Housing and property
This page contains different parts of laws about Housing and property.
Related Plain Language Law
Conservation Act 1987
How long you can have a concession for, like a lease or permit, on public land
17Z: Term of concession
Conservation Act 1987
The government keeps a 20-metre strip of land next to water for the country to protect the environment.
24: Marginal strips reserved
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 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
Crown keeps part of river bed next to former Crown land
24F: Right of Crown to half of bed of river adjoining former land of the Crown
Conservation Act 1987
Looking after land beside rivers, lakes, and coastlines
24H: Management of marginal strips
Conservation Act 1987
A covenant is a promise to protect land for conservation that stays with the land forever.
27: Covenants
Conservation Act 1987
Update land records when its status changes.
50: Changes of status of land to be noted
Conservation Act 1987
Who owns conservation land: getting a record of title
60F: Record of title in respect of conservation areas
Conservation Act 1987
What happens to existing leases and licences when a conservation area is created
64: Existing leases, licences, etc
Conservation Act 1987
Swapping land with the government: a simpler process if you have an agreement
64A: Agreed exchanges to proceed
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
People in charge can give you instructions to keep you safe during an emergency
91: Power to give directions
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
People in charge can give you instructions to keep you safe during an emergency
94N: Power to give directions
Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
Telling people about important directions during emergencies
94NA: Notice requirements
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
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
Rules for creating a plan about how new buildings help pay for community stuff
106: Policy on development contributions or financial contributions
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for giving people a break on their property taxes
109: Rates remission policy
Local Government Act 2002
Who can vote about changes to small water services
132: Eligibility to vote in referendum
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for keeping and using special gifts of land given to local councils
140: Restrictions on disposal of endowment property
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for selling or trading special property given to local councils
141: Conditions applying to sale or exchange of endowment property
Local Government Act 2002
This part explains what city and town councils can do to look after your area
143: Outline of Part
Local Government Act 2002
Councils can create local rules to manage their community
146: Specific bylaw-making powers of territorial authorities
Local Government Act 2002
Rules about buildings must follow the Building Act 2004
152: Effect of Building Act 2004 on bylaws
Local Government Act 2002
Council can remove things built against the rules and make you pay
163: Removal of works in breach of bylaws
Local Government Act 2002
Council can sell or get rid of things they took from you after six months
168: Power to dispose of property seized and impounded
Local Government Act 2002
When there's an emergency, the council can enter your property without asking first
173: Power of entry in cases of emergency
Local Government Act 2002
Local councils can build important things on private land with permission
181: Construction of works on private land
Local Government Act 2002
Rules about what local councils can do with land owners and people using land
Local Government Act 2002
Council rules for getting rid of fire dangers have changed
183: Removal of fire hazards
Local Government Act 2002
What happens when a property owner or resident doesn't follow the rules
Local Government Act 2002
Renters can fix things if the landlord doesn't, with council approval
185: Occupier may act if owner of premises makes default
Local Government Act 2002
Council can step in and do property work if owners or renters don't
186: Local authority may execute works if owner or occupier defaults
Local Government Act 2002
How councils can make you pay for work on your land
188: Liability for payments in respect of private land
Local Government Act 2002
Councils can buy or take land for public projects
189: Power to acquire land
Local Government Act 2002
Local council must pay you if they take or harm your land
190: Compensation payable by local authority for land taken or injuriously affected
Local Government Act 2002
Explaining important words used in local government rules
197: Interpretation
Local Government Act 2002
Councils can ask you to pay money when you build or connect to services
198: Power to require contributions for developments
Local Government Act 2002
When and why you might have to pay extra money to the council for building or changing your property
199: Basis on which development contributions may be required
Local Government Act 2002
Rules about when you have to pay for new stuff in your town
200: Limitations applying to requirement for development contribution
Local Government Act 2002
What a council must put in its plan for getting money from builders to pay for community stuff
201: Contents of development contributions policy
Local Government Act 2002
What's in the list of payments for new buildings and developments
202: Contents of section 201 schedule
Local Government Act 2002
Council can't charge more than allowed for development contributions
203: Maximum development contributions not to be exceeded
Local Government Act 2002
How local councils can spend money they collect from new buildings
204: Use of development contributions by territorial authority
Local Government Act 2002
How councils use money from new buildings to make parks and playgrounds better for everyone
205: Use of development contributions for reserves
Local Government Act 2002
How councils can use money for parks differently when there are enough parks already
206: Alternative uses of development contributions for reserves
Local Government Act 2002
Money from old laws can be used in new ways with permission
207: Power to use money collected and held under Local Government Act 1974 or Resource Management Act 1991
Local Government Act 2002
What the council can do if you don't pay for your building project
208: Powers of territorial authority if development contributions not paid or made
Local Government Act 2002
Getting your money or land back if you cancel your building project
209: Refund of money and return of land if development does not proceed
Local Government Act 2002
Giving back money or land if not used for planned parks or reserves
210: Refund of money or return of land if not applied to specified reserve purposes
Local Government Act 2002
How to ask the court to make someone change things on their property
215: Application for removal order
Local Government Act 2002
Following the rules when you're told to remove something from your property
220: Compliance with removal order
Local Government Act 2002
Rules about changing fences, structures, and plants still work with other building laws
222: Provisions of Resource Management Act 1991 and Building Act 2004 continue to apply
Local Government Act 2002
How fences changed by removal orders work with the Fencing Act
223: Relationship with Fencing Act 1978
Local Government Act 2002
Breaking rules about water meters can get you in trouble
227: Offences relating to water meters
Local Government Act 2002
Rules about what you can and can't do with water channels
228: Offences relating to water races
Local Government Act 2002
People living in or using a property can be fined for breaking rules
230: Offences by occupiers
Local Government Act 2002
Rules about when you might need to pay extra money to your local council for building or connecting to services
290: Development contributions
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for renting out public land are changing
303: Public Bodies Leases Act 1969
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for selling business land bought before 2002
304: Sale of land purchased for commercial or industrial purposes
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for local councils giving property and jobs to organisations they control
Schedule 9: Council-controlled organisations and transfer of undertakings
Local Government Act 2002
How councils work out fair costs for new buildings in their area
Schedule 13: Methodology for calculating development contributions
Local Government Act 2002
How a court can order changes to fences, buildings, or plants that cause problems
Schedule 14: Procedure for making removal orders
Local Government Act 2002
You can challenge the money a council wants you to pay for building stuff
199C: Right to object to assessed amount of development contribution
Local Government Act 2002
How to complain if you don't agree with a development fee
199E: Procedure for development contribution objections
Local Government Act 2002
What a council can do after someone else decides about a building fee
199M: Residual powers of territorial authority relating to development contribution objection decision
Local Government Act 2002
You can still ask a court to check a decision even after objecting to a development fee
199N: Objector’s right to apply for judicial review unaffected
Local Government Act 2002
What happens when you disagree with a fee the council wants you to pay for building stuff
199P: Interim effect of development contribution objection
Local Government Act 2002
How to challenge fees for new buildings or developments
Schedule 13A: Procedure relating to development contribution objections
Local Government Act 2002
A plan for taking care of important town services for a long time
101B: Infrastructure strategy
Local Government Act 2002
Who pays when you complain about having to pay for new buildings in your area?
