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3: Purpose
16: New Zealand
42: Corporation to prepare draft Code in consultation with persons nominated by Minister
43: Public consultation on draft Code after agreement by Minister
47: Amendments to Code
53: Time for making claim
54: Responsibility of Corporation to make reasonable decisions in timely manner
57: Steps Corporation takes to action complicated claims for cover
58: Effect of failure to meet time limits
62: Decision on claim for treatment injury
63: Corporation must tell claimant about review rights
65: Corporation may revise decisions
137: Corporation to engage and allocate reviewers
138: Reviewer's duty to act independently and disclose previous involvement
139: Corporation's duties to secure independence of reviewer
145: Review decisions: substance
164: Recovery of costs of appeals
165: Duty of Corporation
5: Departmental standards
7A: Accredited persons' working standards
27: Certificates of appointment
236: Challenges to levies
237: Corporation may revise decisions
30A: Appointment of accredited persons
30D: Revocation of accreditation
30DA: Suspension of accreditation
30J: Application of certain Acts to accredited persons
32A: Infringement offences
32B: Procedural requirements relating to infringement notices
43: Repeals, revocations, and consequential amendments
77G: Review procedures for security check determinations
252: Relationship with social security benefits: reimbursement by Corporation
259: Accident Compensation Corporation
261: Relationship between Corporation and subsidiaries
265: Ancillary powers of Corporation
266: Provisions relating to Crown entity subsidiaries
267: Board of Corporation
268: Protection of names Accident Compensation Corporation and Accident Rehabilitation and Compensation Insurance Corporation
271: Service agreements between Corporation and Minister
272: Statement of intent
273: Provision of financial information
276: Power to borrow, etc
278: Annual financial statements
281: Disclosure of information by Corporation for benefit and benefit debt recovery purposes
284: Reporting of risk of harm to public
291: Ministerial advisory panel
292: Minister to require information manager to enter into purchase agreement
293: Funding of information manager
302: Minister of Health's responsibilities for purchase of public health acute services and other health services
304: Minister of Health acts on behalf of the Crown
305: Joint purchasing arrangements for emergency transport services
328: Regulations relating to reviews and appeals
330: Consultation requirements for regulations relating to classifications, risk rating, or treatment injury
334: Regulations may confer discretion
339: Consequential repeals and revocations
345: Regulator's functions in respect of Non-Compliers Fund
349: Regulations
356: Claim for cover lodged but not yet determined if injury suffered before 1 July 1992
387: Compensation for pecuniary loss not related to earnings under former Acts: child care for child of deceased person
396: Regulations providing for transitional matters
Schedule 5: Provisions relating to Corporation
25: Operation of and access to register
35: Appointment of Registrar
36: Power of Registrar to delegate
53: Minister must decide application for approval
60: Notification and publication of withdrawal of approval
65: Duty to notify change to rules
66: Minister's consideration of change of rules
68: Annual report
95A: Refusal to issue code compliance certificate
99A: Refusal of application for certificate of acceptance
104A: Territorial authority must issue statement in relation to compliance schedule
69AAI: Application to Authority
414: Repealed enactment continues to have effect
3: Purpose
17: Exceptions to non-eligibility for visa or entry permission
18: Obligation of persons unlawfully in New Zealand to leave New Zealand
19: Duty of chief executive to communicate obligation to leave New Zealand
20: No right for person unlawfully in New Zealand to apply for visa
22: Immigration instructions
23: Immigration instructions classified as residence instructions, temporary entry instructions, or transit instructions
24: Immigration instructions for lapsing of applications for visas
25: Publication of immigration instructions
26: How claims and applications for visas and entry permission processed
27: Reasons for decisions must be given if visa or entry permission refused to certain persons
28: Automated decision making in relation to visas, etc
29: Automated decision making in advance passenger processing
33: Classified information relating to security or criminal conduct may be relied on in decision making
34: Minister may receive briefing
36: Classified information must be balanced
37: Withdrawal or updating of classified information
40: Where classified information may be relied on without requirement for summary or reasons
41: Declassification of classified information
45: Grant of visa generally matter of discretion
49: Visas may be subject to conditions
50: Conditions on resident visas
51: Resident visa holder may apply for variation of travel conditions
52: Conditions on temporary entry class visas (other than those subject to restricted temporary entry instructions)
53: Conditions on temporary entry class visas subject to restricted temporary entry instructions
54: Conditions on transit visas
56: Visa holder must comply with conditions
58: Obligation on applicant to inform of all relevant facts, including changed circumstances
61: Grant of visa in special case
62: Form of visa
64: Cancellation of visa on triggering event
66: Cancellation of temporary entry class or transit visa by Minister or immigration officer
67: Cancellation of visa for administrative error
68: Grant of further visa where visa granted in error
69: Waiver of requirement for visa permitting travel to New Zealand in certain cases
71: Who may apply for residence class visa
72: Decisions on applications for residence class visa
75: Former New Zealand citizens deemed to hold resident visa
76: Decisions on applications for temporary entry class visa
77: Currency and nature of temporary entry class visa
78: Deemed extension of temporary entry class visa expiring during epidemic
82: Grant of limited visa rather than temporary visa applied for or held
84: Currency of limited visa
86: Who must obtain transit visa
89: Limitations on holders of transit visa
91: Expiry of transit period
92: Expressions of interest
94: Invitation to apply for visa
95: Issue of invitation to apply for visa matter of discretion
97: Chief executive may make decision about person boarding commercial craft for purpose of travelling to New Zealand
103: Obligations on persons arriving in New Zealand
104: New Zealand citizens arriving in New Zealand to be photographed
108: Decisions on entry permission in relation to residence class visa holders
109: Decisions on entry permission in relation to temporary entry class visa holders
111: Collection of biometric information
112: Obligation to inform of all relevant facts, including changed circumstances
113: Revocation of entry permission for administrative error
115: Arrest, detention, and turnaround of persons
119: Obligations of persons leaving New Zealand
122: Special provisions relating to persons returning to New Zealand in emergency or other circumstances beyond their control
125: Refugee or protection status to be determined under this Act
126: Recognition of refugees selected outside New Zealand
127: Context for decision making
128: Matter not finally determined until expiry of appeal period or when appeal determined
133: How claim made
134: Whether to accept claim for consideration
136: How refugee and protection officer to determine claim
137: Matters to be determined by refugee and protection officer
138: Decision on claim
140: Limitation on subsequent claims
141: Procedure on subsequent claims
143: Cessation of recognition as refugee or protected person
144: Application to Tribunal for cessation of recognition as refugee or protected person
145: Cancellation of New Zealand citizen's recognition as refugee or protected person
147: Application to Tribunal for cancellation of New Zealand citizen's recognition as refugee or protected person
148: Procedures to be followed when refugee and protection officer making determination under section 143, 145, or 146
149: Powers of refugee and protection officers
150: Special provision relating to claimants granted temporary visas
152: Disclosure of information about claimant, refugee, or protected person by government agencies
157: Deportation liability of temporary entry class visa holder for cause
158: Deportation liability of residence class visa holder due to fraud, forgery, etc
159: Deportation liability of resident if visa conditions breached
163: Deportation liability of persons threatening security
165: Immigration officer must have regard to certain matters when dealing with claimants, refugees, or protected persons
166: Limitation on deportation of diplomats, etc
168: Liability for deportation when person outside New Zealand
169: Effect of being liable for deportation
170: Deportation liability notice
171: Contents of deportation liability notice
172: Minister may cancel or suspend liability for deportation
173: Right of victims to make submissions on suspension or cancellation of liability for deportation
174: Effect of suspension
175: Service of deportation order
179: Deported person may not enter New Zealand during period of prohibition on entry
184: Purpose of Part
185: Right of reconsideration if onshore application for further temporary visa declined
186: Limited right of review in respect of temporary entry class visa decisions
187: Rights of appeal in relation to decisions concerning residence class visas
188: Determination of appeal in relation to residence class visa
189: Use of further information in appeals under section 187
190: Procedure where appeal successful or Tribunal makes recommendation
191: No appeal or review rights in relation to invitations to apply
193: Tribunal consideration of refugee and protection matters
198: Determination of appeal against declining of claim for recognition, cancellation of recognition, or cessation of recognition
204: Special process where refugee or protection status acquired through fraud, etc
206: Who may appeal to Tribunal on humanitarian grounds
207: Grounds for determining humanitarian appeal
208: Right of victims to make submission on appeal
209: Tribunal may make orders considered necessary on allowing appeal against liability for deportation
210: Tribunal may order grant of visa on allowing appeal against liability for deportation
212: Tribunal may suspend liability for deportation on allowing humanitarian appeal
213: Effect of suspension
214: Effect of suspension on appeal
