a yearly report about what they did.
44: Annual report
Official Information Act 1982
Breaking the rules about official information is against the law
45: Offences
Official Information Act 1982
Ministry of Justice helps other agencies follow the law by giving advice and assistance.
46: Assistance of Ministry of Justice
Official Information Act 1982
Rules made by the Governor-General to help the Official Information Act work properly
47: Regulations
Official Information Act 1982
You're protected from being sued if you share official information or if something happens after you get it.
48: Protection against certain actions
Official Information Act 1982
The Governor-General can update a list of organisations by making changes to it with a special order.
49: Power to amend Schedule 1 by Order in Council
Official Information Act 1982
Changes made to other laws because of this Act
50: Consequential amendments to other enactments
Official Information Act 1982
An old law called the Official Secrets Act is cancelled and no longer applies.
51: Repeal
Official Information Act 1982
Rules that already exist still apply when sharing official information.
52: Savings
Official Information Act 1982
Some rules about the Information Authority will stop applying from 30 June 1988
53: Expiration of provisions relating to Information Authority
Official Information Act 1982
Other organisations the Official Information Act 1982 applies to
Schedule 1: Organisations (additional to those named in Schedule 1 of the Ombudsmen Act 1975) to which this Act applies
Official Information Act 1982
Rules about getting information from the government
Schedule 2: Provisions relating to Information Authority
Official Information Act 1982
Laws changed by the Official Information Act 1982
Schedule 3: Enactments amended
Social Security Act 2018
This Act explains how to get help from the government and what you need to do
5: Guide to this Act
Social Security Act 2018
The Minister can tell MSD how to do its job
7: Minister may give MSD binding directions
Social Security Act 2018
Deciding if someone is single or in a relationship for benefit purposes
8: Determinations person is single or in de facto relationship
Social Security Act 2018
How to understand references to old laws in the new Social Security Act
9: Interpretation: references to old law, and using it as a guide
Social Security Act 2018
Tables comparing old and new laws to help understand changes
10: Comparative tables of old and new provisions
Social Security Act 2018
Special rules for when changes happen to the Social Security Act 2018
11: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Social Security Act 2018
The government must follow the Social Security Act 2018 just like everyone else
12: Act binds the Crown
Social Security Act 2018
This part explains how MSD can help you with money
15: What this Part does
Social Security Act 2018
You can only get one main benefit or pension at a time
18: General limitation on receiving more than 1 benefit
Social Security Act 2018
When you can't get money from your parents or guardians
52: When person has parental support gap
Social Security Act 2018
Extra money during a big sickness in New Zealand
64: Emergency benefit: grant during epidemic in New Zealand
Social Security Act 2018
MSD can give you money to help with housing costs if you qualify
65: Accommodation supplement: discretionary grant
Social Security Act 2018
Reasons you can't get extra money for housing costs
67: Other funding exclusion
Social Security Act 2018
Special rules for couples sharing a home with others when getting housing cost help
68: Accommodation supplement: special rules for joint tenants who are in relationship
Social Security Act 2018
Minister can write a notice when overseas diseases stop visitors from going home
99: Overseas epidemics affecting visitors to New Zealand: Minister may give overseas epidemic management notice
Social Security Act 2018
Help for visitors stuck in New Zealand because of sickness in their home country
100: Special assistance for visitors affected by overseas epidemics
Social Security Act 2018
Special help programmes created by the Minister
101: Approved special assistance programmes
Social Security Act 2018
This part explains the duties of MSD and people who get benefits
104: What this Part does
Social Security Act 2018
What happens if you don't follow the rules in this part of the law
105: Failure to comply with obligation under this Part
Social Security Act 2018
MSD must clearly explain your responsibilities and rights when you get social support
106: MSD must make people affected aware of their obligations, consequences of non-compliance, and their review and appeal rights
Social Security Act 2018
MSD must tell you how leaving New Zealand affects your benefit
107: MSD must explain rules relating to absence from New Zealand
Social Security Act 2018
MSD helps you with overseas pensions
108: MSD must assist in relation to obtaining overseas pension, etc
Social Security Act 2018
Rules for people getting benefits: what you need to do
109: Outline of beneficiary’s general and specific obligations
Social Security Act 2018
Rules you must follow when getting benefit money
110: When obligations apply
Social Security Act 2018
You need a bank account for your benefit and must tell MSD about it
111: Beneficiary must hold, and give MSD details of, bank account
Social Security Act 2018
You need to give MSD your tax number when you ask for or get help with money
112: Beneficiary must supply tax file number
Social Security Act 2018
You must tell MSD before you leave New Zealand if you get most types of benefits
114: Obligation to notify absence from New Zealand
Social Security Act 2018
Work ability checks for some benefit receivers
116: Persons subject to work ability assessment
Social Security Act 2018
A check-up to see how well you can work and what help you might need
118: Work ability assessment
Social Security Act 2018
MSD can make you do things to get ready for work
125: Work-preparation obligations as required by MSD
Social Security Act 2018
You might need to meet with MSD and tell them how you're caring for your kids
135: Interviews and reporting
Social Security Act 2018
You might get in trouble if you don't follow the rules about looking after your kids
136: Person who fails to comply with obligations in relation to dependent children is subject to sanction
Social Security Act 2018
What MSD thinks is a good job for you
145: Meaning of suitable employment
Social Security Act 2018
MSD can ask you to do things to help you find a job
146: Work-test obligations as required by MSD
Social Security Act 2018
What happens if you don't pass a drug test for a job or training
149: Failing drug test
Social Security Act 2018
How MSD can use your drug test result
150: Use of drug test result
Social Security Act 2018
Explaining what words mean in rules about testing for drugs
152: Definitions for drug-testing provisions
Social Security Act 2018
When MSD can put off your job-seeking tasks
155: Deferral of work-test obligations
Social Security Act 2018
What happens when you get a break from job-hunting tasks
156: Effect of deferral of work-test obligations
Social Security Act 2018
Rules can be made about who doesn't need to do certain tasks and why
157: Regulations may specify categories of exempt persons and grounds for exemption
Social Security Act 2018
MSD can let you off some work or other duties if you ask and qualify
158: MSD may grant exemption from work-preparation, work-test, or other obligation
Social Security Act 2018
Things a young person must do when they get money from the government
Social Security Act 2018
Things you must do when you get money from the government as a young person
162: Obligations of young person granted youth support payment
Social Security Act 2018
Young people getting jobseeker support might need special help
165: Young person aged 18 or 19 years who is receiving jobseeker support in young person’s own right and who is at significant risk of long-term welfare dependency
Social Security Act 2018
You must work with MSD's hired helpers if you get certain benefits
170: Obligation to work with contracted service providers
Social Security Act 2018
You might get in trouble if you don't do what MSD asks you to do
171: Person who fails to comply with requirement under section 170(2) subject to sanction
Social Security Act 2018
You must try to get any overseas pensions you or your family might be able to get when asking for NZ benefits
173: Applicant for benefit, etc, to take reasonable steps to obtain overseas pension
Social Security Act 2018
MSD can tell you to try to get a pension from another country
174: MSD may give notice requiring person to take reasonable steps to obtain overseas pension
Social Security Act 2018
MSD can ask you to help your dependant get a pension from another country
175: MSD may give notice requiring person to take reasonable steps to obtain overseas pension for dependant
Social Security Act 2018
What happens if you don't follow MSD's instructions about overseas pensions
176: Failure to comply with MSD’s notice given under section 174 or 175
Social Security Act 2018
You must tell the government about any overseas pensions when you ask for help with money