150A: Costs of development contribution objections
Local Government Act 2002
Why councils can ask builders to help pay for new things in growing towns
197AA: Purpose of development contributions
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for fair sharing of costs for new community facilities
197AB: Development contributions principles
Local Government Act 2002
You can ask the council to check if you really need to pay for development
199A: Right to reconsideration of requirement for development contribution
Local Government Act 2002
How the government chooses and lists experts to help with building fee disagreements
199F: Appointment and register of development contributions commissioners
Local Government Act 2002
How to fire people who help decide about building fees
199G: Removal of development contributions commissioners
Local Government Act 2002
People who can decide if you're right when you disagree with a building fee
199H: Who may decide development contribution objections
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for meetings about disagreements over development charges
199I: Development contribution objection hearings
Local Government Act 2002
Special people look at why you don't want to pay for new buildings in your area
199J: Consideration of development contribution objection
Local Government Act 2002
Special helpers have extra tools to solve disagreements about building costs
199K: Additional powers of development contributions commissioners
Local Government Act 2002
List of community projects funded by new building fees
201A: Schedule of assets for which development contributions will be used
Local Government Act 2002
Rules for asking the council to review building fees must be in their policy
202A: Reconsideration process to be in development contributions policy
Local Government Act 2002
Agreements made about building and growing things in the community
Local Government Act 2002
Asking or being asked to make a special building deal with the local council
207A: Request to enter development agreement
Local Government Act 2002
How a council or developer answers when asked to make a deal about building things
207B: Response to request for development agreement
Local Government Act 2002
What needs to be written in an agreement between a council and a builder
207C: Content of development agreement
Local Government Act 2002
What happens when people sign a special agreement about building things
207D: Effect of development agreement
Local Government Act 2002
Rules about what local councils can ask developers to do in special agreements
207E: Restrictions on use of development agreement
Local Government Act 2002
Making changes to or ending an agreement about building things
207F: Amendment or termination of development agreement
Fencing Act 1978
This section tells us the name of the law and when it started being used
1: Short Title and commencement
Fencing Act 1978
This law allows people to make their own fence agreements
4: Act not to interfere with agreements
Fencing Act 1978
How to make sure fencing agreements stay with the land when it's sold
5: Fencing covenants and agreements registrable
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
How to make a promise about fences when buying land
7: Creation of fencing covenants
Fencing Act 1978
You need permission or a court order to build a fence on someone else's land
8: Fence not to encroach without consent or court order
Fencing Act 1978
Neighbours must split the cost of building a fence between their properties
9: Adjoining occupiers to share cost of fencing
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
Fencing Act 1978
You must tell your neighbour before starting fence work they might have to help pay for
10: Notice to do work to be given
Fencing Act 1978
How to disagree with someone's fence plan and suggest your own ideas
11: Objections to proposed fence
Fencing Act 1978
What happens when you and your neighbour have different ideas about fence work
13: Where notices vary
Fencing Act 1978
Rules for doing work on a fence with your neighbour
14: Provision for doing work
Fencing Act 1978
When someone moves house, the fence agreement with their neighbour becomes invalid
15: Effect of change of occupier
Fencing Act 1978
When a fence needs urgent fixing, you can do it and ask your neighbour to pay half
16: Contribution where immediate work required
Fencing Act 1978
If you break a fence while living on the land, you have to pay to fix it
17: Liability for damage caused by occupier
Fencing Act 1978
When you use someone else's fence, you might have to pay for it
18: Person taking advantage of fence
Fencing Act 1978
Rules for sharing fence costs when your neighbour wasn't originally responsible
19: Fence erected when occupier of adjoining land exempt from liability therefor
Fencing Act 1978
Crown tenants can pay interest instead of full cost for certain fences
20: Crown tenant's option
Fencing Act 1978
When a fence can't go on the exact property line, a court can decide where to put it
21: Give and take fence
Fencing Act 1978
Rules for dealing with fence disputes in court
23: Proceedings to be in accordance with District Court Act 2016
Fencing Act 1978
The court's power to make decisions about fence-related issues
24: Jurisdiction of the court
Fencing Act 1978
Disputes Tribunal can help with fence problems up to $30,000
24A: Jurisdiction of Disputes Tribunal
Fencing Act 1978
You can join and defend yourself in a fence dispute even if you weren't originally involved
25: Power to come in and defend proceedings
Fencing Act 1978
You can ask to go on your neighbour's land to build or fix a fence
26: Right of persons constructing fences to enter on adjoining land
Fencing Act 1978
This part explains how the new fencing rules replace old ones but don't mess up unfinished fencing matters
28: Repeals and savings
Fencing Act 1978
Examples of paperwork for telling neighbours about fence plans
Schedule 1: Forms
Fencing Act 1978
Examples of different fence types you might see
Schedule 2: Specimen types of fence
Fencing Act 1978
List of old laws that were cancelled when the Fencing Act 1978 was made
Schedule 3: Enactments repealed
Income Tax Act 2007
Income rules for selling land within 10 years if you or someone close to you is in land development
CB 10: Disposal within 10 years: land development or subdivision business
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax on land sold within 10 years of improvements by a house-building business
CB 11: Disposal within 10 years of improvement: building business
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax on profits from selling land affected by zoning or use changes
CB 14: Disposal: amount from land affected by change and not already in income
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for selling or gifting land to people you're connected with
CB 15: Transactions between associated persons
Income Tax Act 2007
Exemption from tax when selling your main home
CB 16: Residential exclusion from sections CB 6 to CB 11
Income Tax Act 2007
Exemption for selling land bought for personal living to another person for the same purpose
CB 18: Residential exclusion from section CB 14
Income Tax Act 2007
Money received when tenant breaches repair agreement
CC 2: Non-compliance with covenant for repair
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax exemption rules for interest on some farm mortgages
CW 6: Payments of interest: farm mortgages
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for selling or re-leasing property after a special lease ends
CZ 20: Disposal of personal property lease asset under specified lease
Income Tax Act 2007
You can claim deductions for costs of preparing and registering leases
DB 18: Transaction costs: leases
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax deductions for repair payments due to broken lease agreements
DB 21: Amounts paid for non-compliance with covenant for repair
Income Tax Act 2007
Money back for landlords who repair property after receiving income for non-compliance
DB 22: Amounts paid for non-compliance and change in use
Income Tax Act 2007
Getting money back when repaying certain loans linked to grants
DF 2: Repayment of grant-related suspensory loans
Income Tax Act 2007
Deductions for land improvements when renting to farmers
DO 10: Farming or horticulture expenditure of lessor or sublessor
Income Tax Act 2007
How to calculate the cost when buying timber or rights to timber in various situations
DP 10: Cost of acquiring timber or right to take timber: other cases
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for partners selling property before 16 December 1991
DZ 6: Partnership interests and disposal of part of asset before 16 December 1991
Income Tax Act 2007
Renters are treated as owners of improvements they make to rented land
EE 4: Ownership of lessee’s improvements: lessee
Income Tax Act 2007
Passing on ownership of improvements when a lease changes hands
EE 5: Ownership of lessee’s improvements: other person
Income Tax Act 2007
Definitions for calculating property value loss over time
EE 67: Other definitions
Income Tax Act 2007
Spreading repair money from tenants who break lease agreements
EI 5: Amount paid to lessor for non-compliance with covenant for repair
Income Tax Act 2007
Landlords must pay remaining spread-out income when selling land early
EI 6: Amount paid for non-compliance: when lessor ceases to own land
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax deductions for tenants paying repair costs
EJ 11: Amount paid by lessee for non-compliance with covenant for repair
Income Tax Act 2007
What happens if a seller gets back property from an ended hire purchase agreement
FA 15: Treatment when agreement ends: seller acquiring property
Income Tax Act 2007
Land transferred in relationship property settlements
FB 3: Land acquired for certain purposes or under certain conditions
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax rules for transferring land in development as part of relationship property
FB 4: Land under scheme for major development or division
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for giving away or losing land to someone who isn't family or a close friend
FB 5: Disposal of land
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for transferring land with valuable timber during relationship property settlements
FB 7: Land with standing timber
Income Tax Act 2007
Property transfers are treated as sales at market value, with some exceptions
FC 2: Transfer at market value
Income Tax Act 2007
Property given to partners after someone dies
FC 3: Property transferred to spouse, civil union partner, or de facto partner
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for tax on inherited land from close relatives
FC 5: Land transferred to close relatives
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for land transfers when companies merge or amalgamate
FO 17: Land
Income Tax Act 2007
Property settled on a trust, excluding certain types
HC 4: Corpus of trust
Income Tax Act 2007
Explanation of a special home loan guaranteed by Housing New Zealand before August 1982
LZ 8: Meaning of home vendor mortgage
Income Tax Act 2007
Special home ownership savings accounts are no longer recognised
LZ 9: Savings in special home ownership accounts
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for selling part or all of a specific piece of land, or selling it with other land
CB 23B: Land partially disposed of or disposed of with other land
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax rules for replacing earthquake-damaged business property in Canterbury
CZ 25: Land and buildings as revenue account property affected by Canterbury earthquakes and replaced—insurance or compensation, Government purchase
Income Tax Act 2007
Special tax rules for selling earthquake-affected Canterbury property to the government
CZ 26: Land and buildings affected by Canterbury earthquakes—sections CB 9 to CB 11 and CB 14 overridden for Crown purchases
Income Tax Act 2007
Old rules about insurance money for earthquake-damaged property in Canterbury
EZ 23D: Insurance for Canterbury earthquake damage of property: limit on depreciation recovery income
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax deductions for payments to obtain or extend land use rights
DB 20B: Consideration for agreement to grant, renew, extend, or transfer leasehold estate or licence
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for payments related to land use agreements
EI 4B: Consideration for agreement to grant, renew, extend, or transfer leasehold estate or licence
Income Tax Act 2007
This explains when you're considered to have acquired land for tax purposes
CB 15B: When land acquired
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax-free accommodation for Christchurch earthquake recovery workers
CZ 29: Accommodation expenditure: Canterbury earthquake relief
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for companies selling shares when they own residential land
GB 52: Arrangements involving residential land: companies’ shares
Income Tax Act 2007
Special rules for trusts that own residential land and make certain changes
GB 53: Arrangements involving residential land: trusts
Income Tax Act 2007
How to handle insurance payouts for Canterbury earthquake-damaged property
EZ 70: Insurance for Canterbury earthquake damage of property: treatment as disposal and reacquisition
Income Tax Act 2007
Limits on taxable income from insurance payouts for Canterbury earthquake-damaged property
EZ 71: Insurance for Canterbury earthquake damage of property: limit on depreciation recovery income
Income Tax Act 2007
How buyers pay tax when buying property from someone they're connected to
RL 3: Associated persons: who must pay, and how?
Income Tax Act 2007
Residential land sellers must pay tax through their lawyer when selling property
RL 2: Vendors: who must pay, and how?