216: Tribunal may make order delaying deportation if appeal unsuccessful
217: Immigration and Protection Tribunal
218: Nature of Tribunal
219: Membership of Tribunal
220: Role of chair of Tribunal
221: Exercise of jurisdiction
222: Procedure for determining appeals and matters generally
223: Chair to ensure appeals and matters heard expeditiously
224: Tribunal may dismiss frivolous or vexatious appeal
225: How appeal or matter lodged
226: Proceedings on appeal or matter
227: Minister or Department is party to proceedings
229: Tribunal may require chief executive to provide information
230: Tribunal must disclose prejudicial information
231: Findings of credibility and fact
233: When Tribunal must or may provide oral hearing
234: Decision on papers in other circumstances
235: Tribunal may issue single decision when appeals or matters heard together
238: Withdrawal of appeal or matter
240: How proceedings involving classified information to be conducted by Tribunal
241: Presentation of classified information to Tribunal
242: Tribunal to approve summary of allegations
243: Matters to be considered by Tribunal
244: Tribunal may require mixture of closed and open hearings
247: Special provisions relating to judicial review
248: Minister, chief executive, or refugee and protection officer may be respondent in review proceedings relating to Tribunal decision
252: Proceedings involving classified information may be heard only by nominated Judge
253: Appeal to High Court or review proceedings involving classified information
254: Appeal to Court of Appeal or Supreme Court involving classified information
258: Relevant agency entitled to be party to proceedings involving classified information
259: Obligation and powers of Tribunal and courts in relation to classified information
260: Ancillary general practices and procedures to protect classified information
261: No disqualification by reason of security briefing
262: Restriction on appeal and review
263: Role of special advocates
264: Recognition of special advocates
266: Appointment of special advocate for purposes of Part 9 proceedings
267: Communication between special advocate and person to whom classified information relates
268: Protection of special advocates from liability
272: Purpose of Part
273: Meaning of information, document, register, list, etc, in sections 274, 276, 277, and 278
274: Certificate requiring production of address information
275: Persons required to provide access to address information
276: Powers of entry and inspection relating to records of accommodation providers
279: Powers of immigration officer to require information and documents where offence suspected
280: Power of immigration officer to request information and documents where liability for deportation or turnaround suspected
281: Power to require information from person liable for deportation or turnaround
282: Immigration officer’s powers to enter immigration control area
283: Powers at border
284: Power of entry and search of craft
286: Powers of entry and search relating to deportation
292: Immigration officer may have assistance
294: Information matching to identify immigration status of person sentenced to imprisonment or community-based sentence
295: Information matching to locate person in serious default of payment of fine
297: Chief executive may supply information concerning specified fines defaulters to commercial carriers
298: Information matching to verify social security benefit matters
299: Information matching to recover costs of visa holder's social security benefit from sponsor
301: Disclosure of immigration information to verify eligibility for publicly funded services
307: Purpose of Part
308: This Part code for detention and monitoring of person if detention and monitoring under this Act
314: Persons arrested and detained pending making of deportation order
326: Process for High Court to consider application
330: Approval of premises for purpose of immigration detention
332: Form of custody of persons detained under warrant of commitment
334: Additional provisions relating to custody in approved premises
338: Modification during epidemic of requirements to bring people before District Court Judge
339: During epidemic certain warrants to have effect for 28 days
340: Application of section 320 during epidemic
341: Calculation of consecutive period of detention for purposes of section 323
348: Alteration of forms
352: Offences by education providers
353: Offences in relation to Tribunal
363: Reminder notices
364: Payment of infringement fees
367: Evidence in proceedings: certificates as to forms, documents, etc
369: Presumption that certificates duly authorised
371: Presumption of authority
378: Special directions
379: Immigration officer to act in accordance with special direction
380: Delegation of Minister's powers
381: Chief executive may approve forms
382: Chief executive to designate immigration control areas
384: Endorsement in foreign passport
386: Serving and giving notices, etc, to Minister and officers
387: Address for service
388: Designation of immigration officers
389: Immigration officers’ functions and powers
390: Designation of refugee and protection officers
391: Revocation or lapsing of designations
393: Fees and how they may be prescribed for purposes of section 400
394: Other charges
395: Exemptions and refunds
399: Immigration levy
400: Regulations generally
401: Regulations relating to visas and expressions of interest
402: Regulations relating to procedures and requirements in relation to arrivals in and departures from New Zealand
403: Regulations in respect of refugee and protection matters
404: Immigration Act 1987 repealed
405: Regulations made under Immigration Act 1987 revoked
406: Consequential amendments and repeals
407: Immigration Act 1987 continues in relation to certain matters and for certain purposes
409: Government immigration and Government residence policy under sections 13A and 13B of former Act to be treated as immigration instructions
410: Government policy on lapsing of applications for visas and permits under former Act to be treated as immigration instructions for applications to which section 412 applies
411: General instructions given under section 13BA of former Act treated as general instructions under section 26(4) of this Act
412: Existing applications for visas and permits
413: Expressions of interest in residence under section 13D of former Act
416: Returning resident's visa held by New Zealand citizen under former Act indication of entitlement
418: Responsibilities of carrier, and person in charge, of commercial craft before it departs from another country to travel to New Zealand
419: Decision by chief executive about person boarding craft for purpose of travelling to New Zealand
421: Reporting obligations of carriers, and persons in charge, of craft leaving New Zealand
425: Existing claim for recognition as refugee to be determined under this Act (other than subsequent claims made under former Act not yet accepted for consideration)
426: Existing subsequent claim for recognition as refugee made under former Act not yet accepted for consideration
427: Acts or things done by refugee status officer for purposes of claim (including subsequent claim) under former Act not required to be repeated by refugee and protection officer
428: Certain persons who under section 129L of former Act cease to be recognised as refugee liable for deportation under this Act
429: Persons subject to section 129U of former Act
430: Person subject to section 128 or 128B of former Act
432: Revocation of permits, removal orders, and deportation orders
435: Person released on conditions under former Act
438: Person subject to Part 4A of former Act
441: Detention of person beyond 6 months
444: Reconsiderations not determined before former Act repealed
445: Persons eligible for reconsideration before former Act repealed
446: Appeals not determined by appeals body (other than Refugee Status Appeals Authority) before former Act repealed
448: Appeals and matters not determined by Refugee Status Appeals Authority before former Act repealed
449: Persons eligible to appeal to Refugee Status Appeals Authority before former Act repealed
450: Appeals not determined by court before former Act repealed
451: Persons eligible to appeal to court before former Act repealed
453: No new appeal rights created
454: Arrangements under former Act for disclosure of immigration information
458: Classified information
460: Special directions
461: Delegation of powers of Minister
462: Immigration officers
463: Immigration officers who may make and cancel removal orders under former Act
464: Acts or things done by immigration officer under former Act not required to be repeated
465: Exercise of certain powers by customs officers
467: Refugee status officers
468: Forms
470: Sponsorship under former Act
472: Transitional regulations
473: Transitional immigration instructions
474: Exercise of certain powers and functions before commencement of certain provisions of this Act
Schedule 2: Provisions relating to Tribunal
Schedule 3: Enactments amended
Schedule 4: Regulations, rules, and orders amended
CF 1: Benefits, pensions, compensation, and government grants
CW 8: Money lent to government of New Zealand
CW 16: Allowance of Governor-General and other benefits and privileges
CW 28: Pensions
CW 31: Services for members and former members of Parliament
CW 38: Public authorities
CW 39: Local authorities
CW 40: Local and regional promotion bodies
RA 7: Payment of tax by public authorities
ZA 6: Comparative tables of old and new provisions
Schedule 36: Government enterprises
45: Ministry must review and report on operation of this Part
80: Ministry must review and report on operation of this Part
62B: Expiry of this Part
62K: Revocation of exemption
100G: Amendments to or replacement of code of good faith for employment relationships in relation to provision of services by New Zealand Police
2: Commencement
2: Commencement
3: Purpose
4: Treaty of Waitangi
6: Meaning of council-controlled organisation and council organisation
7: Exempted organisations
8: Act binds the Crown
9: Outline of Part
10: Purpose of local government
11: Role of local authority
12: Status and powers
13: Performance of functions under other enactments
14: Principles relating to local authorities
15: Triennial agreements
16: Significant new activities proposed by regional council
17: Transfer of responsibilities
18: Responsibilities, powers, and duties of Minister
18: Responsibilities, powers, and duties of Minister
19: Secretary
19: Secretary
20: Outline of Part
21: Local authorities
22: Minister is territorial authority in certain cases
23: Description of local government
24: Scope of local government reorganisation