177: Applicant for benefit must provide information as to rate of overseas pension
Social Security Act 2018
MSD can ask you about your overseas pensions to check your benefit amount
178: MSD may give notice requiring beneficiary to provide information as to rate of overseas pension
Social Security Act 2018
What happens if you don't reply to MSD about your overseas pension
179: Failure to comply with MSD’s notice given under section 178
Social Security Act 2018
Your benefit rules are paused if MSD lets you keep getting money while overseas
182: Obligations suspended where MSD has exercised discretion to pay benefit while beneficiary overseas
Social Security Act 2018
The government can make rules about tasks you might need to do before getting money help
184: Regulations may prescribe pre-benefit activities
Social Security Act 2018
MSD must tell you about important rules and what happens if you don't follow them
185: MSD must explain requirements
Social Security Act 2018
You might need to pay back some insurance money before getting a benefit
186: Benefit may be subject to repayment of insurance payment
Social Security Act 2018
Explaining what words mean in benefit and overseas pension rules
187: Interpretation
Social Security Act 2018
How overseas pensions can change your New Zealand benefits
188: Persons affected by receipt of overseas pension
Social Security Act 2018
Your NZ benefit might be less if you get money from another country
189: Benefit of person affected is reduced by amount of overseas pension
Social Security Act 2018
MSD can make a deal with you if you get a pension from another country
190: MSD may enter into arrangement with person affected by receipt of overseas pension
Social Security Act 2018
How taking turns caring for a child can affect getting help from the government
Social Security Act 2018
How getting money for an injury or unfair dismissal affects your benefit application
197: Effect of compensation or damages on application for benefit
Social Security Act 2018
Veterans can't get other benefits if they already get veteran support
199: Veteran’s entitlement excludes any other benefit
Social Security Act 2018
MSD can stop your benefit if you don't try to get money from a dead relative's estate
203: MSD may refuse or cancel benefit if family protection claim not pursued
Social Security Act 2018
MSD can stop or reduce benefits if you don't usually live in New Zealand
204: MSD may refuse or cancel benefit if person not ordinarily resident in New Zealand
Social Security Act 2018
Financial help for refugees and others in special situations
205: Refugee or protected person status
Social Security Act 2018
You might not get your benefit if the police are looking for you
209: Benefit not payable to person who is subject to warrant of arrest
Social Security Act 2018
MSD must tell you quickly if there's a warrant for your arrest
211: MSD must give beneficiary notice of unresolved warrant
Social Security Act 2018
Police can ask to stop your benefit if they think you might be dangerous
213: Immediate suspension of benefit at request of New Zealand Police
Social Security Act 2018
MSD must quickly tell you in writing if they stop your benefit because of an arrest warrant
215: MSD must give beneficiary notice of immediate suspension
Social Security Act 2018
When you can still get some benefit money if you or a family member is in prison
218: Exceptions to rule that benefit not payable during custody in prison or on remand
Social Security Act 2018
You usually can't get benefit payments when you're outside New Zealand
219: General rule: benefit not payable while beneficiary absent from New Zealand
Social Security Act 2018
These sections have been taken out of the law
221: Purpose of sections 222 to 224
Social Security Act 2018
Basic rule cancels your benefit for 13 weeks, with some exceptions
227: What happens if basic rule applies
Social Security Act 2018
What MSD can do if you lose your job for doing something wrong
228: MSD’s options in case of misconduct
Social Security Act 2018
Explaining important words about benefit rules
229: Interpretation
Social Security Act 2018
Consequences for not following Social Security Act rules
232: Sanctions for failure to comply with certain obligations under this Act
Social Security Act 2018
Explaining what happens when you don't follow the rules, and how many times you can break them
235: Failure, and first, second, and third failure, defined for obligations other than young person or young parent obligations
Social Security Act 2018
What happens if you break the rules for getting money from the government for the first time
236: Sanction for first failure: reduction in main benefit
Social Security Act 2018
Your main benefit payment stops if you don't follow the rules twice
237: Sanction for second failure: suspension of main benefit
Social Security Act 2018
What counts as getting benefits without stopping
241: Meaning of continuous payment
Social Security Act 2018
No MSD punishment if you're in court for your child not going to school
243: Exclusion of sanction if failure is subject of prosecution under Education and Training Act 2020
Social Security Act 2018
MSD's mistake can be a valid reason for not following a rule
249: Good and sufficient reason for non-compliance: default by MSD
Social Security Act 2018
When it's okay to stay with your child instead of doing other things you're supposed to do
251: Good and sufficient reason for failure to supervise dependent child
Social Security Act 2018
MSD must tell you in writing before they change your benefit
252: MSD must give notice of sanction
Social Security Act 2018
How MSD tells you about a penalty for breaking the rules
254: How notice of sanction may be given
Social Security Act 2018
Extra steps before warning parents who aren't following child care rules
255: Breach of obligation in relation to dependent children: additional steps before notice may be given
Social Security Act 2018
Who pays for drug tests that MSD asks you to take
260: Costs of evidential drug test
Social Security Act 2018
MSD can give you another chance if you can't fix a work-test mistake
262: Impossibility of remedying failure of work-test obligation
Social Security Act 2018
Rules for drug testing to get benefits back
264: Drug testing for purposes of recompliance
Social Security Act 2018
Help for parents who haven't followed rules about caring for their children
267: Case management support for beneficiary in breach of obligation in relation to dependent children
Social Security Act 2018
Losing payments for young people who break rules three times
271: Sanction for third failure: cancellation of youth payment and incentive payments
Social Security Act 2018
Fixing mistakes: How a young person can make up for not following the rules
286: How young person satisfies obligation after failure to comply
Social Security Act 2018
It's against the law to lie or trick the government to get benefits
290: Offences: false statements, misleading, or attempting to mislead, to receive or continue to receive benefits
Social Security Act 2018
It's illegal to make someone promise to give away their benefit money
293: Offence of demanding or accepting acknowledgement or undertaking
Social Security Act 2018
What happens if you break a rule in the Social Security Act
294: General penalty for offences
Social Security Act 2018
This part explains how benefits work, from applying to getting paid
296: What this Part does
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
This law cleans up and organises other laws without changing what they mean
4: Revision Act
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
People who make forms can create online versions and decide how to use them
240: Authority to prescribe electronic forms and requirements for using electronic forms
Legislation Act 2019
This law helps make New Zealand's laws easy to find, understand, and use.
3: Purpose of this Act
Legislation Act 2019
What this law is about and how it works in New Zealand.
4: Overview of this Act
Legislation Act 2019
Special rules to help the law work smoothly during changes
6: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Legislation Act 2019
The government and its departments must follow this law too.
7: Act binds the Crown
Legislation Act 2019
This part of the law helps make rules clearer and easier to understand.
8: Purposes of this Part
Legislation Act 2019
Understanding what a law means by looking at its words and purpose
10: How to ascertain meaning of legislation
Legislation Act 2019
The law applies to what's happening now, not what happened before.
11: Legislation applies to circumstances as they arise
Legislation Act 2019
Laws only apply from the date they start, not before they were made.
12: Legislation does not have retrospective effect
Legislation Act 2019
Understanding the meaning of words used in laws helps people know what they say.
Legislation Act 2019
What special words mean in New Zealand laws
13: Definitions of terms for all legislation
Legislation Act 2019
Laws that mention a specific gender or type of person are talking about everyone, no matter what they are.
16: References to specific gender or kind of person include others
Legislation Act 2019
When you properly post a document, it's considered sent and received on the expected delivery day.
