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

Protecting New Zealand's Special Places and Things

Conservation Act 1987

Introduction to the Law

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

Who leads the Conservation Board meetings

6S: Chairpersons 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

How the Government helps Conservation Boards

6V: Servicing 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

Lake Guardians

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

Conserving Special Places

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

Planning for Nature

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 using public land and resources.

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

Special protected places

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

Rules to protect and enjoy conservation parks

19: Conservation parks

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 has important jobs to do.

Conservation Act 1987

The Minister's jobs to protect sports fish and game

26A: Functions of Minister

Conservation Act 1987

New Zealand has a group that helps look after fish and game.

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

Sentencing Act 2002

Money in an account can be paid to certain organisations by the Secretary.

105F: Distribution of money in account

Sentencing Act 2002

How the government account is managed and money is paid out

105H: Payments from, and other operation of, account

Sentencing Act 2002

Rules for managing a special account

105I: Regulations on operation of account

Parole Act 2002

What happens to your supervision order if you get a new sentence?

107Q: Effect of new sentence on offender subject to extended supervision order

Parole Act 2002

Who can be a leader of a parole hearing panel

114: Panel convenors

Parole Act 2002

When Parole Board members stop working or get removed from their job

121: Members ceasing to hold office

Parole Act 2002

Pay for people on the Parole Board

122: Remuneration and expenses of members

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

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

The Director can pass on some of their tasks to other government workers.

105: Delegation of powers of Director

Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

Someone takes over the Director's job if they are away or their job is empty

106: Acting Director

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

Gambling Act 2003

When the Gambling Act 2003 starts to apply

2: Commencement

Gambling Act 2003

The Government can choose which games are allowed or not allowed as gambling.

21: Secretary may categorise gambling

Gambling Act 2003

What happens to old gaming machine licences when the new law starts

32: Existing gaming machine licences and site approvals

Gambling Act 2003

Applying for a licence to run a small gambling event

35: Application for class 3 operator’s licence

Gambling Act 2003

When can you get a licence to run a class 3 gambling operation to raise money for a good cause?

37: Grounds for granting class 3 operator’s licence

Gambling Act 2003

You need approval to make big changes to a class 3 operator's licence, like changing goals or closing down.

40: Change of purpose and winding up provisions of holder of class 3 operator’s licence ineffective without approval

Gambling Act 2003

Changing a class 3 gambling licence: how to apply for changes

42: Amending class 3 operator’s licence

Gambling Act 2003

Appealing a decision about your charity's gambling licence to the Gambling Commission

46: Appeal to Gambling Commission regarding class 3 operator’s licence

Gambling Act 2003

What happens to your licence if you appeal a decision about it

47: Consequences of appeal regarding class 3 operator’s licence

Gambling Act 2003

Applying for a licence to run a gambling event to raise money for a good cause

50: Application for class 4 operator’s licence

Gambling Act 2003

What's on a class 4 gambling licence and the rules that come with it

53: Content and conditions of class 4 operator’s licence

Gambling Act 2003

What happens if someone wants to suspend, cancel, or refuse to renew your gambling licence

59: Procedure for suspending, cancelling, or refusing to amend or renew class 4 operator’s licence

Gambling Act 2003

What happens if your class 4 gambling licence is suspended, cancelled, or not renewed?

60: Consequences of suspension, cancellation, or refusal to amend or renew class 4 operator’s licence

Gambling Act 2003

Challenging a decision about your gambling licence: how to appeal to the Gambling Commission

61: Appeal to Gambling Commission regarding class 4 operator’s licence

Gambling Act 2003

What needs to be in a class 4 venue agreement for gambling venues

69: Form and content of class 4 venue agreement

Gambling Act 2003

Appealing a class 4 venue licence decision to the Gambling Commission

77: Appeal to Gambling Commission regarding class 4 venue licence

Gambling Act 2003

How to complain about gambling and what happens next

81: Complaints to Secretary

Gambling Act 2003

People with a class 4 licence must connect their gaming machines to a monitoring system.

86: Holder of class 4 operator’s licence must connect to electronic monitoring system

Gambling Act 2003

How the government uses computers to keep an eye on gaming machines

87: Functions of electronic monitoring system

Gambling Act 2003

The Government chooses who runs the computer system that tracks gaming machines.