25: Order in Council to give effect to reorganisation plan
25: Order in Council to give effect to reorganisation plan
26: Power to amend reorganisation plans and reorganisation implementation schemes
27: Application to be called city council or district council
28: Local Government Commission
28: Local Government Commission
29: Commission is body corporate with full powers
29: Commission is body corporate with full powers
30: Functions and powers of Commission
31: Report to Minister on matters relating to local government
31: Report to Minister on matters relating to local government
32: Review of operation of Act and Local Electoral Act 2001
32: Review of operation of Act and Local Electoral Act 2001
33: Membership of Commission
33: Membership of Commission
34: Additional powers of Commission
34: Additional powers of Commission
35: Evidence before Commission
36: Further provisions relating to Commission and its proceedings
37: Appeals against decisions of Commission
38: Outline of Part
39: Governance principles
40: Local governance statements
40: Local governance statements
41: Governing bodies
41: Governing bodies
42: Chief executive
43: Certain members indemnified
44: Report by Auditor-General on loss incurred by local authority
45: Local authority to respond to Auditor-General
46: Members of local authority liable for loss
47: Members may be required to pay costs of proceeding in certain cases
48: Further provisions of Schedule 7
49: Establishment of community boards
50: Membership of community boards
50: Membership of community boards
51: Status of community boards
52: Role of community boards
53: Powers of community boards
54: Application of other provisions to community boards
55: Outline of Part
56: Consultation required before council-controlled organisation established
57: Appointment of directors
58: Role of directors of council-controlled organisations
59: Principal objective of council-controlled organisation
60: Decisions relating to operation of council-controlled organisations
61: Activities undertaken on behalf of local authorities
62: Prohibition on guarantees, etc
63: Restriction on lending to council-controlled trading organisation
64: Statements of intent for council-controlled organisations
65: Performance monitoring
66: Half-yearly or quarterly reports
67: Annual report
68: Content of reports on operations of council-controlled organisations
69: Financial statements and auditor's report
70: Auditor-General is auditor of council-controlled organisations
71: Protection from disclosure of sensitive information
71A: Application of Part to listed companies
72: Application of Act to related companies
73: Transfer of undertakings to council-controlled organisations
74: Official information
75: Outline of Part
76: Decision-making
77: Requirements in relation to decisions
78: Community views in relation to decisions
79: Compliance with procedures in relation to decisions
80: Identification of inconsistent decisions
81: Contributions to decision-making processes by Māori
82: Principles of consultation
83: Special consultative procedure
83A: Combined or concurrent consultation
84: Special consultative procedure in relation to long-term plan
85: Use of special consultative procedure in relation to annual plan
86: Use of special consultative procedure in relation to making, amending, or revoking bylaws
87: Other use of special consultative procedure
88: Use of special consultative procedure in relation to change of mode of delivery of significant activity
89: Summary of information
90: Policy on significance
91: Process for identifying community outcomes
92: Obligation to report against community outcomes
93: Long-term plan
94: Audit of long-term plan
95: Annual plan
96: Effect of resolution adopting long-term plan or annual plan
97: Certain decisions to be taken only if provided for in long-term plan
98: Annual report
99: Audit of information in annual report and summary
100: Balanced budget requirement
101: Financial management
102: Funding and financial policies
103: Revenue and financing policy
104: Liability management policy
105: Investment policy
106: Policy on development contributions or financial contributions
107: Policy on partnerships with private sector
108: Policy on remission and postponement of rates on Māori freehold land
109: Rates remission policy
110: Rates postponement policy
111: Information to be prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting practice
112: Interpretation
113: Prohibition on borrowing in foreign currency
115: Rates as security
116: Register of charges maintained by local authority
117: Protected transactions
118: Certificate of compliance
119: Good faith in relation to protected transactions
120: Saving provision in respect of power of court
121: The Crown not liable for debts
122: Disclosure document and loan documents to contain statement that the Crown does not guarantee financial products or loan
123: Outline of Part
124: Interpretation
125: Requirement to assess drinking water services
126: Requirements following assessment of community drinking water service
127: Information required in assessment of sanitary services
128: Process for making assessments
129: Extent of information in assessments
130: Obligation to maintain water services
131: Power to close down or transfer small water services
132: Eligibility to vote in referendum
132: Eligibility to vote in referendum
133: Responsibility for conduct of referendum
133: Responsibility for conduct of referendum
134: Criteria for closure of water service
135: Criteria for transfer of water service
136: Contracts relating to provision of water services
137: Joint local government arrangements and joint arrangements with other entities
138: Restriction on disposal of parks (by sale or otherwise)
139: Protection of regional parks
139A: Further provision in relation to regional parks
140: Restrictions on disposal of endowment property
141: Conditions applying to sale or exchange of endowment property
142: Obligation to provide free membership of libraries
143: Outline of Part
144: Bylaws Act 1910
145: General bylaw-making power for territorial authorities
146: Specific bylaw-making powers of territorial authorities
147: Power to make bylaws for alcohol control purposes
148: Special requirements for bylaws relating to trade wastes
149: Power of regional councils to make bylaws
150: Fees may be prescribed by bylaw
151: General provisions applying to bylaws made under this Act
152: Effect of Building Act 2004 on bylaws
153: The Crown bound by certain bylaws
154: Power of exemption
154: Power of exemption
155: Determination whether bylaw made under this Act is appropriate
156: Consultation requirements when making, amending, or revoking bylaws made under this Act
157: Public notice of bylaws and availability of copies
158: Review of bylaws made under this Act or the Local Government Act 1974
159: Further reviews of bylaws every 10 years
160: Procedure for and nature of review
160A: Bylaw not reviewed within specified time frame revoked
161: Transfer of bylaw-making power
162: Injunctions restraining commission of offences and breaches of bylaws
163: Removal of works in breach of bylaws
164: Seizure of property not on private land
165: Seizure of property from private land
166: Conditions for exercise of warrant to seize property on private land
167: Return of property seized and impounded
168: Power to dispose of property seized and impounded
169: Powers of arrest, search, and seizure in relation to alcohol bans
170: Conditions relating to power of search
171: General power of entry
172: Power of entry for enforcement purposes
173: Power of entry in cases of emergency
173: Power of entry in cases of emergency
174: Authority to act
175: Power to recover for damage by wilful or negligent behaviour
176: Costs of remedying damage arising from breach of bylaw
177: Appointment of enforcement officer
178: Enforcement officers may require certain information
179: Contracting out administration of enforcement
180: Enforcement and administration of regional council bylaws
181: Construction of works on private land
182: Power of entry to check utility services
183: Removal of fire hazards
184: Rights and obligations if notice given under section 183(1)
185: Occupier may act if owner of premises makes default
186: Local authority may execute works if owner or occupier defaults
187: Recovery of cost of works by local authority
188: Liability for payments in respect of private land
189: Power to acquire land
190: Compensation payable by local authority for land taken or injuriously affected
191: Local authority not authorised to create nuisance
192: Wastage of water
193: Power to restrict water supply
194: Power to stop water services
195: Discharge of sewage
196: Discharge of trade wastes
197: Interpretation
198: Power to require contributions for developments
199: Basis on which development contributions may be required
200: Limitations applying to requirement for development contribution
201: Contents of development contributions policy
202: Contents of section 201 schedule
203: Maximum development contributions not to be exceeded
204: Use of development contributions by territorial authority
205: Use of development contributions for reserves
206: Alternative uses of development contributions for reserves
207: Power to use money collected and held under Local Government Act 1974 or Resource Management Act 1991
208: Powers of territorial authority if development contributions not paid or made
209: Refund of money and return of land if development does not proceed
210: Refund of money or return of land if not applied to specified reserve purposes
211: Application of other Acts
212: Interpretation
213: Application of District Court Rules to removal orders
214: Scope of rules made under section 213
215: Application for removal order
216: Circumstances when court may make removal order
217: Right of objection
218: Consideration of objections
220: Compliance with removal order
221: Limits to power of entry to enforce compliance
222: Provisions of Resource Management Act 1991 and Building Act 2004 continue to apply
223: Relationship with Fencing Act 1978
224: Offence relating to water wastage
225: Offences relating to waterworks
226: Liability for cost of damage
227: Offences relating to water meters
228: Offences relating to water races
229: Obstruction of enforcement officers or agents of local authority
230: Offences by occupiers
231: Offences in relation to notices sent to occupiers or owners
232: Damage to local authority works or property
233: Offence relating to advertising
234: Unauthorised use of coat of arms
235: Offences by members of local authorities and local boards
236: Penalty for acting without warrant