17: When sending by post is taken as done
Legislation Act 2019
Words in laws have the same meaning, even when they change form.
18: Parts of speech have corresponding meaning
Legislation Act 2019
Singular words can mean one or many things, and plural words can mean one thing too.
19: Words in singular include plural and vice versa
Legislation Act 2019
Words in secondary laws mean the same as in the main law that created them
20: Words used in secondary legislation or other instruments have same meaning as in empowering legislation
Legislation Act 2019
Doing something under one law also means you're doing it under the main law that controls it.
21: Anything done under secondary legislation or other instrument is also done under Act
Legislation Act 2019
The law does not apply to the government unless it says so.
22: Legislation not binding on the Crown
Legislation Act 2019
Examples in laws are just helpers, they don't change what the law means.
23: Examples do not limit provision
Legislation Act 2019
When new laws start being enforced
27: Time at which legislation commences
Legislation Act 2019
When new laws start, if the start date is based on a number of months after a certain day.
28: When legislation commences if calculated by number of months
Legislation Act 2019
Changes to a law are part of that law and are read together with it.
30: Amendments part of, and construed with, legislation amended
Legislation Act 2019
What happens when laws are changed or stopped, including when they no longer apply or have limited effect.
31: References to repeal or amendment extend to other ceasing of effect
Legislation Act 2019
What happens if a law is changed or cancelled: it doesn't affect what already happened.
32: Effect of repeal or amendment generally
Legislation Act 2019
What happens to things that were already happening when a law is changed or cancelled?
33: Effect of repeal or amendment on existing rights and proceedings
Legislation Act 2019
If a law changes, you can still get in trouble for something you did wrong before it changed.
34: Effect of repeal or amendment on prior offences and breaches of legislation
Legislation Act 2019
Things done using an old law still work even if the law changes.
35: Powers exercised under repealed or amended legislation have continuing effect
Legislation Act 2019
Rules made under an old law still apply even if the old law is repealed.
36: Legislation made under repealed legislation has continuing effect
Legislation Act 2019
How to use references to new laws that haven't started yet
37: How to apply references to new legislation that is not yet in force
Legislation Act 2019
What happens to other laws when one law is repealed and replaced with a new one?
38: How to apply references to repealed legislation
Legislation Act 2019
When a law ends on a certain day, it stops working from the start of that day.
39: Time of repeal of legislation on particular day
Legislation Act 2019
Who can make new laws and when they can do it
40: Authority to make secondary legislation
Legislation Act 2019
New laws can update other related laws to keep them working well together.
41: Secondary legislation may make consequential amendments to other secondary legislation
Legislation Act 2019
Changes made by an Act to secondary laws don't stop further changes being made later.
42: Amendments made to secondary legislation by Act do not prevent later amendments
Legislation Act 2019
Using new law powers before they officially start
43: When powers can be exercised before commencement
Legislation Act 2019
When new laws start, they can't be used before that date unless it's really necessary.
44: Limit on when pre-commencement exercise of powers takes effect
Legislation Act 2019
Having the power to choose someone for a job also means you can make other decisions about that job.
45: Power to appoint person to an office includes related powers
Legislation Act 2019
You can use your power to fix mistakes or things you missed the first time.
46: Power to do things may be exercised to correct errors
Legislation Act 2019
Someone else can do your job if you're not there, like a deputy or temporary replacement.
47: Powers of office holder may be exercised by acting office holders
Legislation Act 2019
Making laws also means you can change or cancel them.
48: Power to make includes power to amend or revoke
Legislation Act 2019
Making rules for different types of things in different ways
49: Power to make different provision for classes of matters
Legislation Act 2019
Making rules for groups of things, not just one at a time
50: Power to identify matters using classes
Legislation Act 2019
You can use a power or do a task given by a law more than once when needed.
51: Exercise or performance of powers, functions, and duties more than once
Legislation Act 2019
Forms are still okay if they have small differences from the official version
52: Use of approved or prescribed forms
Legislation Act 2019
More power to create and approve forms for sharing information
53: Extension of power to approve or prescribe forms
Legislation Act 2019
If a deadline falls on a non-working day, you can do it on the next working day instead.
55: Extension for doing thing if day or last day is not working day
Legislation Act 2019
How to count months when following the law
56: Calculating periods of months (except for commencement of legislation)
Legislation Act 2019
Measuring distance in a straight line on flat ground
58: Determining measurements of distance
Legislation Act 2019
What 'old law' and 'revision Act' mean in the law
59: Meaning of revision Act and old law
Legislation Act 2019
New law is written differently but works the same as the old law.
60: Revision Act is generally to have same effect as old law
Legislation Act 2019
Using old laws to help understand new ones when they are not clear.
61: Using old law as interpretation guide for revision Act
Legislation Act 2019
When a new law changes an old one, there are some exceptions to how it works.
62: Exceptions: when revision Act changes effect of old law
Legislation Act 2019
Laws can include information from other sources by referencing it, rather than writing it all out.
64: Power for secondary legislation to incorporate material by reference
Legislation Act 2019
Rules apply when a document uses information from another document
65: Schedule 2 applies if material incorporated by reference
Legislation Act 2019
What happens when someone changes the rules included in a law
66: Effect of amendments to material incorporated by reference
Legislation Act 2019
Legislation Act 2019
What laws are written by the Parliamentary Counsel Office?
67: What legislation is drafted by PCO
Legislation Act 2019
The Governor-General can allow the Inland Revenue Department to create tax laws.
68: Power to authorise IRD to draft Inland Revenue Bills
Legislation Act 2019
The government must make all new laws and rules available for everyone to see.
69: PCO must publish all legislation
Legislation Act 2019
The government must publish updated laws when they are changed, so you can see the new rules.
70: PCO must publish consolidations of legislation that is amended
Legislation Act 2019
When and how the government must make new laws and updates available to the public
71: How and when PCO must publish legislation and consolidations of legislation
Legislation Act 2019
Accessing laws online: when and how you can view them for free
72: How and when electronic versions of legislation must be available on legislation website
Legislation Act 2019
Rules for laws made by others that are not published by the government printer.
Legislation Act 2019
Reliable copies of the law: what you can trust
78: Official versions of legislation
Legislation Act 2019
What makes an official version of the law trustworthy?
79: Legal status of official versions
Legislation Act 2019
Courts must know and follow all New Zealand laws when making decisions
81: Judicial notice of legislation
Legislation Act 2019
The Governor-General can cancel old laws or rules that are no longer needed.
82: Power to revoke spent secondary legislation and other instruments
Legislation Act 2019
The Attorney-General's rules for publishing laws
83: Attorney-General directions under this Part
Legislation Act 2019
Legislation Act 2019
Fixing mistakes and making legislation easier to use and understand
84: Purpose of this subpart
Legislation Act 2019
The boss of the law helpers can let them make small changes to laws without changing what they mean.
86: Power to make editorial changes
Legislation Act 2019
Making legislation easier to read by updating the numbering system
88: Changes to numbering
Legislation Act 2019
When changes are made to a law, they are treated as if they were already part of an earlier law.
90: When changes take effect
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The government can share your address to give back your rental bond money if they can't find you.
22E: MSD may disclose address information for bond refund purposes
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
How changes to tenancy rules affect existing agreements
Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Rules about smoke alarms in rental homes can be made by the government to keep people safe
138A: Regulations in respect of smoke alarms
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Landlords must keep important papers about the rental and show them to the boss if asked.
123A: Documents to be retained by landlord and produced to chief executive if required
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The boss can ask you to show them certain papers about your rental home, if they need to see them.