88: Secretary may select monitor

Gambling Act 2003

Rules for gaming machines at venues with old class 4 licences

92: Limit on number of gaming machines for which class 4 venue licence held on 17 October 2001

Gambling Act 2003

The Minister can allow some clubs to have more than 9 gaming machines if they meet special conditions.

96: Ministerial discretion to permit more than 9 machines at certain class 4 venues

Gambling Act 2003

Rules for fixing mistakes with gambling money

112: Orders regarding application or distribution of net proceeds

Gambling Act 2003

Rules for using money from certain types of gambling for good causes

114: Regulations regarding application or distribution of net proceeds from class 4 gambling

Gambling Act 2003

When a casino licence ends or is cancelled

131: Expiry of casino operator’s licence

Gambling Act 2003

How the Gambling Commission decides if a casino can keep its licence

135: Process for determining applications for renewal

Gambling Act 2003

Rules that casinos must follow to get or keep a licence

139: Conditions of casino licence

Gambling Act 2003

How to change or cancel rules for casino licences

140: Procedure for specifying, varying, or revoking casino licence conditions

Gambling Act 2003

How to change the rules for casino licences and have your say

142: Procedure for specifying, varying, or revoking minimum operating standards

Gambling Act 2003

Complaining to the Gambling Commission about a casino licence decision

143: Appeal to Gambling Commission

Gambling Act 2003

Appealing to the Gambling Commission if they say no to your status

150: Appeal to Gambling Commission

Gambling Act 2003

When the government says no to your gambling certificate application

162: Refusal of application for certificate of approval

Gambling Act 2003

The government must tell casinos about changes to staff approvals.

168: Secretary must notify casino

Gambling Act 2003

Appealing a decision about your gambling certificate to the Gambling Commission

171: Appeal to Gambling Commission regarding certificate of approval

Gambling Act 2003

What happens after you get a notice about a gambling agreement

183: Procedure after issue of notice

Gambling Act 2003

People can object to your licence application if they think you're not suitable

194: Objections

Gambling Act 2003

The Government can appoint someone to manage special payments and claims.

197: Secretary may appoint administrator

Gambling Act 2003

The Secretary checks you out before deciding if you can get a licence to run a gambling event.

200: Secretary must investigate applicant for licensed promoter’s licence

Gambling Act 2003

The Government must inform the Police when someone gets a gambling licence.

202: Secretary must notify Police if licence granted

Gambling Act 2003

The government keeps a list of approved gambling promoters that you can ask to see.

204: Secretary must keep register of licensed promoters

Gambling Act 2003

Appealing a decision about your gambling licence to the Gambling Commission

209: Appeal to Gambling Commission regarding licensed promoter’s licence

Gambling Act 2003

Rules for people who run gambling events

219: Regulations relating to licensed promoters

Gambling Act 2003

A group to oversee gambling is set up, called the Gambling Commission.

220: Establishment of Gambling Commission

Gambling Act 2003

Who can be on the Gambling Commission team and what their job involves

221: Membership

Gambling Act 2003

Who can be chosen as a Gambling Commissioner and what they need to do

222: Appointment criteria

Gambling Act 2003

When a Gambling Commissioner's job can be ended by the Governor-General for a good reason.

223: Termination of appointment of Gambling Commissioner

Gambling Act 2003

The Gambling Commission has special powers like a Commission of Inquiry to help it make decisions.

225: Gambling Commission is Commission of Inquiry

Gambling Act 2003

The Gambling Commission can get help from experts to make good decisions.

226: Gambling Commission may engage experts and receive wide evidence

Gambling Act 2003

The Gambling Commission can work in smaller groups to make decisions.

227: Gambling Commission may sit in divisions

Gambling Act 2003

The government must help the Gambling Commission do its job by providing services and support.

228: Department must service Gambling Commission

Gambling Act 2003

Gambling Commission must give the Minister a yearly report on what they've done.

229: Gambling Commission must provide annual report to Minister

Gambling Act 2003

How much Gambling Commissioners get paid and reimbursed

230: Remuneration of Gambling Commissioners

Gambling Act 2003

Telling the truth about things that might affect your decisions

231: Disclosure of interests

Gambling Act 2003

The Gambling Commission must follow other laws like the Official Information Act and Privacy Act.

233: Other enactments applying to Gambling Commission

Gambling Act 2003

Rules about the New Zealand Lotteries Commission, a group that runs lotteries in New Zealand.