237: Offence by member or officer of Remuneration Authority
238: Offence of failing to comply with Act
239: Offences in respect of breaches of bylaws (other than alcohol bans)
240: Defence to offences under this Act
241: Time for filing charging document
242: Penalties for offences
243: Interpretation
244: Proceedings for infringement offences
245: Issue of infringement notices
246: Entitlement to infringement fees
248: Judges not disqualified for being ratepayers
249: Representation of local authority in proceedings
250: Service of legal proceedings on local authority
251: Evidence of ownership, vesting, or control
252: Recovery of debts
253: Outline of Part
254: How this Part works
254: How this Part works
255: Application of this Part
255: Application of this Part
256: Interpretation
259: Regulations
260: Amendment of Schedule 2 by Order in Council
260: Amendment of Schedule 2 by Order in Council
261: Circumstances when Order in Council may extend time or validate action taken
262: Consequential amendments
263: Water services
266: Repeals
267: Repeal of enactments relating to special consultative procedure
268: Repeal of Local Government (Prohibition of Liquor in Public Places) Amendment Act 2001
269: Repeal of spent local Acts
270: Repeal of provisions relating to regional parks of Wellington Regional Council
271: Lake Taupo Regulations 1976
273: First triennial agreement
273: First triennial agreement
274: First local governance statement
275: First policy on appointment of directors
276: First statement of intent and report and accounts of existing local authority trading enterprises
277: First statement of intent of other council-controlled organisations
278: First policy on significance
279: Long-term council community plan
280: Long-term plan for period beginning on 1 July 2006
281: Annual plan
282: Certain decisions to be taken only if provided for in annual plan or special consultative procedure used
283: Annual reports
284: First annual plan
285: First assessment of water and sanitary services
286: Waste management plan
287: Special consultative procedure
288: Decision-making processes commenced before enactment
289: Special orders
289A: Special orders on or after 1 July 2003
290: Development contributions
291: Reorganisation proposals
293: Bylaws
295: Communities and community boards
296: Chief executive
297: Members of Commission
297: Members of Commission
298: Community trusts
299: Borrowing from sinking fund
300: Cancellation of part of loan in respect of which sinking fund is held
301: Consent required for release of sinking fund
302: Provisions relating to Public Trust and Board of Trustees of National Provident Fund
303: Public Bodies Leases Act 1969
304: Sale of land purchased for commercial or industrial purposes
305: Local Authorities (Employment Protection) Act 1963
306: Local Authorities Loans Act 1956
308: Existing causes of action
310: Saving in respect of bylaws of Transit New Zealand
311: Savings in respect of bylaws made in respect of government roads
312: Savings and validation in respect of remuneration, allowances, and expenses of elected members
313: Saving in respect of Infrastructure Auckland
314: Prohibition of vehicles and consumption or possession of intoxicating liquor in public place
14B: Search and rescue operations
14C: Minister may direct agencies with respect to search and rescue operations
23: Delegation of Authority's functions or powers to employees of Authority
23A: Delegation of Director's functions or powers to employees of Authority
23B: Delegation of Director's functions or powers to persons outside Authority
24: General power of entry
28: Power of Minister to make ordinary rules
33: Matters to be taken into account in making rules
34: Procedure for making ordinary rules
42A: Governor-General may impose levies
42D: Other provisions relating to levies
72A: Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand established
72AA: Objective of Authority
72B: Functions of Authority
72D: Authority to have powers of natural person
72F: Restriction applying to statement of intent
72G: Service charter
72I: Director of Civil Aviation
72L: General Manager of Aviation Security Service
72M: Acting General Manager of Aviation Security Service
80: Powers, functions, and duties of Aviation Security Service
6: Registration of fencing covenants to expire after 12 years
9A: Contributions where Building Act 2004 requires pool to have means of restricting access
94: Joint ventures
Schedule 3: Provisions relating to Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand
1: Short Title and commencement
2: Interpretation
4: Act to bind the Crown
9: Restrictions on use of land
10: Certain existing uses in relation to land protected
10A: Certain existing activities allowed
11: Restrictions on subdivision of land
12: Restrictions on use of coastal marine area
12A: Restrictions on aquaculture activities in coastal marine area and on other activities in aquaculture management areas
13: Restriction on certain uses of beds of lakes and rivers
15: Discharge of contaminants into environment
15C: Prohibitions in relation to radioactive waste or other radioactive matter and other waste in coastal marine area
17: Duty to avoid, remedy, or mitigate adverse effects
19: Certain rules in proposed plans to be operative
20: Certain rules in proposed plans not to have effect
20A: Certain existing lawful activities allowed
21: Avoiding unreasonable delay
23: Other legal requirements not affected
24: Functions of Minister for the Environment
24: Functions of Minister for the Environment
24A: Power of Minister for the Environment to investigate and make recommendations
25: Residual powers of Minister for the Environment
25A: Minister may direct preparation of plan, change, or variation
26: Minister may make grants and loans
27: Minister may require local authorities to supply information
27: Minister may require local authorities to supply information
28: Functions of Minister of Conservation
28A: Regional council must supply information to Minister of Conservation
28A: Regional council must supply information to Minister of Conservation
29: Delegation of functions by Ministers
30: Functions of regional councils under this Act
31: Functions of territorial authorities under this Act
31A: Minister of Conservation to have certain powers of local authority
32: Requirements for preparing and publishing evaluation reports
32A: Failure to carry out evaluation
33: Transfer of powers
34: Delegation of functions, etc, by local authorities
34A: Delegation of powers and functions to employees and other persons
35: Duty to gather information, monitor, and keep records
35A: Duty to keep records about iwi and hapu
36: Administrative charges
36A: No duty under this Act to consult about resource consent applications and notices of requirement
36B: Power to make joint management agreement
36C: Local authority may act by itself under joint management agreement
36D: Effect of joint management agreement
36E: Termination of joint management agreement
37A: Requirements for waivers and extensions
37B: Persons to have powers of consent authority for purposes of sections 37 and 37A
38: Authorisation and responsibilities of enforcement officers
39: Hearings to be public and without unnecessary formality
39A: Accreditation
39B: Persons who may be given hearing authority
39C: Effect of lack of accreditation
40: Persons who may be heard at hearings
41: Provisions relating to hearings
41A: Control of hearings
41B: Directions to provide evidence within time limits
41C: Directions and requests before or at hearings
42: Protection of sensitive information
42A: Reports to local authority
43: Regulations prescribing national environmental standards
43A: Contents of national environmental standards
43B: Relationship between national environmental standards and rules or consents
43C: Relationship between national environmental standards and water conservation orders
43D: Relationship between national environmental standards and designations
43E: Relationship between national environmental standards and bylaws
43F: Description of discharges in national environmental standards for discharges
43G: Incorporation of material by reference in national environmental standards
44: Restriction on power to make national environmental standards
45: Purpose of national policy statements (other than New Zealand coastal policy statements)
46: Proposed national policy statement
46A: Single process for preparing national directions
46B: Incorporation of material by reference in national direction
47: Board of inquiry
48: Public notification of proposal for national direction and inquiry
49: Submissions to board of inquiry
50: Conduct of hearing
51: Matters to be considered and board of inquiry's report
52: Consideration of recommendations and approval or withdrawal of statement
53: Changes to or review or revocation of national policy statements
54: Publication of national policy statements
55: Local authority recognition of national policy statements
56: Purpose of New Zealand coastal policy statements
57: Preparation of New Zealand coastal policy statements
58A: Incorporation of material by reference in New Zealand coastal policy statements
59: Purpose of regional policy statements
60: Preparation and change of regional policy statements
61: Matters to be considered by regional council (policy statements)
62: Contents of regional policy statements
63: Purpose of regional plans
64: Preparation and change of regional coastal plans
64A: Imposition of coastal occupation charges
65: Preparation and change of other regional plans
66: Matters to be considered by regional council (plans)
67: Contents of regional plans
68: Regional rules
69: Rules relating to water quality
70: Rules about discharges
70A: Application to climate change of rules relating to discharge of greenhouse gases
70B: Implementation of national environmental standards
71: Rules about esplanade reserves on reclamation
72: Purpose of district plans
73: Preparation and change of district plans
74: Matters to be considered by territorial authority
75: Contents of district plans
76: District rules
77: Rules about esplanade reserves on subdivision and road stopping
77A: Power to make rules to apply to classes of activities and specify conditions
77B: Duty to include certain rules in relation to controlled or restricted discretionary activities
77C: Certain activities to be treated as discretionary activities or prohibited activities
77D: Rules specifying activities for which consent applications must be notified or are precluded from being notified
78: Withdrawal of proposed policy statements and plans
78A: Combined regional and district documents
79: Review of policy statements and plans
79A: Circumstance when further review required