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for replacing earthquake-damaged property using insurance money
EZ 23BC: Property acquired after depreciable property affected by Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquakes
Income Tax Act 2007
Insurance pay-outs for Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquake damage treated as property sale and repurchase
EZ 78: Insurance for Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquake damage of property: treatment as disposal and reacquisition
Income Tax Act 2007
Limits on tax for insurance payouts from Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquake property damage
EZ 79: Insurance for Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquake damage of property: limit on depreciation recovery income
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax relief for replacing earthquake-damaged property with insurance money
CZ 25B: Land and buildings as revenue account property affected by Hurunui/Kaikōura earthquakes and replaced—insurance or compensation
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for deducting expenses from residential rental properties
EL 2: Outline of subpart: specific provisions
Income Tax Act 2007
Choosing to manage rental property expenses individually
EL 6: Choosing to apply rules on property-by-property basis
Income Tax Act 2007
When land sales rules apply to residential property
EL 10: Exclusion for land held on revenue account
Income Tax Act 2007
Certain big companies and government groups don't have to follow residential land rules
EL 11: Exclusion for property held by certain persons and entities
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for employee housing don't apply to some work-related accommodation
EL 13: Exclusion for property provided as employee accommodation
Income Tax Act 2007
Selling homes bought after 29 March 2018 within 5 years: old tax rule ending 1 July 2024
CZ 39: Disposal within 5 years: bright-line test for residential land: acquisition on or after 29 March 2018
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax rules for selling homes bought after 29 March 2018, changing from 1 July 2024
CZ 40: Main home exclusion for bright-line: acquisition on or after 29 March 2018
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for residential land transfers involving Māori family trusts (repealed from July 2024)
CB 6AC: Residential land transferred in relation to certain Māori family trusts
Income Tax Act 2007
Residential land transfers for Treaty of Waitangi settlements are ending soon
CB 6AE: Certain transfers of residential land included in settlement of claim under the Treaty of Waitangi
Income Tax Act 2007
Rules for some people transferring residential land, ending 1 July 2024
FC 9B: Residential land: certain transferors
Income Tax Act 2007
Tax relief for flood-damaged property replaced with insurance money
CZ 25C: Land or buildings as revenue account property affected by North Island flooding events and replaced—insurance or compensation
Income Tax Act 2007
Replacing flood-damaged property with insurance money: tax implications
EZ 23BE: Property acquired after depreciable property affected by North Island flooding events
Income Tax Act 2007
Choose when to report insurance payouts and costs for North Island flood-damaged property in your taxes
EZ 86: Insurance for North Island flooding event damage causing disposal: optional timing rule for income, deductions
Income Tax Act 2007
Optional delay for reporting flood insurance and repair costs until 2027-28
EZ 87: Insurance for repairs of North Island flooding event damage: optional timing rule for income, deductions
Resource Management Act 1991
This law aims to help people use and protect nature in a way that's good for everyone now and in the future.
5: Purpose
Resource Management Act 1991
Looking after New Zealand's special places and resources is important
6: Matters of national importance
Resource Management Act 1991
Using land in a way that was allowed before the rules changed
10: Certain existing uses in relation to land protected
Resource Management Act 1991
You can still use your land if you had a building consent before new rules started.
10B: Certain existing building works allowed
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for dividing land into smaller pieces
11: Restrictions on subdivision of land
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for what you can and can't do in lake and river beds
13: Restriction on certain uses of beds of lakes and rivers
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules about taking and using water from rivers, lakes, and the sea
14: Restrictions relating to water
Resource Management Act 1991
Some rules in plans don't count if they've been cancelled
20: Certain rules in proposed plans not to have effect
Resource Management Act 1991
You can keep doing something you were already legally doing, even if new rules say you need permission.
20A: Certain existing lawful activities allowed
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
No need to discuss resource consent applications with others under this law.
36A: No duty under this Act to consult about resource consent applications and notices of requirement
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 about esplanade reserves on reclaimed land are no longer part of the law.
71: Rules about esplanade reserves on reclamation
Resource Management Act 1991
How to make and change plans for your local area
73: Preparation and change of district plans
Resource Management Act 1991
What's in a district plan to help manage our environment and community
75: Contents of district plans
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for looking after the environment in your local area
76: District rules
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for protecting public areas near water when land is subdivided or roads are closed
77: Rules about esplanade reserves on subdivision and road stopping
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules about when the public must be told about resource consent applications
77D: Rules specifying activities for which consent applications must be notified or are precluded from being notified
Resource Management Act 1991
Your resource consent application stays the same even if the rules change.
88A: Description of type of activity to remain the same
Resource Management Act 1991
Applying for resource consents for coastal land or future reclaimed land
89: Applications to territorial authorities for resource consents where land is in coastal marine area
Resource Management Act 1991
Having a say on a resource consent application: how to make a submission
96: Making submissions
Resource Management Act 1991
Meetings to discuss and solve issues before a resource consent hearing
99: Pre-hearing meetings
Resource Management Act 1991
When and where a hearing about your resource consent application will happen, and who gets told about it.
101: Hearing date and notice
Resource Management Act 1991
Deciding if you can do something that doesn't fully follow the rules
104B: Determination of applications for discretionary or non-complying activities
Resource Management Act 1991
The council can stop you from dividing land if it's not safe or might cause problems.
106: Consent authority may refuse subdivision consent in certain circumstances
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules that come with a resource consent
108: Conditions of resource consents
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules about promises and agreements to protect land when you use it in a certain way
109: Special provisions in respect of bonds or covenants
Resource Management Act 1991
Paying rent and royalties is a condition of getting a coastal or water permit
112: Obligation to pay rent and royalties deemed condition of consent
Resource Management Act 1991
Telling people about resource consent decisions
114: Notification
Resource Management Act 1991
Resource consents are not like owning a house or toy, but can be treated like property in some ways.
122: Consents not real or personal property
Resource Management Act 1991
When do rules 124B and 124C apply to your resource application?
124A: When sections 124B and 124C apply and when they do not apply
Resource Management Act 1991
Applying for a new resource consent when you already have one
124B: Applications by existing holders of resource consents
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens when a resource consent expires or runs out of time
125: Lapsing of consents
Resource Management Act 1991
Changing or cancelling conditions of a resource consent that you already have
127: Change or cancellation of consent condition on application by consent holder
Resource Management Act 1991
When can the rules of a resource consent be changed?
128: Circumstances when consent conditions can be reviewed
Resource Management Act 1991
Permissions given for land use and subdivision usually stay with the land, even when it changes owners.
134: Land use and subdivision consents attach to land
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for passing on your water permit to someone else
136: Transferability of water permits
Resource Management Act 1991
Getting a certificate to do something without a resource consent
139: Consent authorities and Environmental Protection Authority to issue certificates of compliance
Resource Management Act 1991
Get a certificate to prove how you're using your land
139A: Consent authorities to issue existing use certificates
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens when the government gets involved in big decisions that affect the whole country
140: Outline of this Part
Resource Management Act 1991
The Government can make a special rule to protect the coastal area by requiring permission to take things or change the land.
152: Order in Council may be made requiring holding of authorisation
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens when a new rule is made: it doesn't affect things you were already doing or applied for.
153: Application of Order in Council
Resource Management Act 1991
Asking the Public to Bid on Using Parts of the Coast
157: Calling of public tenders for authorisations
Resource Management Act 1991
What you need to include when you put in a tender for something like taking resources from the coast
158: Requirements of tender
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for using shared coastal spaces
165F: Provisions about occupation of common marine and coastal area
Resource Management Act 1991
How councils offer permits to use coastal areas, following the rules in their plan
165I: Offer of authorisations for activities in common marine and coastal area in accordance with plan
Resource Management Act 1991
Regional council tells public about permissions they're offering
165U: Public notice of offer of authorisations by regional council
Resource Management Act 1991
What you need to include when asking to use a coastal area
165V: Requirements for offers for authorisations
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for getting a permit to use ocean space for aquaculture if you already have one
165ZJ: Additional criteria for considering applications for permits for space already used for aquaculture activities
Resource Management Act 1991
What special words mean in the Resource Management Act 1991
166: Definitions
Resource Management Act 1991
Council must add special rules to its plan after a big decision is made.
175: Designation to be provided for in district plan
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens when land is set aside for a special public project or work
176: Effect of designation
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for using land with a special status or heritage protection
177: Land subject to existing designation or heritage order
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens while we wait for a decision on a big project or public work
178: Interim effect of requirements for designations
Resource Management Act 1991
Changing a designation: how to alter a planned use of land
181: Alteration of designation
Resource Management Act 1991
Stopping a special land use rule, called a designation, that is no longer needed
182: Removal of designation
Resource Management Act 1991
Checking a special plan that is still in use
183: Review of designation which has not lapsed
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens to a plan if you don't use it within a certain time limit.
184: Lapsing of designations which have not been given effect to
Resource Management Act 1991
The Environment Court can make someone buy your land if it's needed for a project and you can't use it.
185: Environment Court may order taking of land
Resource Management Act 1991
When the government helps a company take land for a project, they must follow special rules and pay the owner.
186: Compulsory acquisition powers
Resource Management Act 1991
Asking the council to protect a special place
189: Notice of requirement to territorial authority
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for land with special heritage protection
193A: Land subject to existing heritage order or designation
Resource Management Act 1991
Appealing heritage protection decisions about land use
195: Appeals relating to sections 193 and 194
Resource Management Act 1991
Explains how the government can take over land to protect important historical places
197: Compulsory acquisition powers
Resource Management Act 1991
Environment Court can help if a heritage order affects your land use or sale
198: Environment Court may order land taken, etc
Resource Management Act 1991
What it means to divide a piece of land into smaller parts
218: Meaning of subdivision of land
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for subdividing land: what the council can require you to do
220: Condition of subdivision consents
Resource Management Act 1991
Council gives you a notice with rules to follow when you subdivide land
221: Territorial authority to issue a consent notice
Resource Management Act 1991
Getting a certificate to prove you've finished required work or payments for subdividing land
222: Completion certificates
Resource Management Act 1991
Getting a territorial authority to approve your land survey plan
223: Approval of survey plan by territorial authority
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for lodging a survey plan of land in New Zealand
224: Restrictions upon deposit of survey plan
Resource Management Act 1991
You can agree to sell land or a building before the survey plan is officially registered, but there are rules to protect buyers.