236: New Zealand Lotteries Commission

Gambling Act 2003

What it means to be a part of the government, like the New Zealand Lotteries Commission.

237: Crown entity status

Gambling Act 2003

The Minister can give the Lotteries Commission instructions that they must follow.

242: Ministerial directions

Gambling Act 2003

Rules for Running Lotteries in New Zealand

243: Lottery rules

Gambling Act 2003

The Minister can make the Lotteries Commission follow rules and standards.

244: Minister may require Lotteries Commission products to comply with regulations and minimum standards

Gambling Act 2003

Lotteries to help the community, decided by the Minister.

245: Special purpose lotteries

Gambling Act 2003

The Lotteries Commission's money and how it is used

257: Funds of Lotteries Commission

Gambling Act 2003

The Lotteries Commission must plan how it will earn and spend money each year.

259: Estimates of income and expenditure

Gambling Act 2003

When the Lotteries Commission makes money, it must put its profits into a special account, unless the Minister says it can keep some.

263: Payment of profits

Gambling Act 2003

Keep and audit accounts if you help the Lotteries Commission with a New Zealand lottery

270: Accounts of bodies assisting Lotteries Commission and audit of accounts

Gambling Act 2003

A group that helps decide how lottery money is spent to benefit New Zealand.

272: New Zealand Lottery Grants Board

Gambling Act 2003

Rules about who is on the Lottery Board and how it makes decisions

273: Members and procedure

Gambling Act 2003

The Minister sets up groups to help decide how to share money, with 3-5 people in each group.

280: Distribution committees

Gambling Act 2003

How lottery money is shared out by distribution committees

281: Functions of distribution committees

Gambling Act 2003

Asking for help with lottery money: how to apply and what happens next

282: Applications for assistance

Gambling Act 2003

The Secretary can act like a company for some things, like buying property and signing important documents.

285: Secretary is corporation sole for certain purposes

Gambling Act 2003

The government can lend lottery money to help the Lotteries Commission do its job before the profits are shared out.

288: Loans to Lotteries Commission

Gambling Act 2003

Money from lottery profits can be used for extra costs like research and administration.

289: Miscellaneous expenditure

Gambling Act 2003

Tracking and checking the money made from New Zealand lotteries

290: Accounts of profits and audit

Gambling Act 2003

What is a Crown entity, like a government organisation?

291: Crown entity

Gambling Act 2003

The Minister chooses helpers to assist with gambling laws.

292: Appointment of officers

Gambling Act 2003

Who gets paid on the Gambling Board and committees, and how much

293: Remuneration of members of Board and distribution committees

Gambling Act 2003

People working with the Board are protected from blame for mistakes made while doing their job

294: Protection of members, distribution committees, and employees

Gambling Act 2003

The Board must give the Minister a yearly report on what they did.

295: Annual report

Gambling Act 2003

The Casino Control Authority is closed and no longer exists.

297: Casino Control Authority abolished

Gambling Act 2003

Rules about staff who work for the Gambling Authority are no longer part of the law.

300: Employees of Authority

Gambling Act 2003

Rules about gaming machines in certain New Zealand venues

314: Regulations relating to gaming machines in class 4 venue

Gambling Act 2003

Rules for making gambling businesses help pay to stop problem gambling

319: Regulations relating to problem gambling levy

Gambling Act 2003

How the Government works out the levy that gambling operators must pay to help stop problem gambling

320: Calculating levy

Gambling Act 2003

The government must inform the public about the basic rules for certain gambling machines.

328: Secretary must give notice of minimum standard

Gambling Act 2003

Rules for old gambling machines when the law started

329: Transitional provision relating to gambling equipment

Gambling Act 2003

The Government can pick people to check if gambling rules are being followed.

330: Secretary may appoint gambling inspectors

Gambling Act 2003

What needs to be on a police search warrant paper

341: Form and content of search warrant

Gambling Act 2003

Old inspectors are now called gambling inspectors under the new law

350: Transitional provision relating to gambling inspectors

Gambling Act 2003

Telling someone something in writing, like sending a notice, must be done in a specific way.