79B: Consequence of review under section 79A
80: Combined regional and district documents
81: Boundary adjustments
82: Disputes
82A: Dispute relating to review under section 79A
83: Procedural requirements deemed to be observed
84: Local authorities to observe their own policy statements and plans
85: Environment Court may give directions in respect of land subject to controls
85B: Process to apply if plan or proposed plan does not comply with section 85A
86: Power to acquire land
87: Types of resource consents
88: Making an application
88A: Description of type of activity to remain the same
88B: Time limits from which time periods are excluded in relation to applications
88C: Excluded time periods relating to provision of further information
89: Applications to territorial authorities for resource consents where land is in coastal marine area
90: Distribution of application to other authorities
91: Deferral pending application for additional consents
92: Further information, or agreement, may be requested
92A: Responses to request
92B: Responses to notification
93: When public notification of consent applications is required
94: When public notification of consent applications is not required
94A: Forming opinion as to whether adverse effects are minor or more than minor
94B: Forming opinion as to who may be adversely affected
94C: Public notification if applicant requests or if special circumstances exist
94D: When public notification and service requirements may be varied
95: Time limit for public notification or limited notification
96: Making submissions
97: Time limit for submissions
98: Advice of submissions to applicant
99: Pre-hearing meetings
99A: Mediation
100: Obligation to hold a hearing
101: Hearing date and notice
102: Joint hearings by 2 or more consent authorities
103: Combined hearings in respect of 2 or more applications
104: Consideration of applications
104A: Determination of applications for controlled activities
104B: Determination of applications for discretionary or non-complying activities
104C: Determination of applications for restricted discretionary activities
104D: Particular restrictions for non-complying activities
104E: Applications relating to discharge of greenhouse gases
104F: Implementation of national environmental standards
105: Matters relevant to certain applications
107A: Restrictions on grant of resource consents
107B: Provision for certain infrastructure works and related operations
107D: Process to apply if grant of resource consent has effect of cancelling customary rights order
108: Conditions of resource consents
108A: Bonds
109: Special provisions in respect of bonds or covenants
110: Refund of money and return of land where activity does not proceed
111: Use of financial contributions
112: Obligation to pay rent and royalties deemed condition of consent
113: Decisions on applications to be in writing, etc
114: Notification
115: Time limits for notification of decision
116: When a resource consent commences
117: Application to carry out restricted coastal activity
118: Recommendation of hearing committee
119: Decision on application for restricted coastal activity
119A: Coastal permit for restricted coastal activity treated as if granted by regional council
121: Procedure for appeal
122: Consents not real or personal property
123: Duration of consent
124: Exercise of resource consent while applying for new consent
124A: When sections 124B and 124C apply and when they do not apply
124B: Applications by existing holders of resource consents
124C: Applications by persons who are not existing holders of resource consents
126: Cancellation of consent
127: Change or cancellation of consent condition on application by consent holder
128: Circumstances when consent conditions can be reviewed
129: Notice of review
130: Public notification, submissions, and hearing, etc
131: Matters to be considered in review
132: Decisions on review of consent conditions
133: Powers under Part 12 not affected
133A: Minor corrections of resource consents
135: Transferability of coastal permits
136: Transferability of water permits
137: Transferability of discharge permits
138: Surrender of consent
138A: Special provisions relating to coastal permits for dumping and incineration
139: Consent authorities and Environmental Protection Authority to issue certificates of compliance
139A: Consent authorities to issue existing use certificates
140: Outline of this Part
141: Interpretation
141A: Minister's power to intervene
141B: Minister's power to call in matters that are or are part of proposals of national significance
141C: Form and effect of Minister's direction
142: Minister may call in matter that is or is part of proposal of national significance
142: Minister may call in matter that is or is part of proposal of national significance
143: Restriction on when local authority may request call in
144: Restriction on when Minister may call in matter
145: Matter lodged with EPA
145: Matter lodged with EPA
146: EPA to recommend course of action to Minister
147: Minister makes direction after EPA recommendation
148: Proposals relating to coastal marine area
149: EPA may request further information or commission report
149A: EPA must serve Minister's direction on local authority and applicant
149A: EPA must serve Minister's direction on local authority and applicant
149B: Local authority's obligations if matter called in
150: Residual powers of authorities
150AA: Reference to Environment Court
150A: Interpretation
150B: Moratorium
150C: Earlier expiry of moratorium in relation to specified areas
150E: Transitional provision
150F: No compensation
151AA: Part not to apply to applications to occupy coastal marine area
152: Order in Council may be made requiring holding of authorisation
153: Application of Order in Council
154: Publication, etc, of Order in Council
155: Particulars of Order in Council to be endorsed on regional coastal plan
156: Effect of Order in Council
157: Calling of public tenders for authorisations
158: Requirements of tender
159: Acceptance of tender, etc
160: Notice of acceptance of tender
161: Grant of authorisation
162: Authorisation not to confer right to coastal permit, etc
163: Authorisation transferable
165: Tender money
165C: Interpretation
165D: Power of consent authorities to refuse to receive applications for coastal permits
165F: Provisions about occupation of common marine and coastal area
165G: Plan may specify allocation methods
165H: Regional council to have regard to and be satisfied about certain matters before including allocation rule in regional coastal plan or proposed regional coastal plan
165I: Offer of authorisations for activities in common marine and coastal area in accordance with plan
165J: When applications not to be made unless applicant holds authorisation in accordance with plan
165K: Power to give directions relating to allocation of authorisations for space provided for in plan
165L: Regional council may request use of allocation method
165M: Stay on applications following request under section 165L
165N: Minister may approve use of allocation method
165O: Period of approval
165P: Offer of authorisations where approved by Minister
165Q: When applications not to be made or granted unless applicant holds authorisation in accordance with Gazette notice
165R: Authorisation not to confer right to coastal permit
165S: Authorisation transferable
165T: Authorisation lapses in certain circumstances
165U: Public notice of offer of authorisations by regional council
165V: Requirements for offers for authorisations
165ZD: Minister of Aquaculture may suspend applications to occupy common marine and coastal area for purposes of aquaculture activities
165ZG: Application
165ZI: Applications for space already used for aquaculture activities
165ZJ: Additional criteria for considering applications for permits for space already used for aquaculture activities
166: Definitions
167: Application to become requiring authority
168: Notice of requirement to territorial authority
168A: Notice of requirement by territorial authority
169: Further information, notification, submissions, and hearing for notice of requirement to territorial authority
170: Discretion to include requirement in proposed plan
171: Recommendation by territorial authority
172: Decision of requiring authority
173: Notification of decision on designation
174: Appeals
175: Designation to be provided for in district plan
176: Effect of designation
176A: Outline plan
177: Land subject to existing designation or heritage order
178: Interim effect of requirements for designations
179: Appeals relating to sections 176 to 178
180: Transfer of rights and responsibilities for designations
181: Alteration of designation
182: Removal of designation
183: Review of designation which has not lapsed
184: Lapsing of designations which have not been given effect to
184A: Lapsing of designations of territorial authority in its own district
185: Environment Court may order taking of land
186: Compulsory acquisition powers
187: Meaning of heritage order and heritage protection authority
188: Application to become heritage protection authority
189: Notice of requirement to territorial authority
189A: Notice of requirement for heritage order by territorial authority
190: Further information, notification, submissions, and hearing for notice of requirement to territorial authority
191: Recommendation by territorial authority
192: Application of other sections
193A: Land subject to existing heritage order or designation
194: Interim effect of requirement
195: Appeals relating to sections 193 and 194
197: Compulsory acquisition powers
198: Environment Court may order land taken, etc
200: Meaning of water conservation order
201: Application for water conservation order
202: Minister's obligations upon receipt of application
203: Special tribunal
204: Public notification of application
205: Submissions to special tribunal
206: Conduct of hearing
207: Matters to be considered
208: Special tribunal to report on application
209: Right to make submissions to Environment Court
210: Environment Court to hold inquiry
211: Who may be heard at inquiry
212: Matters to be considered by Environment Court
213: Court's report
214: Making of water conservation order
215: Minister's obligation to state reasons for not accepting recommendation
216: Revocation or variation of order
217: Effect of water conservation order
220: Condition of subdivision consents
221: Territorial authority to issue a consent notice
222: Completion certificates
223: Approval of survey plan by territorial authority
224: Restrictions upon deposit of survey plan
225: Agreement to sell land or building before deposit of plan
226: Restrictions upon issue of certificates of title for subdivision
228: Subdivision by the Crown