123B: Documents to be produced by tenant to chief executive if required
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
A special person can go into a rented house to check it if they have permission and tell everyone first.
123D: Power of entry to inspect premises
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The boss can step in and handle legal stuff for renters or landlords if it's important for everyone.
124A: Chief executive may take proceedings in place of tenant or landlord
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Extra rules for when the boss steps in to help with legal problems
124B: Supplementary provision to section 124A
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
This law explains how the new rules apply to tenancies that started before the law changed.
9: Existing tenancies
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
This rule about fair and balanced rent prices no longer applies.
35: Transitional provisions relating to fair rents and equitable rents
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
This explains how long people who help solve house renting problems can work in their job.
68: Term of office of Tenancy Adjudicators
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
How people who decide on tenancy disputes get paid for their work
69: Remuneration of Tenancy Adjudicators
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
This part used to explain how the government set up special offices and people to help with renting homes, but it's not used anymore.
75: Offices and Tenancy Officers
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The government's top person must make sure their workers help people with paperwork and other tasks related to renting homes.
113: Chief executive to provide assistance
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Rules for people in charge of making sure everyone follows rental home laws
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The person in charge makes sure the rules are followed properly.
121: Chief executive responsible for administration of Act
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The boss can let other people do some of their important jobs
122: Director-General may delegate powers
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The chief executive can do many things to help with rental agreements and make sure everyone follows the rules.
123: General functions and powers of chief executive
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The chief executive can't be personally blamed for mistakes made while doing their job.
125: Immunities
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The boss must write a yearly report about how they managed the rules for renting homes
126: Annual report
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The government's top money-checker looks after the special bank account for rented homes.
128: Auditor-General to be auditor of Residential Tenancies Trust Account
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
A part of the fund that used to exist but doesn't anymore
129: Part B of the Fund
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The law used to let a special group give money to help with renting homes, but this rule doesn't exist anymore.
130: Corporation may make money available
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
This explains different ways to send important papers to landlords and tenants, like giving them in person or sending by mail.
136: Service of documents
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Rules can be made about different things to help make the law work better for everyone.
140: Regulations relating to other matters
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The government can change the list of rules without making a new law.
141: Schedule 1 may be amended by Order in Council
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
This explains how some old rules are removed and other rules are changed to make way for new ones.
144: Repeals, revocations, and amendments
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
List of older renting laws removed when this Act started
Schedule 2: Enactments repealed
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The government can make special rules for rental homes, even if those rules are different from other building or health laws.
138D: Powers to make regulations under sections 138A to 138C not limited by other enactments, etc
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The Tribunal must put its final decisions on the internet for everyone to read, unless there's a good reason not to.
115B: Online publication of final written decisions
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Rules about tenancies during COVID-19 (no longer in effect)
Schedule 5: Provisions relating to COVID-19
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Rules for ending social housing rentals when tenants no longer qualify or need to move
53B: Special provisions for notice terminating social housing tenancies
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The boss can give you a special ticket if they think you've broken a small rule
126C: When infringement notice may be issued
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Money from fines for breaking rules goes to the government
126G: Payment of infringement fees
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
An enforceable undertaking becomes active when the boss accepts it or on a later date they choose.
126O: When enforceable undertaking is enforceable
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for the Commission working with overseas regulators
48F: Regulator-to-regulator co-operation arrangements
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for fair trading bosses to work with friends from other countries
48H: Procedures relating to co-operation arrangements
Fair Trading Act 1986
Helping other countries' fair trading regulators with information and investigations
48I: Providing compulsorily acquired information and investigative assistance
Fair Trading Act 1986
The Commission must make a yearly report about working with overseas regulators
48L: Reporting on use of co-operation arrangements
Fair Trading Act 1986
The government must follow fair trading rules when doing business
4: Application of Act to the Crown
Fair Trading Act 1986
The law applies to government businesses just like other businesses
5: Application of Act to Crown corporations
Fair Trading Act 1986
Rules for keeping people safe when getting services
35: Safety standards in respect of services
Fair Trading Act 1986
The Commission and its people are protected from legal trouble when doing their job properly
48: Proceedings privileged
Accident Compensation Act 2001
This law explains the main goals of helping people who get hurt
3: Purpose
Accident Compensation Act 2001
New Zealand includes islands, waters, and offshore structures
16: New Zealand
Accident Compensation Act 2001
ACC makes a draft set of rules for people's rights, talking to others the Minister chooses
42: Corporation to prepare draft Code in consultation with persons nominated by Minister
Accident Compensation Act 2001
The government asks for people's ideas about new rules for accidents
43: Public consultation on draft Code after agreement by Minister
Accident Compensation Act 2001
How the Code can be changed by the Minister
47: Amendments to Code
Accident Compensation Act 2001
When you need to tell ACC about your injury or ask for help
53: Time for making claim
Accident Compensation Act 2001
ACC must make fair choices about your claim quickly
54: Responsibility of Corporation to make reasonable decisions in timely manner
Accident Compensation Act 2001
What ACC does when you make a tricky claim
57: Steps Corporation takes to action complicated claims for cover
Accident Compensation Act 2001
What happens if ACC doesn't decide on your claim in time
58: Effect of failure to meet time limits
Accident Compensation Act 2001
ACC may ask doctors for help when deciding about treatment injury claims
62: Decision on claim for treatment injury
Accident Compensation Act 2001
ACC must tell you about your right to challenge their decisions
63: Corporation must tell claimant about review rights
Accident Compensation Act 2001
ACC can fix mistakes in its decisions
65: Corporation may revise decisions
Accident Compensation Act 2001
ACC hires people to check decisions and assigns them to cases
137: Corporation to engage and allocate reviewers
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Reviewers must be fair and tell ACC if they know about the claim already
138: Reviewer's duty to act independently and disclose previous involvement
Accident Compensation Act 2001
ACC has rules to make sure the people who check decisions are fair and not influenced
139: Corporation's duties to secure independence of reviewer
Accident Compensation Act 2001
How decisions are reviewed and what reviewers can decide
145: Review decisions: substance
Accident Compensation Act 2001
ACC pays for appeal costs that others don't cover
164: Recovery of costs of appeals
Accident Compensation Act 2001
ACC's duties: deciding claims, giving benefits, and managing money
165: Duty of Corporation
Accident Compensation Act 2001
How to question ACC's decisions about your payments
236: Challenges to levies
Accident Compensation Act 2001
ACC can fix mistakes in their decisions about how much you pay
237: Corporation may revise decisions
Accident Compensation Act 2001
ACC pays back extra money if you get both social security benefits and ACC payments
252: Relationship with social security benefits: reimbursement by Corporation
Accident Compensation Act 2001
The ACC is a special government organisation that helps with accidents
259: Accident Compensation Corporation
Accident Compensation Act 2001
The law usually treats ACC and its smaller companies as separate
261: Relationship between Corporation and subsidiaries
Accident Compensation Act 2001
ACC can do extra things to help people
265: Ancillary powers of Corporation
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Rules for special companies created by ACC
266: Provisions relating to Crown entity subsidiaries
Accident Compensation Act 2001
The ACC Board: Who's in charge and how they're chosen
267: Board of Corporation
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Only ACC can use its name or names that look like it