364: Notification

Gambling Act 2003

The government can ask gambling businesses for information to help make rules and policies

365: Information gathering

Gambling Act 2003

Rules about what is and isn't gambling and what equipment is used for gambling

368: Regulations relating to forms of gambling and gambling equipment

Gambling Act 2003

Rules about filling out forms for the Gambling Act 2003

369: Regulations relating to forms

Gambling Act 2003

Rules about paying fees for gambling licences and services

370: Regulations relating to fees

Gambling Act 2003

Rules made by the Governor-General to help control gambling

371: Other regulations

Gambling Act 2003

Old rules that still apply after the new Gambling Act 2003 started

376: Savings

Gambling Act 2003

What happens to your application during the change from old to new gambling laws

377: Decisions during transitional period

Gambling Act 2003

Rules casinos must follow to help keep gambling safe and fair

Schedule 1: Conditions that may attach to casino licence

Gambling Act 2003

Rules for the Gambling Commission, a group that makes decisions about gambling in New Zealand

Schedule 3: Gambling Commission

Gambling Act 2003

Rules for the New Zealand Lotteries Commission

Schedule 4: New Zealand Lotteries Commission

Gambling Act 2003

Rules for the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board and committees that give out lottery money

Schedule 5: New Zealand Lottery Grants Board and distribution committees

Civil Aviation Act 1990

How to challenge a decision about your security check

77G: Review procedures for security check determinations

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

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

A group called the Health Sponsorship Council was set up to help keep people healthy.

43: Council established

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Who is on the Health Sponsorship Council team

45: Membership of Council

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Rules about Health Sponsorship Council meetings

47: Meetings of Council

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

People making decisions must not have personal interests that clash with their job

48: Conflict of interest

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

The council must choose a main boss, called a chief executive.

49: Council to appoint chief executive

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Staff working for the Health Sponsorship Council, apart from main workers

50: Other staff

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Councils can choose helpers to give advice and technical know-how.

51: Council may appoint advisory and technical committees

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Council can ask experts for help when they need it.

52: Council may co-opt specialist advice

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Pay for people on the Health Sponsorship Council and its committees

53: Remuneration and allowances for members of Council and committees

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

The Health Sponsorship Council pays its staff and expenses from its own money.

54: Salaries, etc, to be paid out of funds of Council

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

What the Health Sponsorship Council is allowed to do

55: Powers of Council

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

The Minister can give the Health Sponsorship Council instructions on what to do.

57: Minister may give Council directions

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

The Health Sponsorship Council must send its yearly budget and plans to the Minister for approval.

58: Council to submit annual budget and plans for Minister's approval

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

The council's money rules

59: Funds of Council

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Old rules about money that are no longer part of the law

60: Further provisions relating to funds

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Council and members are not responsible for mistakes, but this rule is no longer in use.

61: Liability of Council and members

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Keeping track of money for the Health Sponsorship Council

62: Accounts

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

A Crown entity is an organisation that works for the government.

62A: Crown entity

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

The Health Sponsorship Council must write a yearly report on its work.

63: Annual reports

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Changes were made to the Ombudsmen Act 1975 to update the law.

64: Ombudsmen Act 1975 amended

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

When can a substance be banned for being unsafe?

70: Declaration of prohibited substance

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Rules made by the Governor-General to help keep people safe and healthy around certain products.

81: Regulations

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Who can be chosen to help enforce the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

91: Appointment of enforcement officers

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

People doing their job to enforce this law are protected from getting in trouble

92: Protection of people acting under authority of this Act

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Who makes sure people follow the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act rules and what happens if they don't

99: Enforcement

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

The boss of health can stop saying yes to some smoking products

57D: Director-General may suspend approval or temporary approval

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

Government agencies can share information to enforce laws, with rules to keep it safe and private.

104: Direct access to information by government agencies

Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act 1990

The government must check some rules in the Smokefree Environments and Regulated Products Act.

105: Ministry must review certain provisions of Act

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

How the court handles child support cases

234: Rules of procedure

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

What words mean in the Wildlife Act 1953

2: Interpretation

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

The boss of an organisation has special powers to make decisions.

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

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

Experts who help decide if you disagree with WorkSafe

15: Assessors

Electricity Act 1992

You must help WorkSafe do their job and check things

19: Assistance to WorkSafe

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

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 about how to challenge decisions

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

Corrections Act 2004

Some prisoner information can be shared to help with social assistance.

180A: Prisoner information may be disclosed for social assistance purposes

Corrections Act 2004

Your benefit payments can stop straight away if the government finds incorrect information about you.