230: Requirement for esplanade reserves or esplanade strips
231: Esplanade reserves to vest on subdivision
232: Creation of esplanade strips
234: Variation or cancellation of esplanade strips
235: Creation of esplanade strips by agreement
236: Where land previously set aside or reserved
237: Approval of survey plans where esplanade reserve or esplanade strips required
237A: Vesting of land in common marine and coastal area or bed of lake or river
237B: Access strips
237C: Closure of strips to public
237D: Transfers to the Crown or regional council
237D: Transfers to the Crown or regional council
237E: Compensation for taking of esplanade reserves or strips on allotments of less than 4 hectares
237F: Compensation for taking of esplanade reserves or strips on allotments of 4 hectares or more
237G: Compensation
237H: Valuation
238: Vesting of roads
239: Vesting of reserves or other land
240: Covenant against transfer of allotments
241: Amalgamation of allotments
242: Prior registered instruments protected
243: Survey plan approved subject to grant or reservation of easements
245: Consent authority approval of a plan of survey of a reclamation
246: Restrictions on deposit of plan of survey for reclamation
247: Planning Tribunal re-named Environment Court
248: Membership of Environment Court
249: Eligibility for appointment as an Environment Judge or alternate Environment Judge
250: Appointment of Environment Judges and alternate Environment Judges
251: Chief Environment Court Judge
253: Eligibility for appointment as Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner
254: Appointment of Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner
255: When a Deputy Environment Commissioner may act
256: Oath of office
257: Resignation
258: Removal of members
259: Special advisors
260: Registrar and other officers
262: Environment Court members who are ratepayers
263: Remuneration of Environment Commissioners, Deputy Environment Commissioners, and special advisors
264: Annual report of Registrar
265: Environment Court sittings
268: Alternative dispute resolution
269: Court procedure
270: Hearing matters together
271: Local hearings
271A: Submitter may be party to proceedings
274: Representation at proceedings
275: Personal appearance or by representative
276: Evidence
276A: Evidence of documents
279: Powers of Environment Judge sitting alone
284A: Security for costs
285: Awarding costs
289: Reply to appeal or request for inquiry
290: Powers of court in regard to appeals and inquiries
290A: Environment Court to have regard to decision that is subject of appeal or inquiry
292: Remedying defects in plans
293: Environment Court may order change to proposed policy statements and plans
293A: Determinations on recognition orders and agreements made under Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011
295: Environment Court decisions are final
296: No review of decisions unless right of appeal or reference to inquiry exercised
297: Decisions of court to be in writing
298: Documents judicially noticed
299: Appeal to High Court on question of law
302: Parties to the appeal before the High Court
303: Orders of the High Court
307: Date of hearing
310: Scope and effect of declaration
311: Application for declaration
312: Notification of application
314: Scope of enforcement order
317: Notification of application
319: Decision on application
321: Change or cancellation of enforcement order
322: Scope of abatement notice
324: Form and content of abatement notice
325: Appeals
325A: Cancellation of abatement notice
325B: Restrictions on certain applications for enforcement orders and abatement notices
326: Meaning of excessive noise
327: Issue and effect of excessive noise direction
328: Compliance with an excessive noise direction
5: Notifications
153: Purpose of Part
177: Deportation order may be cancelled
228: Information Tribunal may consider
251: Relationship with Senior Courts Act 2016
329: Water shortage direction
330: Emergency works and power to take preventive or remedial action
330: Emergency works and power to take preventive or remedial action
330A: Resource consents for emergency works
330B: Emergency works under Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002
331: Reimbursement or compensation for emergency works
332: Power of entry for inspection
333: Power of entry for survey
335: Direction and execution of warrant for entry for search
336: Return of property seized under sections 323 and 328
338: Offences against this Act
342: Fines to be paid to local authority instituting prosecution
343A: Infringement offences
343C: Infringement notices
343D: Entitlement to infringement fees
344: Interpretation
345: Purpose and principles
346: Establishment of Commission
347: Functions of Commission
349: Compliance with policy directions
350: Further provisions applying in respect of Commission
351: Regulations
352: Service of documents
271: Payment to counsel assisting the court or special adviser
300: Information matching to determine eligibility or liability to pay for services
302: Disclosure of information to enable Department to check identity, character, and status
303: Disclosure of information to enable specified agencies to check identity and character
383: Chief executive may designate places outside New Zealand where entry permission may be granted
408: Appeals body members not entitled to compensation
447: Persons eligible to appeal to appeals body (other than Refugee Status Appeals Authority) before former Act repealed
452: Appeals against, or review proceedings in respect of, Tribunal decisions under this subpart to be made under Part 7
354: Crown's existing rights to resources to continue
355: Vesting of reclaimed land
355AB: Application for renewals
355A: Application for consent to unlawful reclamation
355B: Enforcement powers against unlawful reclamations
356: Matters may be determined by arbitration
357: Right of objection against certain decisions
357A: Right of objection to consent authority against certain decisions or requirements
357B: Right of objection in relation to imposition of additional charges or recovery of costs
357C: Procedure for making and hearing objection under sections 357 to 357B
357D: Decision on objections made under sections 357 to 357B
358: Appeals against certain decisions or objections
471: Files of appeals bodies
476: Cancellation of removal order
359: Regional councils to pay rents, royalties, and other money received into Crown Bank Account
360: Regulations
Schedule 5: Visas corresponding to visas and permits held under former Act
361: Repeals and revocations
362: Consequential amendments
363: Conflicts with special Acts
364: Application of this Part
365: Meaning of permission
366: Effect of this Act on existing schemes, consents, etc
367: Effect of regional planning schemes
368: Existing notices, bylaws, etc, to become regional plans
369: Provisions deemed to be regional rules
370: Existing notices, bylaws, etc, to become regional coastal plans
371: Provisions deemed to be regional rules
372: Power of Minister of Conservation to give directions relating to restricted coastal activities
373: Existing district and maritime schemes to become district plans
374: Provisions deemed to be district rules
375: Transitional provisions for public utilities
376: Transitional plans to be notified and available
377: Obligation to review transitional plans
378: Proceedings in relation to plans
379: Declarations
380: Existing notices which continue in effect
381: Existing notices deemed to be abatement notices
382: Existing direction deemed to be excessive noise direction
382A: Return of property seized under Noise Control Act 1982
383: Existing permissions to become land use consents
383A: Existing permissions to allow use of beds of lakes and rivers
384: Existing permissions to become coastal permits
385: Existing clean air permissions to become discharge permits
386: Existing rights and authorities under Water and Soil Conservation Act 1967
387: Existing geothermal licences and authorisations deemed to be water permits
388: Requirement to supply information
389: Existing applications
390: Application being heard
390A: Appeals
390B: Date on which application deemed to be made
390C: Dealing with applications for permissions
390D: Timing for renewals
391: Applications for licences and approvals under Clean Air Act 1972
392: Provisions of Clean Air Act 1972 may be considered on applications for resource consents for discharging contaminants into the air
393: Applications for Orders in Council to reclaim land and approval for harbour works
394: Transitional provisions relating to setting aside of esplanade reserves on reclamation
395: Applications for works, etc, in coastal marine area
396A: Notification of lapsing, cancellation, or surrender of coastal permit for marine farming
398: Regional councils not to accept applications for coastal permits in areas notified by Minister of Fisheries
399: Applications received on same day
400: Applications under Marine Farming Act 1971 for prohibited anchorages, etc
401: Conditions of deemed resource consents
401A: Transitional coastal occupation charges
401B: Obligation to pay coastal occupation charge deemed condition of consent
402: Existing subdivision approvals
403: Existing objections and appeals in relation to subdivisions
404: Existing applications for approval
405A: Transitional provisions for esplanade reserves where land subdivided or road stopped
406: Grounds of refusal of subdivision consent
407: Subdivision consent conditions
408: Existing approvals for unit plans, cross lease plans, and company lease plans
409: Financial contributions for developments
410: Existing developments
413: Current mining privileges to become deemed permits
414: Deemed permits to be subject to regional rules
415: Acquisition of deemed permits
416: Compensation
417: Permits over land other than that of holders to be produced in Land Transfer Office
417A: Uses of lakes and rivers not restricted by section 9
418: Certain existing permitted uses may continue
419: Certain discharges affected by water classifications
420: Designations and requirements continued
421: Protection notices to become heritage orders
422: Procedure for requirements for designations and protection notices
423: National water conservation orders
424: Savings as to bylaws
425: Leases, licences, and other authorities under Harbours Act 1950
425A: Functions and powers in respect of activities on or in Lake Taupo
427: Deemed transfer of powers to former public bodies
428: Environment Court
429: Savings as to compensation claims
430: Savings as to court proceedings
431: Obligation to prepare draft New Zealand coastal policy statement within 1 year
432: Obligation to prepare regional policy statements and coastal plans within 2 years