268: Protection of names Accident Compensation Corporation and Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation
Accident Compensation Act 2001
The government tells ACC what services to provide each year
271: Service agreements between Corporation and Minister
Accident Compensation Act 2001
The Corporation must make a plan that explains how it will work and use its money
272: Statement of intent
Accident Compensation Act 2001
The government can ask ACC for money information
273: Provision of financial information
Accident Compensation Act 2001
ACC can borrow money and make financial promises, but must follow rules
276: Power to borrow, etc
Accident Compensation Act 2001
ACC must create yearly money reports
278: Annual financial statements
Accident Compensation Act 2001
ACC can share information about people getting weekly payments to help with benefit checks and repayments
281: Disclosure of information by Corporation for benefit and benefit debt recovery purposes
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Telling officials about dangers in medical care to keep people safe
284: Reporting of risk of harm to public
Accident Compensation Act 2001
A group that used to help the Minister with injury information no longer exists
291: Ministerial advisory panel
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Minister and information manager must make a work agreement
292: Minister to require information manager to enter into purchase agreement
Accident Compensation Act 2001
How the information manager gets money to do their job
293: Funding of information manager
Accident Compensation Act 2001
The Health Minister makes deals to ensure promised health services are provided and reported on
302: Minister of Health's responsibilities for purchase of public health acute services and other health services
Accident Compensation Act 2001
The Minister of Health speaks for the government in some cases
304: Minister of Health acts on behalf of the Crown
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Rules for buying emergency transport services with others
305: Joint purchasing arrangements for emergency transport services
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Rules for challenging ACC decisions and appealing them in court
328: Regulations relating to reviews and appeals
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Rules about accidents and injuries need input from experts first
330: Consultation requirements for regulations relating to classifications, risk rating, or treatment injury
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Regulations can allow people to make choices about how to apply them
334: Regulations may confer discretion
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Removing old laws and rules to keep things up to date
339: Consequential repeals and revocations
Accident Compensation Act 2001
What happens when the Minister asks the Corporation to manage the Non-Compliers Fund
345: Regulator's functions in respect of Non-Compliers Fund
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Rules about accident compensation that the Governor-General can make
349: Regulations
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Rules for getting ACC cover for injuries that happened before July 1992
356: Claim for cover lodged but not yet determined if injury suffered before 1 July 1992
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Money for childcare if someone who helped with kids died before 1992
387: Compensation for pecuniary loss not related to earnings under former Acts: child care for child of deceased person
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Rules to help with changes in the law
396: Regulations providing for transitional matters
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Rules about how ACC works and what it can do
Schedule 5: Provisions relating to Corporation
Accident Compensation Act 2001
A yearly report about ACC's money and work
278A: Annual financial condition report
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Rules for making and changing the government's money plan
166C: Consultation, publication, and amendment of funding policy statement
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Minister can approve special work safety plans
174C: Minister's approval of certain workplace incentive programmes
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Rules for changing from the old law to the new law
Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Accident Compensation Act 2001
Checking if the rules for helping people with accidents are working well
25A: Review of operation of Schedule 3A
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
Defining rules for understanding Treaty principles in New Zealand law
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
Ministry of Justice must make a special report explaining the bill
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
Explaining what the Treaty of Waitangi means for New Zealand's laws
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
Report on how changes to Treaty of Waitangi law might affect people
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
When this law starts working depends on what New Zealand voters decide
2: Commencement
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
This bill explains the Treaty of Waitangi rules and how to use them
3: Purpose
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
What important words mean in this proposed law
4: Interpretation
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
This law would apply to the government and its workers
5: Act binds the Crown
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
Explaining how the Treaty of Waitangi should work in today's laws
6: Principles of Treaty of Waitangi
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
Use the Treaty principles in section 6 to understand laws about the Treaty
7: Principles of Treaty of Waitangi set out in section 6 must be used to interpret enactments
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
This law won't change how we deal with old Treaty settlements
8: Act not to apply to interpretation of Treaty settlement Act or settlement of historical Treaty claim under Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
The Treaty of Waitangi/te Tiriti o Waitangi's words will stay the same
9: Treaty of Waitangi/te Tiriti o Waitangi not amended
Principles of the Treaty of Waitangi Bill
Rules for understanding and using the Treaty's ideas in our laws
Regulatory Standards Bill
Rules for changing from the old law to the new law
6: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Regulatory Standards Bill
This law applies to everyone, even the government
7: Act binds the Crown
Regulatory Standards Bill
This law doesn't give you new rights or make you do new things
24: Act does not confer or impose legal rights or obligations
Regulatory Standards Bill
Laws still work even if people don't follow this new rule
25: Validity of legislation not affected by failure to comply with this Act
Regulatory Standards Bill
How the new rules will start and what happens to old rules
Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Regulatory Standards Bill
Regulatory Standards Bill
When a bill doesn't need to be checked
10: When review of Bill is not required
Regulatory Standards Bill
When you don't need to check some government rules
14: When review of secondary legislation is not required
Regulatory Standards Bill
Checking if new laws follow good rules
9: Review of consistency of Bill with principles
Regulatory Standards Bill
Checking if government changes to laws are fair
11: Review of consistency of Government amendment with principles
Regulatory Standards Bill
When the government doesn't need to check its changes to a bill
12: When review of Government amendment does not apply
Regulatory Standards Bill
Checking if new rules are fair and make sense
13: Review of consistency of secondary legislation with principles
Regulatory Standards Bill
Regulatory Standards Bill
Regulatory Standards Bill
This law doesn't tell you how to explain your reasons
26: Act does not regulate reasons
Regulatory Standards Bill
Regulatory Standards Bill
A new group is created to help with rules in New Zealand
28: Regulatory Standards Board established
Regulatory Standards Bill
What the board does to help make good laws
29: Functions of board
Regulatory Standards Bill
Who can be on the board and how many people
37: Membership of board
Regulatory Standards Bill
Minister picks smart people to help make rules
38: Minister must appoint members
Regulatory Standards Bill
Regulatory Standards Bill
Rules for making fair and sensible laws
8: Principles of responsible regulation
Regulatory Standards Bill
Agencies must plan to check laws and tell everyone how it's going
17: Responsible agency must develop plans for regularly reviewing legislation and report on progress
Regulatory Standards Bill
When you don't need to check a law again
18: When regular review of Act is not required
Regulatory Standards Bill
Bosses must make some choices by themselves
23: Chief executives must act independently
Regulatory Standards Bill
How the board checks if a law is working well
34: How good law-making principles apply when board is carrying out inquiry
Regulatory Standards Bill
Rules for checking if old laws are still good
20: How good law-making principles apply when responsible agency is carrying out review
Regulatory Standards Bill
Checking if a law is working well and telling everyone about it
21: Statements on review of Act
Regulatory Standards Bill
The board tells the Minister what they did each year
39: Annual report
Regulatory Standards Bill
Ministry shares reports about rules for everyone to read online
36: Ministry must publish inquiry reports
Regulatory Standards Bill
Regulatory Standards Bill
Board shares its final findings with important people
35: Board must give final report to certain persons
Regulatory Standards Bill
Extra rules about how the board and its members work
40: Other provisions relating to board and members
Regulatory Standards Bill
Rules for the people who make decisions about laws
Schedule 2: Other provisions relating to board and its members
Regulatory Standards Bill
A way to tell someone if you think a rule isn't fair
32: Complaints system to support inquiry functions
Regulatory Standards Bill
When can the special group check laws?