225: Agreement to sell land or building before deposit of plan
Resource Management Act 1991
Rules for getting a title for subdivided land
226: Restrictions upon issue of certificates of title for subdivision
Resource Management Act 1991
Some lease rules don't apply to cross leases, company leases, and retirement village leases
226A: Savings in respect of cross leases, company leases, and retirement village leases
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens when an old land plan is replaced by a new one and the old approval is cancelled.
227: Cancellation of prior approvals
Resource Management Act 1991
Government subdivides land and gets it approved
228: Subdivision by the Crown
Resource Management Act 1991
Places where land meets water that are set aside for people to enjoy
Resource Management Act 1991
What esplanade reserves and strips are used for
229: Purposes of esplanade reserves and esplanade strips
Resource Management Act 1991
Setting aside land by the sea, river, or lake when subdividing land
230: Requirement for esplanade reserves or esplanade strips
Resource Management Act 1991
Setting aside land for public use when you divide your property
231: Esplanade reserves to vest on subdivision
Resource Management Act 1991
Creating a special area of land near water for public use and protection
232: Creation of esplanade strips
Resource Management Act 1991
Changing or cancelling esplanade strips on your land
234: Variation or cancellation of esplanade strips
Resource Management Act 1991
Agreeing with your council to create a special area by a river or lake on your land
235: Creation of esplanade strips by agreement
Resource Management Act 1991
What happens to your land if it's near land already set aside for public use
236: Where land previously set aside or reserved
Resource Management Act 1991
Approving survey plans that include special areas like esplanade reserves or strips near water
237: Approval of survey plans where esplanade reserve or esplanade strips required
Resource Management Act 1991
Who owns the land near rivers, lakes, and the coast when you subdivide it?
237A: Vesting of land in common marine and coastal area or bed of lake or river
Resource Management Act 1991
Agreements for public paths on private land
237B: Access strips
Resource Management Act 1991
When public paths or areas can be closed for safety or other reasons
237C: Closure of strips to public
Resource Management Act 1991
No payment for small waterfront areas taken for public use
237E: Compensation for taking of esplanade reserves or strips on allotments of less than 4 hectares
Resource Management Act 1991
Getting paid if the council takes some of your land for a reserve
237F: Compensation for taking of esplanade reserves or strips on allotments of 4 hectares or more
Resource Management Act 1991
The government pays landowners money when it takes their big waterside properties for public use.
237G: Compensation
Resource Management Act 1991
Working out how much money you get for esplanade reserve land when you can't agree with the council
237H: Valuation
Electricity Act 1992
This section about exemptions was removed from the law in 2008
62H: Grounds and terms and conditions of exemption
Electricity Act 1992
Landowners don't have to look after power lines on their property
22A: Owners of land not responsible for maintenance
Electricity Act 1992
Power company needs to tell you before fixing or finishing electrical work on your property
23A: Line owner must give written notice of intention to maintain or complete existing works
Electricity Act 1992
Entering someone's property without notice during electrical emergencies
23C: Notice in emergencies
Electricity Act 1992
Landowners can make fair rules about electricity companies coming onto their property
23D: Land owner may set reasonable conditions on line owner's entry
Electricity Act 1992
Existing agreements about electrical works on land stay in place
23E: Agreements preserved
Electricity Act 1992
What to do if you disagree about access to land for electrical works
23F: Disputes about land access
Electricity Act 1992
Getting paid if electrical work hurts your land
57: Compensation for damage
Electricity Act 1992
Rules for doing your own electrical wiring at home
79: Exemption for domestic electrical wiring work
Electricity Act 1992
Rules for fixing your own home appliances safely
80: Exemption for maintenance of domestic appliances
Electricity Act 1992
Inspectors can enter buildings to check electrical work for safety
83: Power of entry
Electricity Act 1992
Rules for entering someone's property to work on electricity
159: Conditions relating to power to enter land or premises
Electricity Act 1992
Special certificate needed for electrical work in building projects
179: Certificate of compliance where prescribed electrical work covered by building consent
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
This part of the law explains which rules apply to different types of dams.
133A: Dams to which subpart 7 provisions apply
Building Act 2004
Trusted dam owners don't need to get a yearly safety check for their dams.
150A: Annual dam compliance certificate requirements not to apply to accredited dam owner
Building Act 2004
Explains how dams are classified as risky in big earthquakes or floods based on their size and chance of breaking
153A: Meaning of earthquake-prone dam and flood-prone dam
Building Act 2004
A group that checks building permits can charge money for looking at how well permit offices do their job.
249A: Fees for audits
Building Act 2004
This law explains how much money dam owners might need to pay for safety checks on their dams.
257A: Fees for audits
Building Act 2004
A special group can ask for money when they check if another group is doing a good job with building products.
262A: Fees for audits
Building Act 2004
Licensing building practitioners helps check and record their skills, and allows them to do or watch over special building jobs.
282A: Purposes of licensing building practitioners
Building Act 2004
The boss must check if the rules about approving building plans are working well
402A: Chief executive must review regulations made under section 402(1)(kb)
Building Act 2004
A special approval shows that building plans follow the rules, but you still need permission to build.
30A: National multiple-use approval establishes compliance with building code
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
Rules for special building designs that need expert approval before they can be used in many places
30C: Applications for national multiple-use approval relating to design work that is restricted building work
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
How the boss decides if a building plan can be used lots of times
30E: Processing application for national multiple-use approval
Building Act 2004
Rules for when the boss can give permission to use building plans more than once
30F: Issue of national multiple-use approval
Building Act 2004
The government can say no to approving a building plan for many places and must explain why.
30G: Refusal to issue 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
Small changes to building plans can be made without filling out special forms
45A: Minor variations to building consents
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
Building Act 2004
This explains when different parts of the law start to work.
2: Commencement
Building Act 2004
This law explains why we have rules for building things, to keep people safe and healthy when using buildings.
3: Purposes
Building Act 2004
This section explains the rules people must follow when making decisions about buildings to keep everyone safe and happy.
4: Principles to be applied in performing functions or duties, or exercising powers, under this Act
Building Act 2004
This section explains what the different parts of the Building Act are about and how they work together.
5: Overview
Building Act 2004
The government must follow this law, with a few special exceptions.
6: Act binds the Crown
Building Act 2004
Building Act 2004
A building is any structure, including things attached to it, that people or animals can use or live in.
8: Building: what it means and includes
Building Act 2004
Things that are not counted as buildings under the law, like power poles, cranes, boats, and scaffolding.
9: Building: what it does not include
Building Act 2004
What 'allotment' means: a piece of land with clear boundaries shown on a plan.
10: Meaning of allotment
Building Act 2004
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
Building rules help keep you safe. They ensure buildings are strong and secure. You can find these rules online. Building work needs consent from authorities. They check if the work meets safety standards. You must follow the rules when building. Some buildings are risky, like those near faults. Authorities check these buildings to keep you safe. They can stop you using a building if it's not safe. Pool owners must keep their pools safe. They need to restrict access to pools. This helps prevent accidents. Dam owners must also follow rules. They need to keep their dams safe and secure. This helps prevent accidents and keeps you safe. Authorities can enter buildings to check safety. They can also give notices to fix problems. You must comply with these notices to keep you safe. Building rules are important for your safety. They help prevent accidents and keep you secure. You should know about these rules to stay safe.
Building Act 2004
Building Act 2004
This part explains the rules for building work, including safety, permits, and inspections.
15: Outline of this Part
Building Act 2004
Building Act 2004
The building code explains what buildings need to do and how well they need to work.
16: Building code: purpose
Building Act 2004
Any construction or building changes must follow the rules in the building code, even if you don't need special permission.
17: All building work must comply with building code
Building Act 2004
The law says you only need to follow the building code rules, not any extra or stricter rules, when doing building work.
18: Building work not required to achieve performance criteria additional to or more restrictive than building code
Building Act 2004
The building authority must accept different ways to show that a building follows the rules.
19: How compliance with building code is established
Building Act 2004
Rules can say there's only one way to follow building rules, like using special products or methods.
20: Regulations may specify that there is only 1 means of complying with building code
Building Act 2004
Rules tell you how to build safely, but if there are no rules, you can choose how to follow the building code.
21: What happens if regulations specifying that there is only 1 means of complying with building code are made or not made
Building Act 2004
The head building person can make special rules that help people follow the building rules properly.
22: Acceptable solution or verification method for use in establishing compliance with building code
Building Act 2004
Using an approved plan is one way, but not the only way, to follow building rules.
23: Effect of acceptable solution or verification method
Building Act 2004
The person in charge can change or remove the rules for building things whenever they want.
24: Chief executive may amend or revoke acceptable solution or verification method
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
You can get in big trouble if you use banned building stuff.
27: Offence to use building product or building method in breach of ban under section 26
Building Act 2004
Building officials can't approve certain building activities if it breaks rules about banned things
28: Limits on certain powers of building consent authority in cases involving bans under section 26
Building Act 2004
Rules for making sure building methods and materials are safe and allowed
Building Act 2004
Rules for making or changing building rules, warnings, and bans to keep people safe
29: Procedural requirements for acceptable solutions, verification methods, warnings, and bans
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
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
This explains what you need to include when asking for information about your building project.