Schedule 1: Preparation, change, and review of policy statements and plans
2AA: Definitions relating to notification
25B: Ministers may direct commencement of review
36AA: Local authority policy on discounting administrative charges
42B: Establishment of Environmental Protection Authority
42C: Functions of EPA
42D: Secretary for the Environment to exercise functions of EPA
43AA: Interpretation
43AAB: Meaning of district rule and regional rule
43AAC: Meaning of proposed plan
44A: Local authority recognition of national environmental standards
47A: Board of inquiry to suspend consideration or consider additional material
51A: Withdrawal of proposed national policy statement
86A: Purpose of sections 86B to 86G
86B: When rules in proposed plans have legal effect
86C: When rule has legal effect if decision to delay its effect is rescinded
86D: Environment Court may order rule to have legal effect from date other than standard date
86E: Local authorities must identify rules having early or delayed legal effect
86F: When rules in proposed plans must be treated as operative
86G: Rule that has not taken legal effect or become operative excluded from references to rule in this Act and regulations made under this Act
87A: Classes of activities
87B: Certain activities to be treated as discretionary activities or prohibited activities
87C: Sections 87D to 87I apply to resource consent applications
87D: Request for application to go directly to Environment Court
87E: Consent authority’s decision on request
87F: Consent authority's subsequent processing
87G: Environment Court determines application
87H: Residual powers of consent authority
87I: When consent authority must determine application
Schedule 1AA: Incorporation of documents by reference in national environmental standards, national policy statements, and New Zealand coastal policy statements
Schedule 1A: Preparation and change of regional coastal plans providing for aquaculture activities
Schedule 2: Matters that may be provided for in policy statements and plans
88D: Excluded time periods relating to direct referral
88E: Excluded time periods relating to other matters
95A: Public notification of consent applications
95B: Limited notification of consent applications
95C: Public notification of consent application after request for further information or report
95D: Consent authority decides if adverse effects likely to be more than minor
95E: Consent authority decides if person is affected person
100A: Hearing by commissioner if requested by applicant or submitter
103A: Time limit for completion of hearing of notified application
149C: EPA must give public notice of Minister's direction
149C: EPA must give public notice of Minister's direction
149D: Minister may instruct EPA to delay giving public notice pending application for additional consents
149E: EPA to receive submissions on matter if public notice of direction has been given
149F: EPA to receive further submissions if matter is request, change, or variation
149G: EPA must provide board or court with necessary information
149H: Local authority may not notify further change or variation in certain circumstances
149I: Limitation on withdrawal of change or variation
149J: Minister to appoint board of inquiry
149K: How members appointed
149L: Conduct of inquiry
149M: Process if matter is request for regional plan or change and particular circumstances apply
149N: Process if section 149M applies or proposed plan or change not yet prepared
149O: Public notice and submissions where EPA receives proposed plan or change from local authority under section 149N
149P: Consideration of matter by board
149Q: Board to produce draft report
149R: Board to produce report
149S: Minister may extend time by which board must report
149T: Matter referred to Environment Court
149U: Consideration of matter by Environment Court
149V: Appeal from decisions only on question of law
149W: Local authority to implement decision of board or court about proposed regional plan or change or variation
149X: Residual powers of local authority
149Y: EPA must refer matter to local authority if direction made by Minister
149Z: Local authority must process referred matter
149ZA: Minister's powers to intervene in matter
149ZB: How EPA must deal with certain applications and notices of requirement
149ZC: Minister to decide whether application or notice of requirement to be notified
149ZD: Costs of processes under this Part recoverable from applicant
149ZE: Remuneration, allowances, and expenses of boards of inquiry
Schedule 4: Information required in application for resource consent
Schedule 6: Enactments repealed
Schedule 7: Regulations and orders revoked
Schedule 8: Enactments amended
195A: Alteration of heritage order
198A: Sections 198B to 198G apply to requirements under section 168 or 189
198B: Requiring authority or heritage protection authority's request
198C: Territorial authority’s decision on request
198D: Territorial authority's subsequent processing
198E: Environment Court decides
198F: Residual powers of territorial authority
198G: When territorial authority must deal with requirement
198H: Sections 198I to 198M apply to requirements under section 168A or 189A
198I: Territorial authority's decision
198J: Territorial authority's subsequent processing
198K: Environment Court decides
198L: Residual powers of territorial authority
198M: When territorial authority must deal with requirement
Schedule 9: Special Acts under which local authorities and other public bodies exercise functions, powers, and duties
290AA: Powers of court in regard to certain appeals under clause 14 of Schedule 1
308A: Identification of trade competitors and surrogates
308F: Surrogate must disclose status
Schedule 12: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
89K: Commissioner may make determinations in relation to exemptions
89T: Circumstances in which representation or assistance at hearing may be approved
93: Notice of result of objection
102: Appeals against decisions of Commissioner
103E: Implementation of orders
235: Regulations
IC 13: Variation of requirements for development companies in Niue
RF 12B: Interest derived jointly with residents
8: Transpower is system operator
12: Authority established
13: Membership of Authority
22: Application of Crown Entities Act 2004
24: Membership of Rulings Panel
26: Funding of Rulings Panel and remuneration of members
63: Appeal on ground of lack of jurisdiction
103: Auditor-General to be auditor if no other auditor appointed
30B: How to apply for national multiple-use approval
30D: Chief executive must decide whether to accept, for processing, application for national multiple-use approval
30H: Suspension or revocation of national multiple-use approval
45B: Changes to plans and specifications that have national multiple-use approval
278A: Annual financial condition report
9: Objections to WorkSafe's requirements
19: Assistance to WorkSafe
30: Charging for access to road reserve
32: Local authority, etc, may require works to be moved
47: Further provisions applying to Council
53: Council to wind up operations before dissolution
55: Expiration of provisions relating to Council
56: Consequential amendment to Official Information Act 1982
144: Complaints
150: Membership
151: Registrar
152: Power of Board to delegate to Registrar
153: Meetings to be held in public
157: Further provisions applying to Board
158D: Procedures for annual meeting to appoint auditor
172KO: Provisions pending determination of appeal
172R: Membership of the Commission's board
172T: Collective duties of the Commission's board
172U: Members accountable to Minister
172ZD: Accountability of the Commission
172ZF: The Commission is public authority
172ZG: Amendment to Ombudsmen Act 1975
172ZH: Amendment to Public Finance Act 1989
172ZN: Minister must present annual performance report to House of Representatives
Schedule 2: Provisions applying in respect of Electrical Workers Registration Board
96: Board to register applicant or decline application
102: Board to issue practising licence or decline application
147R: Consequences of failure to comply with order to pass examination, complete competence programme, or attend course of instruction
147U: Appointment of legal advisor to assist Board
147V: Appointment of persons to assist investigator
147X: Board to have powers of commission of inquiry
147Z: Publication of orders
156B: Notice and service of documents by Board, member, Registrar, or investigator
165D: Payment of infringement fee
165E: Effect of infringement notice
53: Powers and procedures of Rulings Panel
6: Act binds the Crown
10: Meaning of allotment
12: Role of building consent authority and territorial authority
13: Role of regional authority
14: Roles of building consent authorities, territorial authorities, and regional authorities in relation to dams
25A: Acceptable solutions and verification methods to be available on Ministry's Internet site
26: Chief executive may issue warning about, or ban use of, building products or building methods
30: Procedural requirements for urgent acceptable solutions, verification methods, warnings, and bans
31: Building consent authority must apply for project information memorandum
32: Owner may apply for project information memorandum
34: Issue of project information memorandum
36: Territorial authority may issue development contribution notice
37: Territorial authority must issue certificate if resource consent required
38: Territorial authority must give copy of project information memorandum in certain circumstances
40: Building work not to be carried out without consent
42: Owner must apply for certificate of acceptance if building work carried out urgently
44: When to apply for building consent
46: Copy of certain applications for building consent must be provided to Fire and Emergency New Zealand
47: Fire and Emergency New Zealand may give advice on applications under section 46
48: Processing application for building consent
49: Grant of building consent
50: Refusal of application for building consent
52: Lapse of building consent
53: Applicant for building consent liable to pay levy
58: Liability to pay levy: building consent authority
59: Liability to pay levy: territorial authority
60: Territorial authority may retain part of levy
61: Chief executive may recover unpaid levies from territorial authority
62: Territorial authority may recover unpaid levies from applicant for building consent
64: Audit of issue of building consents for purpose of ascertaining payment of levy
65: Chief executive may enter into agreements for auditing certain information
68: Territorial authority must notify chief executive if waiver or modification granted
73: Conditions on building consents granted under section 72