33: When board may inquire into legislation
Regulatory Standards Bill
Board must read papers, not listen to people, when checking new laws
30: Inquiries or considering statements must be carried out on papers
Regulatory Standards Bill
Government checks how rules are made every four years
16: Four-yearly briefings on state of regulatory management system
Regulatory Standards Bill
Government bosses must look after the rules they're in charge of
15: Responsibility to engage in regulatory stewardship
Regulatory Standards Bill
Ministry can ask for info to write reports about rules
42: Power to obtain information to enable preparation of briefings on regulatory management system
Regulatory Standards Bill
Getting info to check if laws are working well
43: Power to obtain information to enable regulatory reviews
Regulatory Standards Bill
Checking and explaining government rules
22: Statements on review of secondary legislation
Regulatory Standards Bill
Rules for asking contract workers for information
46: Restriction on requiring information from contracted person
Regulatory Standards Bill
Rules for asking information from groups outside the government
45: Restriction on requiring information from non-public service agency
Regulatory Standards Bill
What happens if you don't share information when asked
47: Consequences of failing to comply with notice
Regulatory Standards Bill
When do we check if secondary laws are working well?
19: When regular review of secondary legislation is required
Regulatory Standards Bill
Reports on how well rules are working
41: Regulatory review reports
Regulatory Standards Bill
How the board does its job using special rules
31: Application of inquiry provisions
Regulatory Standards Bill
No special notices allowed for Parliament and its helpers
44: Restriction on giving notice in connection with Parliament
Public Service Act 2020
The Governor-General chooses a Public Service Commissioner after the Prime Minister suggests someone.
42: Public Service Commissioner
Public Service Act 2020
Changes and rules that still apply after the Public Service Act 2020 started
Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Public Service Act 2020
Public Service Act 2020
Public Service Act 2020
Rules for appointing and paying the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners
Schedule 4: Other terms and conditions of appointment of Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners
Public Service Act 2020
The Commissioner's extra jobs and powers to help the public service work well
Schedule 3: Other functions and powers of Commissioner
Public Service Act 2020
How the boss of a government department gets their job and is checked on their work
Schedule 7: Appointment and performance review of public service chief executives
Public Service Act 2020
What extra jobs and powers do government department bosses have?
Schedule 6: Other functions and powers of public service chief executives
Public Service Act 2020
Changes made to other laws because of the Public Service Act 2020
135: Consequential amendments to enactments
Public Service Act 2020
The Commissioner is the leader in charge of the public service, making sure it works well and does the right thing.
43: Commissioner’s role
Public Service Act 2020
The Commissioner is the boss of the Commission.
49: Commissioner is chief executive of Commission
Public Service Act 2020
The boss of the public service must create a plan to help top leaders get better at their jobs.
61: Commissioner must develop and implement leadership strategy
Public Service Act 2020
The person in charge of the Public Service Commission is called the chief executive.
Public Service Act 2020
What bosses of government departments and agencies are responsible for
52: General responsibilities of chief executives of departments and departmental agencies
Public Service Act 2020
Public Service Act 2020
It's against the law to try to unfairly influence important public service leaders.
Public Service Act 2020
Chief executives make employment decisions on their own, without asking the Minister.
54: Duty to act independently in employment matters
Public Service Act 2020
The people in charge of the public service are called the leadership team.
Public Service Act 2020
A list of government groups that work together to help New Zealand
Schedule 2: Public service agencies
Public Service Act 2020
The Commissioner helps government agencies work well together on workforce matters.
95: Commissioner’s functions in relation to this Part
Public Service Act 2020
The Minister approves the government's workforce plan.
99: Government workforce policy: approval by Minister
Public Service Act 2020
How the Government Workforce Policy is shared and updated with the public and agencies.
100: Government Workforce Policy Statement: process
Public Service Act 2020
Some public service jobs are temporary until a review decides if you can stay
71: Appointments subject to review
Public Service Act 2020
Picking the best person for a public service job
72: Appointments on merit
Public Service Act 2020
The Commissioner helps make sure everyone has a fair chance to get a job and work in the public service.
74: Commissioner’s functions include promoting, developing, and monitoring equal employment opportunities
Public Service Act 2020
Rules from the Employment Relations Act apply to people working in public service.
Public Service Act 2020
Public service workers are covered by the Employment Relations Act 2000 law.
76: Application of Employment Relations Act 2000 to public service
Public Service Act 2020
Solving problems at work: what to do when you have a dispute with your employer
77: Personal grievances and disputes
Public Service Act 2020
The Commissioner leads talks to create fair work agreements with employees and their unions.
78: Negotiation of collective agreements
Public Service Act 2020
The Commissioner can pass on some of their work to others to negotiate employment agreements.
80: Delegation of Commissioner’s functions and powers to negotiate collective agreements
Public Service Act 2020
The boss of the public service can pass some jobs to other leaders to help fix unfair pay problems.
84: Delegation of Commissioner’s functions and powers to negotiate pay equity claim
Public Service Act 2020
Rules for other jobs are explained in Schedule 8
85: Other employment provisions in Schedule 8
Public Service Act 2020
Public Service Act 2020
Rules about getting and keeping a government job
Schedule 8: Employment provisions
Public Service Act 2020
Boards made up of important people from different government departments work together.
Public Service Act 2020
Rules for interdepartmental executive boards, including their jobs, powers, and how they work together
27: Responsibilities, powers, and working arrangements of interdepartmental executive boards
Public Service Act 2020
Board members are responsible to a Minister for their actions
35: Members of board responsible to appropriate Minister
Public Service Act 2020
Boards must put their rules on a website so you can see how they work.
31: Operating procedures to be published
Public Service Act 2020
Board members answer to a Minister who looks after their area of work
28: Members of board responsible to appropriate Minister
Public Service Act 2020
The board must put their rules online so you can see them.
37: Operating procedures to be published
Public Service Act 2020
Agencies working together: making a plan to achieve common goals
39: Establishment of joint operational agreements
Public Service Act 2020
Making joint agreements work and being responsible for your actions
40: Implementation and limit on enforceability
Public Service Act 2020
How a joint operational agreement can be stopped
41: Termination of joint operational agreements
Public Service Act 2020
What the Public Service Act is trying to achieve
3: Purposes of this Act
Public Service Act 2020
Special rules to help change to the new Public Service Act 2020
8: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Public Service Act 2020
Public Service Act 2020
What is the public service in New Zealand?
10: Public service defined
Public Service Act 2020
What the public service is for and how it should work to help the community
Public Service Act 2020
The purpose of the public service is to support the Government and deliver services to you and your community.
11: Purpose
Public Service Act 2020
Public Service Act 2020
Public Service Act 2020
Public Service Act 2020
Agencies must follow government rules unless they get special permission
18: Agencies must comply with minimum standards unless exception granted
Public Service Act 2020
Rules for being honest and fair at work
19: Guidance on integrity and conduct
Public Service Act 2020
Minimum standards and guidance: what it means and how it works in the law
21: Status of minimum standards and guidance
Public Service Act 2020
Working in public service is considered continuous for certain laws.
Public Service Act 2020
No redundancy payment if your job changes under a special transfer rule.
87: No redundancy payment for employee transferred under section 86
Public Service Act 2020
Why government departments work together on shared tasks and services
32: Purposes
Public Service Act 2020
What boards of interdepartmental ventures can and must do
34: Responsibilities and powers of boards of interdepartmental ventures
Public Service Act 2020
Who's in charge of public service employees in government departments?