33: Content of application
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
What you need to know before you start building: information about your project
35: Content 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
Council must give you a certificate if you need special permission for your building work
37: Territorial authority must issue certificate if resource consent required
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
The local council must tell the heritage group if someone wants to build near an important historical place.
39: Territorial authority must advise Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga 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
Sometimes you don't need permission to build or change things
41: Building consent not required in certain cases
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 don't need permission for most energy work, but some special cases still need approval.
43: Building consent not required for energy work
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
You need to fill out a special form and provide plans and other important information to ask for permission to build something.
45: How 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
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Property goes to new trustees without extra paperwork
3: Property to vest in trustees or their successors
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
Property held for a group can be given to new trustees or the group itself
5: Transfer of properties
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
Recreational facilities for the community can be charitable if they help people
61A: Trusts for recreational and similar purposes
Charitable Trusts Act 1957
How to record new people in charge of a trust's property
Schedule 1: Memorandum of appointment of new trustees
Companies Act 1993
Rules for handling company records and property ownership during mergers
225A: Registers
Companies Act 1993
Rules for protecting innocent buyers when company property transfers are challenged
296D: Additional provisions relating to setting aside dispositions
Crimes Act 1961
You can use reasonable force to stop people from entering or remove them from your property without hurting them.
56: Defence of land or building
Crimes Act 1961
You can go onto someone's land to use a path or take something if you have the right, but if they disagree, they might try to stop you.
58: Exercise of right of way, etc
Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
Inspectors must report building problems to the council under the Building Act 2004 rules
279: Building Act 2004
Building Societies Act 1965
List of all building societies in New Zealand that anyone can look at
121A: Register of building societies
Building Societies Act 1965
Registrar can ask for changes to documents before adding them to building society records
121C: Registrar may require document to be registrable or otherwise comply before registration
Building Societies Act 1965
How the government saves important building society papers
121D: When documents are registered
Building Societies Act 1965
Registrar can fix or update the list of building societies
121E: Alterations to register
Building Societies Act 1965
You can check information about building societies
121F: Inspection of register
Building Societies Act 1965
Getting official copies of building society records
121G: Obtaining certified copy or extract from register
Building Societies Act 1965
This law's name and when it started
1: Short Title and commencement
Building Societies Act 1965
People and Rules for Groups that Help You Save Money for a Home
Building Societies Act 1965
Explaining important words used in the Building Societies Act
2: Interpretation
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
The rule about building societies having an official seal was removed
5: Official seal
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies don't need to keep special lists anymore
6: Registers to be kept
Building Societies Act 1965
The Registrar no longer needs to write a yearly report about building societies
7: Annual report by Registrar
Building Societies Act 1965
This rule about looking at society information is no longer used
8: Information as to societies, and inspection of documents kept by Registrars
Building Societies Act 1965
How building societies are set up and run: Rules for starting, joining, and managing money clubs
Building Societies Act 1965
This part of the law explaining why people could start a building society has been removed
9: Purpose for which building society may be established
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies can help people with money and property
9A: Functions of building societies
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies can do many things to help them work, unless their rules say they can't
9B: Powers of building societies
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies' actions can't be called wrong just because they weren't allowed to do them
9C: Ultra vires transactions
Building Societies Act 1965
Registering or filing society documents doesn't mean everyone knows about them
9D: Registration of documents not to constitute constructive notice
Building Societies Act 1965
Rules for dealing with a building society
9E: Dealings between society and other persons
Building Societies Act 1965
Dealing with a building society is safe, even if someone has been dishonest
9F: Effect of fraud
Building Societies Act 1965
Two types of building societies: ongoing and time-limited
10: Permanent and terminating societies
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies can get and give back money using shares
11: Power to raise and repay funds
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies can't do things with land anymore
12: Powers in relation to land
Building Societies Act 1965
How to start a building society in New Zealand
13: Mode of establishing society
Building Societies Act 1965
Rules for starting a building society must be checked and approved
14: Registration of rules of society
Building Societies Act 1965
A building society becomes a separate legal entity when it's officially registered
15: Incorporation of society
Building Societies Act 1965
You can ask a judge to look at your rules if the Registrar says no
16: Appeal against refusal to register
Building Societies Act 1965
Rules tell you what a building society must do and how it works
17: Contents of rules
Building Societies Act 1965
Rules of a building society apply to everyone involved and visitors don't need to check if the society follows its own rules
18: Effect of rules
Building Societies Act 1965
You can ask for and get a copy of a society's rules
20: Copies of rules to be supplied on request
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies must have unique names to avoid confusion
21: Restriction on registration of names
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies must use their official registered name or face penalties
22: Society to use registered name
Building Societies Act 1965
You can join a building society without buying a share
24: Members who are not shareholders
Building Societies Act 1965
Young people can join building societies but have limited rights
25: Members under age of 20
Building Societies Act 1965
Sharing ownership of building society shares with others
26: Joint shareholders
Building Societies Act 1965
Members only owe what they agreed to pay for their share or loan
27: Liability of members
Building Societies Act 1965
This part explaining how to buy shares in certain societies no longer exists
27A: Interpretation
Building Societies Act 1965
This rule about buying shares in building societies no longer exists
27B: Agreements to purchase shares
Building Societies Act 1965
A rule about cancelling share purchases was removed
27C: Right of purchaser to cancel agreement
Building Societies Act 1965
What happens when an agreement to buy shares in a closing building society is cancelled (no longer applies)
27D: Effect of cancellation of agreement
Building Societies Act 1965
This rule about agreements for buying shares in certain societies no longer exists
27E: No contracting out
Building Societies Act 1965
The rule about changing a list of building society rules doesn't exist anymore
27F: Schedule 7 may be amended
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies can't start working until they get a special permission paper
28: Business not to be commenced before incorporation
Building Societies Act 1965
Founding members must buy shares before the society can start
29: Minimum subscription by founding members
Building Societies Act 1965
When building societies could start advertising (old rule)
30: Commencement of advertising
Building Societies Act 1965
This rule about starting the process of drawing lots for building society money no longer exists
31: Commencement of balloting for appropriations
Building Societies Act 1965
Rules for special shares that could win you prizes in a building society
31A: Bonus balloting shares and bonus ballots
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies can join together to become one society
32: Union of societies
Building Societies Act 1965
How a society can pass on its duties to another society
33: Transfer of engagements
Building Societies Act 1965
Extra rules for societies joining together or passing on their duties
34: Supplementary provisions as to union and transfer of engagements
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies can sell some of their business, but not all of it
34A: Power to dispose of part of business undertaking
Building Societies Act 1965
Rules about lending money for houses and how to keep things fair and safe
Building Societies Act 1965
Helping people buy homes with mortgages (no longer in use)
35: Advances on security of mortgage of land for residential purposes
Building Societies Act 1965
This rule about money lending in building societies doesn't exist anymore
36: Ordinary limitations on special advances
Building Societies Act 1965
Old rule about extra mortgage money for building societies no longer exists
37: Permission to exceed limit for special advances
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies can't give extra money to people buying houses with existing loans anymore
38: Permission to make special advance to purchaser of mortgaged property
Building Societies Act 1965
Rules about lending money to people when they use their house as a promise to pay it back
Building Societies Act 1965
This part used to explain who counts as a member, but it was removed
39: Meaning of member for the purposes of this Part
Building Societies Act 1965
Old rules about figuring out the worth of loan guarantees no longer exist
40: Valuation of security
Building Societies Act 1965
Old rule about extra protection for building society loans no longer exists
41: Additional security for advances
Building Societies Act 1965
Old rule about keeping track of money given out by building societies, no longer used
42: Record of advances
Building Societies Act 1965
This old rule about building societies getting security from others no longer exists
43: Security taken from third party
Building Societies Act 1965
This rule about extra money for property sales no longer exists
44: Arrangement for excess advance in connection with sale of property
Building Societies Act 1965
This rule about building societies giving money to property buyers no longer exists
45: Implied warranty on advance to purchaser, unless notice given to the contrary
Building Societies Act 1965
This rule about talking about enough security has been removed
46: Representation as to sufficiency of security
Building Societies Act 1965
Old rules about extra mortgages no longer apply
47: Restrictions on second or subsequent mortgages
Building Societies Act 1965
Old rule about getting money for life insurance from building societies no longer applies
48: Advance for single premium life policy
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies can now pay for mortgage introductions
49: Restriction on commissions for introduction of mortgage business
Building Societies Act 1965
Rules for selling houses with mortgages (no longer used)
50: Provisions as to sale of mortgaged property
Building Societies Act 1965
Old rule about lending money based on members' shares no longer exists
51: Limitation on advances on security of members' shares
Building Societies Act 1965
Rules for lending money without using land or shares as security no longer exist
51A: Advances on security other than mortgage of land or members' shares, or without security
Building Societies Act 1965
Registrar could ask for expert proof about fair money sharing in building groups
52: Power of Registrar to require actuary's certificate as to appropriations by ballot
Building Societies Act 1965
How to show a mortgage is paid off (old rule, no longer used)
53: Memorandum of discharge of mortgage
Building Societies Act 1965
How societies manage extra money and keep important documents safe
Building Societies Act 1965
Words used in the old rules about building societies' money
54: Interpretation
Building Societies Act 1965
Old rules about how building societies could use extra money are no longer part of the law
55: Investment and banking of surplus funds
Building Societies Act 1965
Old rule about societies holding special money has been removed
55A: Societies to hold certain public securities
Building Societies Act 1965
Rules for building societies on money matters and how they handle people's savings
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies can no longer borrow money under this rule
56: Borrowing powers
Building Societies Act 1965
Building societies can't have savings accounts anymore
57: Restrictions on savings bank deposits
Building Societies Act 1965
Old rules about special savings accounts for homes and farms no longer apply
57A: Home ownership accounts and farm ownership accounts
Building Societies Act 1965
Rules about interest on savings no longer apply to building societies
58: Interest on deposits
Building Societies Act 1965
This rule about borrowing too much money from building societies no longer exists
59: Liability for borrowing in excess of powers
Building Societies Act 1965
This section about helping other building societies was removed from the law
60: Assistance to other building societies
Building Societies Act 1965
Old rule about sharing money details with new members was removed
61: New investors and depositors to receive copies of accounts
National Parks Act 1980
How the government can add land to national parks
9: Acquisition of land for national parks
National Parks Act 1980
How national park land is officially recorded
76: Records of title in respect of national parks
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Words and rules to help you understand the law about camping in public places
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
What 'freedom camping' means and when you can do it
5: Meaning of freedom camp
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
What counts as conservation land in this law
7: Meaning of conservation land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
LINZ land is dry land the government manages
8: Meaning of LINZ land
Freedom Camping Act 2011
Rules for changing from old camping laws to new ones
9: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
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
Ways to protect yourself if accused of breaking camping rules
22: Defences to 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
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
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
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
Car rental agreements can include rules about paying fines for breaking camping laws
29: Rental service agreement may provide for payment of infringement fee
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
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
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
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 this law is trying to achieve: keeping dogs and people safe
4: Objects
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
When can dog control officers enter someone's property to check on dogs?