180C: Social assistance may be suspended immediately if discrepancy discovered

Corrections Act 2004

Notice to tell you why your payments are suspended

180D: Notice required by section 180C(1)(d)

Corrections Act 2004

Telling the Minister about a prison emergency

179D: Notification of emergency

Corrections Act 2004

What special words mean in this law

189A: Interpretation

Corrections Act 2004

Recording secret phone calls in prison to help solve crimes

189C: Recordings of unauthorised communications

Corrections Act 2004

Contractor running a prison must follow government rules

199A: Delegation of powers and functions of contractor

Corrections Act 2004

Contractors must pay back the government if their actions cause trouble or damage.

199B: Liability of contractor

Corrections Act 2004

People who check if prisons are being run fairly and safely

199E: Monitors

Corrections Act 2004

What happens when the government takes control of a private prison in an emergency

199H: Control of contract prison in emergency

Corrections Act 2004

Prison contracts must be shared with the House of Representatives within 12 days.

199I: Prison management contracts to be presented to House of Representatives

Corrections Act 2004

Staff who contribute to the Government Superannuation Fund can keep doing so if they work in a contract prison

199K: Transferring staff who are contributors to Government Superannuation Fund

Corrections Act 2004

Keeping Communities Safe and Helping People Change

Corrections Act 2004

Basic Rules

Corrections Act 2004

When the Corrections Act 2004 law starts and its different parts take effect

2: Commencement

Corrections Act 2004

What words mean in the Corrections Act 2004

3: Interpretation

Corrections Act 2004

The law applies to the government too

4: Act binds the Crown

Corrections Act 2004

The purpose of the corrections system is to keep you and your community safe and help offenders become productive members of society.

5: Purpose of corrections system

Corrections Act 2004

Rules to keep people safe and fair in the corrections system

6: Principles guiding corrections system

Corrections Act 2004

The law helps keep you safe. It says who is in charge of prisons and what they can do. There are rules for prisoners and staff. Prisoners have rights too, like: • Getting medical help • Eating and exercising • Having visitors • Sending and receiving mail The law also says how prisons should be run and how prisoners should be treated.

Corrections Act 2004

Corrections Act 2004

Important people like the Minister, chief executive, and Commissioner of Police are involved.

Corrections Act 2004

The Minister's jobs and responsibilities in charge of corrections in New Zealand

7: Powers and functions of Minister

Corrections Act 2004

The boss of the corrections system has many important jobs to keep people safe and fair.

8: Powers and functions of chief executive

Corrections Act 2004

The Commissioner of Police's jobs and powers in keeping prisoners safe and well in Police jails.

9: Powers and functions of Commissioner of Police

Corrections Act 2004

Who the boss of a prison can give their jobs to

10: Delegation of powers and functions of chief executive

Corrections Act 2004

People with special jobs to help or supervise prisoners

Corrections Act 2004

Who runs New Zealand prisons and what staff work there

11: Prison manager and other staff of prisons

Corrections Act 2004

Prison managers can share some of their jobs with other qualified people.

13: Delegation of powers and functions of prison managers

Corrections Act 2004

Who can be a hearing adjudicator in a prison to help make fair decisions

15: Hearing adjudicators

Corrections Act 2004

Who can be hired to help keep people safe as security officers

17: Appointment or engagement of security officers

Corrections Act 2004

People called Visiting Justices check prisons are fair and safe for prisoners

19: Visiting Justices

Corrections Act 2004

Prisons must have doctors to care for sick or hurt prisoners

20: Medical officers

Corrections Act 2004

Corrections officers have the same powers and protections as police officers when doing their job

21: Protection of officers in discharge of functions

Corrections Act 2004

Special rules to keep Armed Forces members safe when working in prisons

22: Protection of members of Armed Forces

Corrections Act 2004

Who can be a probation officer and what they do

24: Probation officers

Corrections Act 2004

What probation officers do to help people follow the rules and stay safe in the community

25: Functions of probation officers

Corrections Act 2004

Probation officers can give some of their job powers to other trained staff to help supervise offenders doing community work.