66: Public service employees: departments
Public Service Act 2020
Rules for public service employees working on joint projects with other departments
67: Public service employees: interdepartmental ventures
Public Service Act 2020
Staff who work directly with Government Ministers
70: Ministerial staff
Public Service Act 2020
Rules for public service employees on interdepartmental executive boards
69: Public service employees: interdepartmental executive boards
Public Service Act 2020
Important public service bosses who help make sure everything runs well
56: System leaders
Public Service Act 2020
Important government jobs and the departments they work with
Schedule 5: Functional chief executives and host departments
Public Service Act 2020
Agreements between bosses and unions about employee pay and work conditions
79: Collective agreements
Public Service Act 2020
The Commissioner helps create a plan for government workers and gives it to the Minister.
96: Commissioner may draft and submit Government workforce policy to Minister
Public Service Act 2020
Important rules for people working in the public service to be honest and do the right thing
Public Service Act 2020
Public Service Act 2020
Public Service Act 2020
The Commissioner makes decisions about public service bosses without being told what to do by the Minister.
45: Duty to act independently when making decisions about public service chief executives
Public Service Act 2020
People in charge of important government jobs are called public service chief executives.
Public Service Act 2020
Government rules can't change your work rights or laws that apply to you.
98: Rights, obligations, etc, not affected by Government Workforce Policy Statement
Public Service Act 2020
Changes are made to a law about when government organisations can be blamed for crimes.
Public Service Act 2020
Getting info from the Commissioner doesn't override other laws, like privacy laws.
102: Request for information does not limit other enactments
Public Service Act 2020
Changes made to other laws because of the Public Service Act 2020
Schedule 11: Consequential amendments
Public Service Act 2020
Rules and laws that are no longer in effect
Schedule 10: Legislative instruments revoked
Partnership Law Act 2019
This law updates how partnership rules are written without changing what they do
4: Revision Act
Privacy Act 2020
When an agency can refuse to give you your personal information
46: Decision to refuse access to personal information
Privacy Act 2020
When an agency may choose not to say if they have your information
47: Decision to neither confirm nor deny personal information is held
Privacy Act 2020
Rules for sharing personal information with other countries
214: Regulations: prescribed countries
Privacy Act 2020
How the Tribunal handles complaints about access to your personal information
109: Proceedings involving access to personal information
Privacy Act 2020
Rules for approving overseas schemes that protect your personal information
213: Regulations: prescribed binding schemes
Privacy Act 2020
How an agency must respond when you ask for your personal information
44: Responding to IPP 6 request
Privacy Act 2020
Explaining key terms and concepts used in the Privacy Act 2020
7: Interpretation
Privacy Act 2020
Agency responsibility for personal information held by its workers or members
10: Personal information held by agency if held by officer, employee, or member of agency
Privacy Act 2020
A second-in-command can be appointed to help run the privacy office
14: Deputy Privacy Commissioner
Privacy Act 2020
Rules for retirement plans and superannuation for the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner
16: Superannuation or retiring allowances
Privacy Act 2020
The Privacy Commissioner's roles in safeguarding and promoting privacy in New Zealand
17: Functions of Commissioner
Privacy Act 2020
Minister must share Privacy Act report with Parliament
19: Responsible Minister must present copy of report on operation of Act to House of Representatives
Privacy Act 2020
Commissioner must balance privacy with other important factors when making decisions
21: Commissioner to have regard to certain matters
Privacy Act 2020
Intelligence agencies can collect personal info without telling you
28: IPPs 2, 3, and 4(b) do not apply to personal information collected by intelligence and security agencies
Privacy Act 2020
Some personal info is exempt from rules about how it's handled, like during investigations or when sent electronically.
29: IPPs 6 and 7 do not apply to certain information
Privacy Act 2020
How you can enforce your right to access personal information held by public agencies
31: Enforceability of IPPs
Privacy Act 2020
Personal information can be withheld if sharing it might affect national security or foreign relations
51: Security, defence, international relations as reason for refusing access to personal information
Privacy Act 2020
How the Privacy Commissioner starts and communicates about an investigation
80: Commencing investigation
Privacy Act 2020
Privacy Commissioner can require disclosure of confidential information with some exceptions
88: Disclosure of information may be required despite obligation of secrecy
Privacy Act 2020
Rights and protections when providing information to the Privacy Commissioner
89: Protection and privileges of persons required to provide information, etc
Privacy Act 2020
Special rules for handling privacy complaints about intelligence agencies
95: Special procedure relating to intelligence and security agency
Privacy Act 2020
Commissioner must report serious wrongdoing or negligence by agencies
96: Commissioner to report breach of duty or misconduct
Privacy Act 2020
This section explains why government agencies can share your personal information
136: Purpose of this subpart
Privacy Act 2020
Who can make agreements to share information in New Zealand
141: Parties to information sharing agreement
Privacy Act 2020
Rules for government orders to share your personal information
146: Requirements for Order in Council
Privacy Act 2020
How to change an approved information sharing agreement
157: Amendment of approved information sharing agreement
Privacy Act 2020
Government can change rules about agencies sharing identity information
168: Power to amend Schedule 3 by Order in Council
Privacy Act 2020
Explaining why some government agencies can access certain people's law enforcement information
169: Purpose of this subpart
Privacy Act 2020
Governor-General can change Schedule 4 with Minister's approval and Privacy Commissioner's input
173: Power to amend Schedule 4 by Order in Council
Privacy Act 2020
Government agencies must warn you before taking action based on conflicting information
181: Notice of adverse action proposed
Privacy Act 2020
Minister must share privacy report and government's response with Parliament
185: Responsible Minister must present copy of report under section 184 and report setting out Government’s response to House of Representatives
Privacy Act 2020
Additional regulations can be made to support the Privacy Act
215: Other regulations
Privacy Act 2020
List of agreements for sharing personal information between government departments
Schedule 2: Approved information sharing agreements
Privacy Act 2020
Rules about when government departments can share your information with each other
Schedule 5: Information matching provisions
Racing Industry Act 2020
When different parts of the Racing Industry Act 2020 start working
2: Commencement
Racing Industry Act 2020
Getting permission from the local council to open a new betting place
93: When territorial authority consent is required
Racing Industry Act 2020
Asking your local council for permission to open a TAB venue
94: Application for territorial authority consent
Racing Industry Act 2020
How councils decide if a new betting shop can open
95: Considering and determining application for territorial authority consent
Racing Industry Act 2020
Councils must make rules about betting shops in their area
96: Territorial authority must adopt TAB venue policy
Racing Industry Act 2020
Rules for making and updating betting shop policies
97: Adoption and review of TAB venue policy
Racing Industry Act 2020
TAB NZ must follow rules about sharing information with the public
126: Application of Official Information Act 1982
Racing Industry Act 2020
The boss can share some work with others, but keeps important decisions
109: Delegation
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
The boss can still make decisions even when others help
102: Subpart does not limit or affect chief executive’s powers
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
You need special approval to help make government rules if you don't work for the government
96: When person must be approved under this subpart
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
The boss writes a letter to say you're approved and tells everyone about it
100: How approval is given
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Rules for sharing information by people allowed to ask for it
34: Requirements in regulations or standards for accredited requestors to make information available
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Chief Executive can change rules for data requestors on their own
115: Chief executive may modify terms or conditions on own motion
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
How to ask to be allowed to make official requests
108: Application for accreditation
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Rules about paying fees and charges to the government
134: Miscellaneous provisions relating to fees and charges
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
The government must explain their decision about your request
113: Notice of decision
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
The Minister must talk to important people before making new rules
106: Minister must consult on proposed designation
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
How the government sends you important messages about the law
145: Notices
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Rules about paying for services under this law
133: Regulations relating to fees and charges
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
How the register works and when you can use it
123: Operation of register
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
How you might be punished for breaking this law
62: Infringement offences
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Rules for sending reminders about breaking the law
68: Reminder notices
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Minister talks to people before making new rules
137: Minister must consult on proposed regulations
Customer and Product Data Bill
Breaking rules about yearly reports can lead to fines
114: Contravention of specified annual report requirement is infringement offence
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Chief executive's work statements are protected like official reports
144: Chief executive’s warnings, reports, guidelines, or comments protected by qualified privilege
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Sharing information with police and other important groups to help them do their job
128: Sharing of information with certain law enforcement or regulatory agencies
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
This law changes the rules about settling disagreements between people
147: Principal Act
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Chief executive can get help from outside expert to make info rules
97: Chief executive may approve person
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
The boss can let helpers do extra jobs without asking permission first
99: Approval may extend to other activities
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Boss can change rules or take away permission anytime
101: Chief executive may change terms and conditions or revoke approval at any time