14: Power of entry
Dog Control Act 1996
Dog control officers can feed, shelter, and care for dogs that are not being looked after properly.
15: Power of dog control officer or dog ranger to feed and shelter dogs
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
What powers do special officers have to help protect animals?
17: Powers of warranted officers
Dog Control Act 1996
Don't get in the way of dog control officers or rangers on purpose
18: Wilful obstruction of dog control officer or dog ranger
Dog Control Act 1996
Authorities can ask dog owners for information about their dog
19A: Power of constable, dog control officer, or dog ranger to request information about dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Rules about dogs in your area made by the council
20: Dog control bylaws
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens if you're called a probationary dog owner because you broke dog rules
21: Classification of probationary owners
Dog Control Act 1996
Objecting to being called a probationary dog owner
22: Objection to classification as probationary owner
Dog Control Act 1996
People who break dog rules can't own new dogs for 2 years
23: Probationary owners
Dog Control Act 1996
Council can make new dog owners take a training course
23A: Territorial authority may require probationary owner to undertake training
Dog Control Act 1996
Probationary dog owners must get rid of unregistered dogs within 14 days of being told to do so.
24: Obligation of probationary owners to dispose of unregistered dogs
Dog Control Act 1996
Objecting to being banned from owning a dog
26: Objection to disqualification
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens if you're not allowed to own a dog
28: Effect of disqualification
Dog Control Act 1996
When a council decides a dog is dangerous
31: Territorial authority to classify dangerous dogs
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens if your dog is classified as a dangerous dog?
32: Effect of classification as dangerous dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Dangerous dogs are classified as dangerous everywhere in New Zealand.
32A: Dangerous dog classification to extend over New Zealand
Dog Control Act 1996
Getting rid of a dangerous dog needs council approval
33: Territorial authority's consent to disposal of dangerous dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Council can label a dog as menacing if it's a threat to people, animals, or wildlife.
33A: Territorial authority may classify dog as menacing
Dog Control Act 1996
Objecting to your dog being called a menacing dog
33B: Objection to classification of dog under section 33A
Dog Control Act 1996
Dogs of certain breeds might be called menacing and have special rules.
33C: Dogs belonging to breed or type listed in Schedule 4 to be classified as menacing
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens if your dog is classified as menacing and what rules you must follow
33E: Effect of classification as menacing dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Menacing dogs are classified as menacing everywhere in New Zealand.
33EA: Menacing dog classification to extend over New Zealand
Dog Control Act 1996
Council can ask you to neuter your menacing dog when you move to a new area.
33EB: Territorial authority (other than classifying authority) may require neutering of menacing dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Breaking dog rules can cost you up to $3,000 and mean losing your dog.
33EC: Offence to fail to comply with section 33E(1) or 33EB
Dog Control Act 1996
Councils must label dogs as dangerous or menacing if their owner broke the law related to the dog's behaviour.
33ED: Territorial authority to classify certain dogs as dangerous or menacing
Dog Control Act 1996
Tell dog minders to muzzle and leash your dangerous dog in public
33F: Owner must advise person with possession of dangerous or menacing dog of requirement to muzzle and leash dog in public
Dog Control Act 1996
A list of all dogs in an area, with details about each dog and its owner.
34: Dogs register
Dog Control Act 1996
The national dog database can have extra info from your local council about dogs and owners.
35AB: National dog control information database may contain additional information supplied by territorial authority
Dog Control Act 1996
Registering Your Dog: How to Sign Up Your Pet with the Council
36: Application for registration
Dog Control Act 1996
Some dogs must have a microchip implanted to help identify them.
36A: Microchip transponder must be implanted in certain dogs
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
Getting your dog registration money back if your dog dies or you're struggling financially
39: Refund and reduction of fees
Dog Control Act 1996
Proving your dog is a working dog or neutered to get a lower registration fee
40: Proof of class of dog
Dog Control Act 1996
You can be fined for not registering your dog if it's over 3 months old.
42: Offence of failing to register dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Registering dogs that are locked up, in quarantine, or with animal helpers
43: Registration of impounded dog, dog in quarantine, or dog in custody of society established to prevent cruelty to animals
Dog Control Act 1996
Dogs must wear a registration label or disc on their collar to be considered registered.
44: Dog not wearing proper label or disc deemed unregistered
Dog Control Act 1996
If your dog gets into trouble, you must prove you've done the right thing with its registration and age.
45: Burden of proof on owner of dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Getting a tag for your dog when you register it
46: Issue of label or disc and completion of registration
Dog Control Act 1996
Dog registration is valid all over New Zealand, no matter where you live.
47: Registration to extend over New Zealand
Dog Control Act 1996
What to do when you sell or give away your dog
48: Change of ownership of dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Telling the council when you move your dog to a new home
49: Transfer of dog from one address or district to another
Dog Control Act 1996
Dogs must wear a registration label or disc, or they might be taken away.
50: Dog not wearing proper label or disc may be impounded
Dog Control Act 1996
Keep your dog safe and under control on your property to avoid trouble with the law.
52A: Control of dog on owner's property
Dog Control Act 1996
You must control your dog or you might get a fine of up to $3,000.
53: Offence of failing to keep dog under control
Dog Control Act 1996
Looking after your dog: what you must do as a dog owner
54: Obligations of dog owner
Dog Control Act 1996
Take a leash when your dog is with you in public
54A: Owner must use or carry leash in public
Dog Control Act 1996
What to do if your dog's barking is disturbing others
55: Barking dogs
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens if your dog's barking is causing problems for others and you don't stop it
56: Removal of barking dog causing distress
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens when a dog attacks a person or animal
57: Dogs attacking persons or animals
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens if a dog is running loose near your farm animals
60: Seizure or destruction of dog running at large among stock or poultry
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens if your dog worries farm animals and you don't control it
61: Orders relating to dog seen worrying stock
Dog Control Act 1996
Rules for owners of dangerous dogs: keeping them safe and under control in public
62: Allowing dogs known to be dangerous to be at large unmuzzled
Dog Control Act 1996
If your dog causes damage, you have to pay for it, no matter what.
63: Owner liable for damage done by dog
Dog Control Act 1996
What to do if a court orders a dog to be put down
64: Procedure where order made for destruction of dog
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
What happens to your dog if it's taken by the authorities and how you can get it back
69: Impounding and subsequent disposal of dog
Dog Control Act 1996
Before you get your impounded dog back, it must be microchipped and registered.
69A: Impounded dog must be microchipped and registered before release
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens to your dog if it's taken away because it was barking too much?
70: Custody of dog removed for barking
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens to your dog if it's a threat to public safety and might be taken away
71: Retention of dog threatening public safety
Dog Control Act 1996
What happens to a dog that's been taken by a dog control officer
71A: Disposal of dog seized under section 15 or 33EC
Dog Control Act 1996
Releasing a dog from custody without permission is against the law
72: Offence to release dog from custody
Dog Control Act 1996
No liability if you hurt a dog while trying to destroy it in a reasonable way
73: No liability where dog wounded in attempt to destroy
Dog Control Act 1996
People doing their job under the Dog Control Act can't be sued for damage they cause.
74: Limitation of liability for damage
Dog Control Act 1996
What to expect when you get an official notice about your dog
76: Giving and content of notices
Dog Control Act 1996
The Governor-General can add new dog breeds to a special list with the Minister's approval.