26: Probation officers may delegate power to supervise offenders on community work

Corrections Act 2004

Who's in charge of supervising people on community sentences in your area

27: Controlling officer of probation area

Corrections Act 2004

How corrections work in general

Corrections Act 2004

People chosen to check corrections are doing their job

28: Inspectors of corrections

Corrections Act 2004

What inspectors of corrections can do to keep prisons and other places safe and fair

29: Powers and functions of inspectors of corrections

Corrections Act 2004

Corrections Act 2004

The government can create community work centres by announcing it in a special newspaper called the Gazette.

30: Establishment of community work centres

Corrections Act 2004

The boss of Corrections can make rules for community work centres and the people who work there.

31: Chief executive may make rules for community work centres and offenders carrying out community work

Corrections Act 2004

The Minister decides what places are prisons in New Zealand.

32: Establishment of prisons

Corrections Act 2004

The prison boss can make rules to keep you safe and run the prison smoothly

33: Manager may make rules for prison

Corrections Act 2004

How prisoners are kept in custody and detained

Corrections Act 2004

What happens when you are sent to prison or held by the police

34: Detention of prisoners

Corrections Act 2004

Police station is treated like a jail when you're held there

36: Police station deemed Police jail for certain purposes

Corrections Act 2004

Who is in charge of prisoners when they are in or out of prison

38: Legal custody of prisoners

Corrections Act 2004

Prisoners must return to prison if their supervisor can't watch them anymore

39: Duty of prisoner to return if control or supervision ceases

Corrections Act 2004

Rules for looking after things you're given in prison

44: Standard conditions of issue and transfer of issued items

Corrections Act 2004

Prisoners' money and buying things while in prison

46: Trust account and purchasing system for prisoners

Corrections Act 2004

Prison staff must check new prisoners are safe and healthy, and help them if they need it.

49: Prisoners must be assessed on reception and have needs addressed

Corrections Act 2004

What prisoners can do with their time in prison

50: Prisoners' use of time

Corrections Act 2004

A plan to help prisoners stay safe and prepare for release from prison

51: Management plans

Corrections Act 2004

Helping prisoners with programmes to change their behaviour

52: Rehabilitative programmes

Corrections Act 2004

Prisoners can be moved to a different prison for safety or other reasons decided by the chief executive.

53: Transfer from one prison to another

Corrections Act 2004

What prisoners are told when they are being moved to a new prison

55: Information to be given to prisoners

Corrections Act 2004

Why you were moved to a different prison

56: Information about reasons for transfer

Corrections Act 2004

Keeping You Safe in Prison by Separating You from Others

59: Segregation for purpose of protective custody

Corrections Act 2004

Keeping a prisoner alone for health checks and care

60: Segregation for purpose of medical oversight

Corrections Act 2004

Leaving prison for a short time to help you prepare for life outside

62: Temporary release from custody or temporary removal from prison

Corrections Act 2004

How prisoners' earnings are used to pay for things they need or owe

68: Application of money

Corrections Act 2004

What are the basic rights you must have

Corrections Act 2004

Learning about how corrections work

Corrections Act 2004

Getting medical help and staying healthy while in prison

Corrections Act 2004

Rules about phone calls

Corrections Act 2004

Prisoners' rights to make phone calls outside of prison

77: Outgoing telephone calls

Corrections Act 2004

Prisons must help prisoners from different cultures with their special needs

80: Needs relating to particular cultures

Corrections Act 2004

Rules for Prison Accommodation

82: Accommodation generally

Corrections Act 2004

Corrections Act 2004

Rules about using force and restraints to keep people safe

Corrections Act 2004

Using force to keep everyone safe in prison

83: Use of force

Corrections Act 2004

Rules for corrections officers using special weapons that won't kill people

85: Use of less-lethal weapons

Corrections Act 2004

No guns allowed in prison, except with special permission

86: Possession, carriage, and use of firearms restricted

Corrections Act 2004

Rules for when prison staff can use handcuffs or other restraints on prisoners

87: Restraint of prisoners

Corrections Act 2004

Telling authorities when force or restraints are used

88: Reporting on use of force, weapons, and mechanical restraints

Corrections Act 2004

What a scanner search means in the Public Safety Act

91: Definition of scanner search for purposes of Public Safety (Public Protection Orders) Act 2014

Corrections Act 2004

Rules to protect you when you're searched in prison

94: Restrictions on searches

Corrections Act 2004

Prison officers can search your cell at any time to keep you and the prison safe

98: Search of cells

Corrections Act 2004

Checking people who visit prisons to keep everyone safe

99: Search of persons other than prisoners

Corrections Act 2004

Rules for Prison Mail to Keep Everyone Safe

104: General considerations relating to mail

Corrections Act 2004

Prisoners' mail to and from officials and MPs is private and will not be opened.