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Approved person writes a yearly report about their work and shares it with everyone
103: Approved person must provide annual report on activities
Customer and Product Data Act 2025
Rules for choosing who can make standards
98: Criteria for approving person
Gangs Act 2024
You can ask the police to check if your dispersal notice is fair
20: Review of dispersal notice
Gangs Act 2024
Gangs Act 2024
Going to court for non-consorting orders is usually like a non-criminal case
28: Civil proceedings
Gangs Act 2024
Gangs Act 2024
Rules for telling gang members to leave an area and stop hanging out with each other
Gangs Act 2024
The Governor-General can update the official list of gangs based on the Police Minister's advice
32: Power to amend Schedule 2 by Order in Council
Gangs Act 2024
Changes who can ask for legal help when dealing with gang-related orders
35: Section 4 amended (Interpretation)
Gangs Act 2024
The rules about court fees now include two new laws about digital harm and gangs
37: Regulation 3 amended (Application)
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
How you can answer people's comments about your application
55: Response to comments provided under section 53
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
The panel decides without listening to people talk
56: Hearing not required
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Steps for holding a hearing about a fast-track application
57: Procedure if hearing is held
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
The Minister can decide some activities are allowed when making choices about referrals
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
EPA checks for similar requests or existing permits
47: EPA makes recommendation on whether there are competing applications or existing resource consents for same activity
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
What the panel leader does when they get a big application from the EPA
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Panel can ask for extra information about land use requests
68: Panel may request or commission advice on concession, land exchange, or access arrangement
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
How the right Minister helps with special permissions, swapping land, and getting access
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Panel leader gives important project information to the decision-making team
52: Panel convener provides information to panel
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Changing who's in charge of a project in the Fast-track Approvals Act
117: Order in Council to amend authorised person in Schedule 2
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Talking to important groups before asking for special project approval
11: Consultation requirements for referral application
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
When panels must decide on approvals
79: Timing of panel decisions
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Changes to a law about fast-track approvals for building and land use
119: Amendment to Resource Management (Natural and Built Environment and Spatial Planning Repeal and Interim Fast-track Consenting) Act 2023
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Parts of Schedule 1 are being taken out of the law
120: Schedule 1 amended
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Minister can set rules for certain land activities to protect the government
78: Appropriate Minister may specify standard conditions
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Panel asks two Māori ministers for their thoughts before deciding
72: Panel seeks comments from Minister for Māori Crown Relations: Te Arawhiti and Minister for Māori Development
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Panel tells Minister about their planned decision and reminds them they can take over
77: Panel informs appropriate Minister of proposed decision
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Panel can let the right Minister decide if they're unsure about risks
75: Panel may transfer decision to appropriate Minister
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
What happens when the Minister takes over the decision on your application
76: Process if decision is called in by, or transferred to, appropriate Minister
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Explaining what words mean in the 'Cost recovery' part of the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
103: Interpretation
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Minister can let EPA handle money matters, but can still do it themselves
105: Delegation of cost-recovery function by Minister
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Minister can decide if an activity is allowed before someone applies for a project
39: Minister may make determination under section 23 or 24
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Decisions made under this law can't be changed using other laws
102: Right of appeal, review, or reconsideration under specified Act
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
The government can make rules about paying for fast-track approvals
108: Regulations may set fees, charges, and contributions
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules for paying money to help with the costs of fast-track approvals
109: Regulations may impose levies
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Panel tells you their plan to say no and asks for changes before making final decision
69: Panel provides draft decisions to applicant before declining approval
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Sharing costs when more than one person applies together
112: Liability for costs if application lodged, or to be lodged, by more than 1 person
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Minister decides what happens after accepting a project referral application
26: Referral of project if referral application accepted
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Minister can decide a project is important before someone asks for it
38: Minister may determine that project is priority
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The person in charge chooses people to review important applications
50: Panel convener sets up panel
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Minister can take over important land decisions before a panel decides
74: Appropriate Minister may call in decision
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EPA can ask for project information from groups and councils to help with applications
90: EPA may request information from relevant administering agencies and local authorities
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
EPA can help panels by making some choices, but must follow rules and work quickly
92: EPA powers to make certain decisions
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
EPA shares important papers on their website for everyone to see
93: EPA must publish notices and other documents
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Paying for help when you want approval to do something
104: Cost recovery
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
How the government gets paid back for their work
106: Methods of cost recovery
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EPA helps pay for other groups involved in fast-track approvals
110: Contribution to costs of relevant third parties
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Paying people back for costs when swapping land
111: Land exchange cost recovery by third parties
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
What this law is called and how people will refer to it
1: Title
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
When this law becomes official and starts working
2: Commencement
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Words and phrases explained: What key terms mean in this Act
4: Interpretation
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Special rules for when things are changing or old rules still apply
6: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
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The Minister can ask for more details about an application
20: Minister may request information
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Minister's decision on a project is shared with everyone
28: Notice of Minister's decision on referral application
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
You can challenge a panel's legal decisions, but not their judgement
99: Appeal against decisions only on question of law
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
How to give someone a document for the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
113: Service of documents
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules that explain how the Fast-track Approvals Act 2024 works
116: Regulations
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Projects that might get approved faster in New Zealand
Schedule 2: Listed projects
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules for choosing smart people to help make decisions about building stuff quickly
Schedule 3: Expert panel
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Changes to how the government can use or take land for fast-track projects
Schedule 12: Modifications to process under Public Works Act 1981 to take or deal with land
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
The Minister must get a report about Māori rights and interests in the project area
18: Report on Treaty settlements and other obligations
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
EPA gets a quick report about your project from another agency
49: EPA obtains section 18 report for listed project
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
EPA checks if your project application is ready and follows the rules
46: EPA decides whether substantive application is complete and within scope
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
You can ask to pause your application review
64: Applicant may request suspension of processing substantive application
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
The panel can ask for more details or reports to help them decide
67: Panel may request further information or report
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
What goes into a panel's decision report
87: Content of panel decision documents
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Panel tells people about important decisions and puts them online
88: Issue, service, and publication of decision documents
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
The Conservation boss writes a report about swapping land
35: Director-General of Conservation’s report on land exchange
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
How a panel decides on big project approvals
81: Decisions on approvals sought in substantive application
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
How the Minister decides if a project can use the faster approval process
22: Criteria for assessing referral application
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
The Minister can suggest changes to Schedule 4, but only the Governor-General can make them official
118: Order in Council to amend Schedule 4
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Panel leader asks for expert advice to help make decisions
51: Panel convener obtains other advice and reports
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
How the Minister decides if a project can use the fast-track process
21: Minister's decision on referral application
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules for how hearings should be run in a simple and fair way
58: Other provisions about conduct of hearing
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