78A: Regulations adding further breed or type to Schedule 4
Dog Control Act 1996
How the Governor-General brings a new dog control rule into force
78B: Procedure for bringing Order in Council made under section 78A into force
Dog Control Act 1996
What the Minister must think about before making new dog rules
78C: Matters to which Minister must have regard before recommending Order in Council under section 78A
Dog Control Act 1996
Changes to other laws because of this Dog Control Act
79: Consequential amendments
Dog Control Act 1996
Fines for breaking dog rules under the Dog Control Act 1996
Schedule 1: Infringement offences and fees
Dog Control Act 1996
Laws changed by the Dog Control Act 1996
Schedule 2: Enactments amended
Dog Control Act 1996
Laws that are no longer valid because of the Dog Control Act 1996
Schedule 3: Enactments repealed
Dog Control Act 1996
Dogs banned from import and needing a muzzle in New Zealand
Schedule 4: Breed and type of dog subject to ban on importation and muzzling
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
Suggestions about land owned by the New Zealand railways company
Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
The Minister gives a special certificate when the Tribunal says some land is safe from being taken back.
8E: Issue of certificate on recommendation of Tribunal
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
Claims about land that used to be owned by the government and is now owned by a railway company
8HJ: Claims relating to land vested under New Zealand Railways Corporation Restructuring Act 1990
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
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
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 part of the law about groups that used to help with public works no longer exists
11: Committees
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
How old notices about road and railway lines will be treated
36A: Transitional 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
Government can let people take wood and coal from public land
46: Sale and removal of timber and coal from land held for public work
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
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
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
Public Works Act 1981
Time limit for asking for money when the government affects your property
78: Limitation of time for claiming compensation
Public Works Act 1981
Government can start process to decide your compensation if you don't claim it
79: Minister or local authority may take proceedings to determine compensation if person entitled fails to make claim
Public Works Act 1981
Getting paid quickly when the government wants your land
80: Accelerating hearing of compensation claims
Public Works Act 1981
Court can let Public Trust help make land decisions for people who can't do it themselves
81: Public Trust may be ordered to represent infants, absentee owners, etc
Public Works Act 1981
What to include when asking for money after your land is taken
82: Particulars to be inserted in claim
Public Works Act 1981
How to properly send a claim for compensation under the Public Works Act
83: Serving of claims
Public Works Act 1981
How to tell the court about your land dispute
84: Filing claims in District Court
Public Works Act 1981
The Tribunal can ask for more details about a claim
85: Tribunal may require claimant or respondent to state particulars
Public Works Act 1981
Telling someone else they might need to pay for part of a public works claim
86: Third party notice
Public Works Act 1981
You can ask to change your claim, but you need permission
87: Amendment of claim
Public Works Act 1981
The Tribunal's decision must be written down, signed, and kept safe
88: Award to be in writing
Public Works Act 1981
The Tribunal looks at each part of your claim separately and decides how much you get for each
89: Separate sums to be awarded for items of claim
Employment Relations Act 2000
A place where someone lives is not counted as a workplace when it comes to certain rules.
19: Workplace does not include dwellinghouse
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
You can't get extra money for housing if you live in certain government or community homes
66: Social housing exclusion
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
When the government can say no or change your housing cost help
69: Accommodation supplement: refusal, reduction, or cancellation of grant in certain circumstances
Social Security Act 2018
What happens to your housing help when your youth payment stops
272: Effect of cancellation of youth payment on accommodation supplement or temporary additional support
Social Security Act 2018
What happens to your housing help when your young parent money stops
283: Effect of cancellation of young parent payment on accommodation supplement or temporary additional support
Social Security Act 2018
Rules for getting help with housing costs
423: Regulations: accommodation supplement
Social Security Act 2018
Special rule lets you get winter energy payment while away from NZ for up to 28 days
220: Special absence rule: winter energy payment
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Explaining important words used in this part of the law
9: Interpretation
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Protecting honest buyers who pay fair prices for property
46: Protection of purchaser of property in good faith and for valuable consideration
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
Rules for making deals about things held in trust
101: Contracts relating to property held on trust
Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017
The court can decide on its own or be asked to make a decision about a minor's property
112: Order may be made on court’s own motion or on application
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Some long-term rental agreements made before 2008 still follow old rules about renting houses.
5A: Certain excluded long fixed-term tenancies remain subject to repealed sections of Property Law Act 1952
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
List of old renting rules that are no longer used
Schedule 3: Regulations revoked
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
List of other laws changed by this act
Schedule 4: Enactments amended
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Special rules for places where only students live, with extra services and house rules
5B: Exempt student accommodation
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
How landlords and tenants tell each other where to send important papers about their rental agreement
13AB: Address for service
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
When a person living alone in a rented home dies, the rental agreement ends within 21 days or on a date agreed by everyone involved.
50A: Termination following death of sole tenant
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
When a long-term rental agreement ends, it keeps going unless someone says they want to stop.
60A: Fixed-term tenancy becomes periodic unless contrary notice given
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
If you want to stay in your home longer, you need to tell your landlord in writing at least 28 days before your time there is supposed to end.
60B: Tenant must exercise right to renew or extend tenancy not later than 28 days before expiry
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Rules about rent and other notices keep working when your tenancy is renewed or made longer.
60C: Notices and orders continue to apply to renewed or extended tenancies
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
A landlord can sell or get rid of things left behind by a tenant after checking how much they're worth.
62A: Disposal of abandoned goods following assessment of market value
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Rules for what happens to things left behind by tenants when they move out
62B: Disposal of abandoned goods in accordance with Tribunal order
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
How the money from selling a tenant's left-behind things is used and how the landlord can get back what they're owed
62C: Application of proceeds of sale and recovery of amount owing
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
You can ask for money from your sold stuff within a year if your landlord sold it after you left
62D: Tenant may claim proceeds of sale
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Tenants must still remove their belongings when they move out, even if the landlord can dispose of some items.
62E: Responsibility of tenant unaffected
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
This law keeps landlords and buyers safe from getting in trouble when they sell or buy a tenant's things, as long as they follow the rules and act honestly.
62F: Protection from liability
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Rules for living in a shared house with other people and a landlord who owns it
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
This part explains the special rules for people living in boarding houses, and which normal tenancy rules don't apply to them.
66A: Application of Part
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
This section explains important words and ideas used in the rules about boarding houses.
66B: Interpretation for this Part
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
What must be included in a boarding house rental agreement
66C: Content of boarding house tenancy agreements
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
If you pay a small bond for your boarding house room, the landlord must give you a receipt and return your money when you leave, unless you owe them something.
66D: Bond of 1 week’s rent or less
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The landlord pays for shared costs, while you pay for what you use in your own room.
66E: Outgoings
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
You can't give your boarding house room to someone else to live in.
66F: Tenancy not assignable by tenant
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Tenants have the right to enjoy their home peacefully without others bothering them.
66G: Quiet enjoyment
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Landlords must give tenants important information and a clean room when they move into a boarding house.
66H: Landlord’s obligations at start of tenancy
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Landlords must keep boarding houses clean, safe, and in good repair, following rules to protect tenants.
66I: Landlord’s ongoing obligations
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The landlord must follow rules to protect tenants, like keeping services working and telling tenants about changes or sales.
66J: Other obligations of landlord
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Things you need to do and not do when you rent a room in a boarding house
66K: Obligations of tenant
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
A tenant is responsible for damage caused by their guests in a boarding house, unless they can prove otherwise.
66L: Tenant’s liability for damage caused by others
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
When you move out of a boarding house, you must leave, take your stuff, clean up, give back keys, and leave the landlord's things behind.
66M: Tenant’s obligations at end of tenancy
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
If someone breaks the rules, you need to try your best to stop things from getting worse.
66N: Mitigation of damage or loss
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The owner of a boarding house can make and change rules about how to use the house and its services, as long as the rules are fair and legal.
66O: Landlord may make house rules
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
A tenant can ask a special court to change or remove unfair house rules.
66P: What tenant may do if he or she objects to house rules
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The person who owns the boarding house can go inside whenever they want, but they can't use the house stuff unless they live there too.
66Q: Landlord has right to enter premises at any time
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The landlord can only go into your room in special cases or with your permission.
66R: Landlord’s right to enter boarding room is limited
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The landlord must tell you when and why they want to come into your room
66S: Notice of entry
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
If you break the rules about entering a tenant's room, you could get in trouble with the law or be stopped from entering again.
66T: Consequence of abuse, or refusal, of right of entry
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The landlord can end the tenancy for different reasons with different notice periods, depending on how serious the situation is.
66U: Termination of tenancy by landlord
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
A tenant in a boarding house can end their stay by telling the landlord they're leaving, with just two days' notice.
66V: When tenant may terminate tenancy
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
What happens to a boarding house room when the only person living there dies?
66W: Termination of tenancy on death of sole tenant
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
What happens when a tenant leaves their boarding house room without telling anyone and stops paying rent
66X: Abandonment by tenant
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
A landlord can ask a special group to make the tenant leave if they don't move out when told to.
66Y: Possession orders
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The Tribunal can talk to and send complaints to the Health and Disability Commissioner if a landlord who provides health services does something wrong.
83A: Referral of complaints to Health and Disability Commissioner
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
How the landlord tells the tenant about a case after they've moved out
91A: Service on tenants following application
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
How to tell someone about important papers when you can't give them to them directly
91B: Substituted service, etc
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The court can stop someone from doing bad things again for up to 6 years if they break the rules.
109A: Tribunal may restrain further commissions of unlawful acts
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
This explains what important words mean in the rules about finding people who owe money.