109: Mail between prisoners, official agencies, and members of Parliament

Corrections Act 2004

Why prisoners' phone calls are listened to

112: Purposes of monitoring prisoners' calls

Corrections Act 2004

Some prison phone calls are private and cannot be listened to.

114: Certain calls must not be monitored

Corrections Act 2004

Warnings: a part of the law that is no longer used

116: Warnings

Corrections Act 2004

When officials can share private information about someone

117: Authorised disclosure of information

Corrections Act 2004

Rules about keeping some information secret in the Corrections Act 2004

118: Restrictions on disclosure of information

Corrections Act 2004

How the Privacy Act 2020 works with the Corrections Act 2004

119: Application of Privacy Act 2020

Corrections Act 2004

What happens to recordings of monitored phone calls

120: Destruction of recordings

Corrections Act 2004

Telling others you plan to use a recording as evidence

121: Notice to be given of intention to produce evidence of recording

Corrections Act 2004

Dealing with alcohol and drug problems

Corrections Act 2004

Corrections Act 2004

Asking for a lawyer when you're in prison and facing a discipline hearing

135: Applications for legal representation

Corrections Act 2004

Other crimes that happen in the corrections system

Corrections Act 2004

It's against the law to pretend to be a Corrections security officer or staff member.

144: Pretending to be security officer or employee of department

Corrections Act 2004

Not following a prison officer's instructions can get you in trouble and cost you up to $1,000.

145: Failure to comply with direction or requirement under section 101(2)

Corrections Act 2004

Breaking rules about following directions or helping when asked

148: Offences in relation to requisitioning

Food Act 2014

The Minister is in charge of keeping food safe to eat and makes important decisions about food rules.

17: Role of Minister

Food Act 2014

Changing or taking back jobs given to the chief executive

182: Change, revocation, or relinquishment of transfer

Food Act 2014

What a reviewer can do to check a territorial authority is doing its job correctly

189: Powers of reviewer

Food Act 2014

How to be officially chosen for a job in writing with agreed rules

194: Requirements for appointment

Food Act 2014

How long you keep a special food safety job

196: Duration of appointment

Food Act 2014

The boss of an organisation chooses people for important jobs.

Food Act 2014

The boss can choose someone to help keep food safe, and give them special jobs and powers.

276: Appoint food safety officers

Food Act 2014

The boss of a department can give directions to help things run smoothly.

Food Act 2014

The boss of a government department can give special approvals to make sure food is safe.

Food Act 2014

The boss can give some of their jobs to others, but not all of them.

353: Chief executive may delegate

Food Act 2014

Telling helpers about the Food Act 2014 rules

377: Notification to other persons who assist in administration of Act

Food Act 2014

Rules the Governor-General makes for important food laws after talking to people and getting Minister approval

394: Regulations for purposes of section 368

Food Act 2014

How the government tells people about new food rules

408: Notices: publication

Food Act 2014

You can ask a higher court to review a decision, but only if you follow the rules and they agree to hear your case.

365: Further appeals to Court of Appeal or Supreme Court

Food Act 2014

When the Food Act 2014 starts to be used as law in New Zealand.

2: Commencement

Food Act 2014

The boss can approve some government agencies without an application to do certain jobs.

136: Recognition of certain agencies without application

Food Act 2014

Some people can be approved to do certain jobs without applying, like government workers.

140: Recognition of certain persons without application

Food Act 2014

Who is responsible when mistakes are made by government agencies or people

172: Liability for loss

Food Act 2014

Setting up a computer system to help make food safety decisions

374: Arrangement for system

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

Understanding important words in this law

2: Interpretation

Charitable Trusts Act 1957

How groups become official charity teams

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

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

The person in charge is called the Director-General.

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

Financial Markets Authority Act 2011

Setting up a new financial watchdog for New Zealand

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

Rules about how the FMA holds its meetings

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

Other important things to know about

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

The ability to keep certain information secret

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

The ability to agree on promises with others

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

The ability to make someone show a warning

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 someone gather important facts or papers

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

Other important rules and details

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

Important changes and rules for money matters

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

Getting rid of the job of Government Actuary

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

Other important rules and details

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