112A: Interpretation
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
How to ask for a person's contact details when they owe you money from a court decision
112B: Application for contact information
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
When the boss sends a request to find someone's contact details to help enforce a decision
112C: Application referred to specified agency
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The chief executive tells you what happened with your request for information about the person who owes you money.
112D: Response to applicant
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
How contact details are sent to the court to help with legal actions
112E: Specified information sent to District Court
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Keeping private information secret when enforcing court orders
112F: Non-disclosure of contact information
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
How to count days when the law says you have to wait
136A: Calculation of periods
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Fines for breaking renting rules
Schedule 1A: Amounts for unlawful acts
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
How to ask for your bond money back when the other person doesn't agree
22A: Applications to chief executive for payment of bond without agreement of other party
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The Tenancy Tribunal can decide who gets the bond money if there's a disagreement between the landlord and tenant.
22B: Applications to, and orders by, Tribunal
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The government can try to give back money that was kept safe for renters if no one claims it after a long time.
22D: Chief executive may take steps to refund bonds
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The Tenancy Tribunal can allow landlords to raise the rent if they have surprise costs they couldn't predict.
28A: Increase of rent by order in case of unforeseen expenses
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
When a rented home becomes unsafe to live in because someone broke the rules
59A: Termination where breach renders premises uninhabitable
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Rules for ending student housing agreements when a student is no longer eligible to live there
53A: Special provisions for notice terminating certain student tenancies
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
If a landlord leaves New Zealand for more than 21 days in a row, they need to choose someone to look after their property.
16A: Landlord must have agent if out of New Zealand for longer than 21 consecutive days
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Landlords can only ask for a bond and nothing else to make sure tenants pay rent or follow the rules.
18A: Landlord must not require security other than permitted bond
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The rules for apartment buildings become part of your rental agreement and must be shared with you.
16B: Body corporate rules part of tenancy agreement
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The government uses a special account to give back bond money to tenants and landlords.
22C: Payments of bond to be made out of Residential Tenancies Trust Account
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
When a temporary rent discount ends, the original rent comes back without counting as a rent increase.
24A: Expiry of temporary rent reduction
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
Rent increases agreed or ordered under special rules don't change when you can normally raise the rent.
28B: Effect of rent increases under section 28 or 28A
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
This part explains how special rules help with changes in the law
2A: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
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
Rules about making homes healthy and safe for people to live in
138B: Healthy homes standards
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
How the court quickly decides if a tenant has left their home without telling anyone
91AA: Process for determining abandonment applications within 10 working days without hearing
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
The Tenancy Tribunal can allow someone to check a rental property if there's a good reason to do so.
123E: Tribunal may authorise inspection
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
The boss can look at, write notes about, and make copies of papers people give them.
123C: Chief executive’s powers in relation to produced documents
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 part tells us the name of the law and when it starts working.
1: Short Title and commencement
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
This section explains the meaning of important words and terms used in the law about renting homes.
2: Interpretation
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The law applies to everyone, including the government.
3: Act to bind the Crown
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
This law covers almost all cases where someone rents a home to live in.
4: Act generally to apply to all residential tenancies
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The law doesn't apply to certain types of housing, like holiday homes, prisons, or short-term stays.
5: Act excluded in certain cases
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
This law about long-term renting agreements doesn't apply anymore because it was cancelled.
6: Long fixed-term tenancies
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
This law explains the rules for short-term rental agreements that last up to 90 days.
7: Tenancies for short fixed terms
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
People can choose to follow the rules in this law, even if they normally wouldn't have to.
8: Parties to excluded tenancies may agree that Act shall apply
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
If someone says the rules don't apply to their house rental, they have to prove it.
10: Onus of proof
Residential Tenancies Act 1986
The law applies even if you make a deal that says it shouldn't, unless the law allows it or a special court says it's okay.
11: Act generally to apply despite contrary provisions
Fair Trading Act 1986
Telling lies or tricking people when buying or selling land is not allowed
14: False representations and other misleading conduct in relation to land
Partnership Law Act 2019
How partners share and use land owned by their partnership
37: Partnership land
Partnership Law Act 2019
Land owners who buy more land with shared profits own it together
38: Co-owners of land who purchase other land out of profits
Partnership Law Act 2019
Partners treat shared land like personal items, not real estate
40: Partnership land treated as personal property as between partners
Racing Industry Act 2020
Special rule for land with racing venues must be written on official records
22: Restriction on dealing must be recorded on record of title
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
Land swap decisions may need extra steps before they're final
86: Decision on land exchange is conditional
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Telling landowners when someone wants to use their land for mining
12: Notice of request to grant right of access for proposed access arrangement
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
Rules for special land permissions and agreements
73: Sections 74 to 78 apply to concession, land exchange, and access arrangement
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Minister can take over important land decisions before a panel decides
74: Appropriate Minister may call in decision
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
The government must follow this law too
9: Act binds the Crown
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules for working quickly and wisely when using this law
10: Procedural principles
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
How to ask for a faster way to get your project approved
13: Referral application
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Agency checks if your application is ready and fits the rules
14: Responsible agency decides whether referral application is complete and within scope
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Minister asks for thoughts on a new project
17: Minister invites comments
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
The Minister can ask for more details about an application
20: Minister may request information
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Minister sets rules for big projects after accepting them
27: Minister specifies matters for accepted referral application
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
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
When you can question or challenge decisions made during quick approvals
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 challenge a panel's decision in court
100: Procedural matters
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
Changes to other laws to make this law work
121: Amendments to other legislation
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules for handling old and new applications during the change to the new Fast-track Approvals Act
Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
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
Rules for protecting nature and wildlife areas
Schedule 6: Approvals relating to Conservation Act 1987, Reserves Act 1977, Wildlife Act 1953, and National Parks Act 1980
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Wildlife permissions that let you do special things to help animals
Schedule 7: Approvals relating to Wildlife Act 1953
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules for getting permission to do things in New Zealand's ocean areas
Schedule 10: Approvals relating to Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf (Environmental Effects) Act 2012
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules for getting permission to look for and dig up minerals on government land
Schedule 11: Approvals relating to Crown Minerals Act 1991
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
Changes to other laws because of the new Fast-track Approvals Act
Schedule 13: Amendments to other legislation
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
What you need to do when asking for approval for your project
43: Requirements for substantive application
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Fast-track approvals work like regular approvals and follow specific rules
96: Status of approval when granted
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
Keeping your current permission while asking for a new one
95: Exercise of existing approval under specified Act while applying for approval under this Act
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
When the EPA can stop looking at your main request for a while
60: When processing of substantive application may be suspended
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Panel asks for public feedback on big projects
53: Panel invites comments on substantive application
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules for inviting comments on environmental applications
54: General provisions relating to invitations given under section 53
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Minister can pause big project applications for more information
62: Minister may direct suspension in processing substantive application
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
When the panel stops reviewing your application for too long, they decide to return it or start again
66: Return of substantive application
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
What goes into a panel's decision report
87: Content of panel decision documents
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
When your permission starts working
97: Commencement of approval
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
You can use other laws to ask for project approval, but there are rules if you use this Act
94: Use of specified Act to apply for approval
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
Activities that are not allowed in certain places or situations
5: Meaning of ineligible activity
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Asking for permission to swap land before starting a big project
33: Land exchange application lodged with Director-General of Conservation
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules for swapping land in special projects
32: Sections 33 to 36 apply to 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
Places where you can't do activities that aren't mining
Schedule 4: Land on which non-mining activities are ineligible
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
How Treaty settlements and other agreements affect decisions on projects
16: Effect of Treaty settlements and other obligations on decision making
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Report tells Minister about using public land for projects
19: Report in relation to use of public conservation land
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
Allowed people can ask for many project approvals at once
42: Authorised person may lodge substantive application for approvals
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Schedules 5 to 12 are important rules you must follow
115: Schedules 5 to 12 have effect
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
What the Minister does when they get an application
15: Process after Minister receives referral application
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
Restarting a paused application
65: Resumption in processing of substantive application following suspension under section 64
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
When the Minister can say no to your application
25: Timing of decision to decline referral application
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
This Act's process replaces normal approval steps for faster decisions
40: Process under this Act applies instead of process under specified Act
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules for sending notices about Māori land
114: Notices in relation to Māori land
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Panel asks for feedback on rules before saying yes to a project
70: Panel seeks comment on draft conditions before granting approval
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
What the government decides about approvals before making it official
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Starting your application again after it was paused
63: Resumption in processing substantive application following suspension under section 62
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
EPA can pause your application if you don't pay the fees
61: EPA may direct suspension in processing substantive application
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Fast rules for getting permission to use land and resources
Schedule 5: Approvals relating to Resource Management Act 1991
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Land swapping in quick approval applications doesn't follow normal rules
41: Application of panel process to land exchange
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
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Attending a hearing from home using video calls
59: Remote access hearing
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Minister can allow building on some Māori land that's usually off-limits
23: Minister may determine that linear infrastructure on certain identified Māori land is not ineligible activity
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules for when the panel must or can say no to approvals
85: When panel must or may decline approvals
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
How Treaty settlements and sea laws affect decisions about approvals
82: Effect of Treaty settlements and other obligations on decision making
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules must be fair and not too tough
83: Conditions must be no more onerous than necessary
Fast-track Approvals Act 2024
Rules about honouring Māori rights when making decisions
84: Conditions relating to Treaty settlements and recognised customary rights
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