74: Steps after notification
75: Construction of building on 2 or more allotments
77: Building consent must not be granted until condition is imposed under section 75
82: Registrar-General of Land may require preparation of plan
83: Owner may apply for entry to be removed
87: Owner must notify names of licensed building practitioners engaged in restricted building work
90: Inspections by building consent authorities
91: Building consent authority that grants building consent to issue code compliance certificate
95: Issue of code compliance certificate
96: Territorial authority may issue certificate of acceptance in certain circumstances
97: How to apply for certificate of acceptance
98: Processing application for certificate of acceptance
99: Issue of certificate of acceptance
102: When compliance schedule must be issued
104: Building consent authority must notify territorial authority of issue of compliance schedule
106: Application by owner for amendment to compliance schedule
107: Territorial authority may amend compliance schedule on own initiative
109: Territorial authority must consider recommendation to amend compliance schedule
111: Inspections by territorial authority
114: Owner must give notice of change of use, extension of life, or subdivision of buildings
116: Code compliance requirements: extension of life
121: Meaning of dangerous building
122: Meaning of earthquake-prone building
124: Dangerous, affected, or insanitary buildings: powers of territorial authority
125: Requirements for notice requiring building work or restricting entry
126: Territorial authority may carry out work
128: Prohibition on using dangerous, affected, or insanitary building
129: Measures to avoid immediate danger or to fix insanitary conditions
130: Territorial authority must apply to District Court for confirmation of warrant
131: Territorial authority must adopt policy on dangerous and insanitary buildings
132: Adoption and review of policy
143: Regional authority must decide whether to approve or refuse dam safety assurance programme
151: Register of dams
152: Information to be provided to chief executive
154: Powers of regional authorities in respect of dangerous dams
155: Requirements for notice given under section 154
156: Regional authority may carry out work
157: Measures to avoid immediate danger
158: Regional authority must apply to District Court for confirmation of warrant
161: Regional authority must adopt policy on dangerous dams, earthquake-prone dams, and flood-prone dams
162: Adoption and review of policy
163: Definitions for this subpart
165: Form and content of notice to fix
166: Special provisions for notices to fix from building consent authority
167: Inspection of building work under notice to fix
169: Chief executive must monitor current and emerging trends in building design, etc, and must report annually to Minister
171: Chief executive may seek advice from building advisory panel
172: Appointment of building advisory panel
174: Chief executive must report on panel's operation
175: Chief executive may publish guidance information
176: Meaning of party
177: Application for determination
178: Requirements for application for determination
179: Chief executive may refuse application for determination
180: Application for determination may be withdrawn
181: Chief executive may make determination on own initiative
182: No proceedings until determination made
184: Chief executive must decide whether to make determination
185: When determination must be completed
186: Procedure for determination
187: Chief executive may engage persons to assist with determination
188: Determination by chief executive
189: Clarification of determination
191: Chief executive may enter person's name in register of building consent authorities
193: Effect of registration
195: Chief executive must decide application for registration
196: Registration continuous so long as person meets criteria for registration
197: Consequences of failure to meet criteria for registration
198: Effect of suspension
203: Acceptance of complaints
204: Special powers of chief executive for monitoring performance of functions under this Act
205: Limits on power to enter land or building
207: Duties of person supplied with warrant
208: Appeals to District Court
211: Powers of District Court on appeal
212: Territorial authority must act as building consent authority for its district
213: Territorial authority may make arrangements relating to functions of building consent authority
214: How liability apportioned if territorial authority makes arrangements relating to functions of building consent authority
215: Territorial authority must gain accreditation and be registered
216: Territorial authority must keep information about buildings
217: Access to certain information kept by territorial authority
218: Territorial authority must provide information to chief executive for purpose of facilitating performance of chief executive's function under sections 169 and 169A
219: Territorial authority may impose fee or charge and must collect levy
220: Territorial authority may carry out building work on default
221: Recovery of costs when territorial authority carries out work on default
223: Duty to assist inspections
224: Warrant must be produced
226: Restriction on entry to household unit
232: Delegation of powers by territorial authority and its officers
233: Transfer of functions, duties, or powers of territorial authority
234: Procedure for transfer
235: Territorial authorities may agree on terms of transfer
236: Effect of transfer
237: Application of subpart
238: Duties of building consent authority
239: Building consent authority must provide information to chief executive
240: Building consent authority may impose fee or charge and must collect levy
241: Regional authority must gain accreditation and be registered
242: Regional authority must provide information to chief executive
8A: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
243: Regional authorities may impose fee or charge and recover costs, and must collect levy
244: Transfer of functions, duties, and powers of regional authority
245: Procedure for transfer
246: Regional authorities may agree on terms of transfer
247: Effect of transfer
248: Chief executive may appoint building consent accreditation body
249: Requirements for building consent accreditation body
250: Accreditation
252: Scope of accreditation of building consent authority that is not territorial authority
255: Building consent accreditation body must notify chief executive of grant and revocation of accreditation
260: Dam owner accreditation body must notify chief executive of grant and revocation of accreditation
273: Chief executive must keep registers
275: Content of register of building consent authorities
276: Review of territorial authorities
277: Non-performance by territorial authority
278: Criteria for appointment or renewal of appointment
279: Effect of appointment
280: Costs may be recovered from territorial authority
281: Requirements for appointment
283: Specified procedure for making decisions
284: Other procedure for making decisions
295: Mandatory licensing suspension
298: Register of licensed building practitioners
312: Power of Registrar to delegate
321: Board must act independently
322: Board may hear evidence for disciplinary matters
323: Issuing of summons by Board
329: Certificate of Board to be conclusive evidence
333: Notice of right of appeal
334: Actions to have effect pending determination of appeal
336: Appeal authority's decision final
337: Appeal authority may refer matter back for reconsideration
343: Board's functions
344: Composition of Board
345: Criteria for appointment
346: Further provisions relating to Board and its members
347: Obligation to prepare annual report
348: Form and content of annual report
349: Obligation for Board to provide annual report to Minister
350: Board to publish reports
351: Annual reports to be presented to House of Representatives
352: Power of Minister to require information relating to affairs of Board
356: Rules to be approved by Board
357: Revision of rules
358: Approval of revised rule
360: Rules to be approved by Minister
374: Payment of infringement fees
375: Prosecution of offences
377: Filing charging document
381: District Court may grant injunctions for certain continuing breaches
383: District Court may direct chief executive to make determination
385: Application of section 381 to Crown organisation
387: Liability for acts of employees or agents of Crown organisations
389: Fines to be paid to territorial authority or regional authority instituting prosecution
390: Civil proceedings may not be brought against chief executive, employees, etc
390: Civil proceedings may not be brought against chief executive, employees, etc
392: Building consent authority not liable
394: Service of notices
402: Regulations: general
403: Consultation requirements for making certain regulations and other Orders in Council
408: Effect of expiry of material incorporated by reference
409: Requirement to consult
412: Application of Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989 to material incorporated by reference
415: Repeal
416: Outline of transitional provisions
417: No compensation for loss of office
418: Authority dissolved
419: Assets and liabilities vest in Crown
420: Protection from civil liability for members, building referees, and employees of Authority continued
421: Restriction of compensation for technical redundancy
422: Reappointment of employee of Authority to Ministry
423: Final reports and accounts
425: Proceedings of Authority
426: Validation of levy
427: Validation of past expenditure of levy
428: Validation of accumulation of levy
429: Transitional provision for matters of doubt or dispute relating to building control under former Act
431: Transitional provision for rate of building levy under this Act
433: Transitional provision for building consents granted under former Act
437: Transitional provision for issue of certificate of acceptance
440: Transitional provision for applications for approval as building certifier under former Act
443: Approved building certifiers have until 31 May 2006 to apply to be registered as building consent authority
444: What happens if approved building certifier applies to be registered as building consent authority by 31 May 2006
448: Transitional provision for proceedings under former Act
449: Territorial authorities and regional authorities must apply to be registered by 31 May 2006
450: When territorial authority may and must act as building consent authority during transition to this Act
Schedule 3: Further provisions applying to Board
Schedule 4: Enactments amended
26A: Registrar may inquire whether board still carrying on operations
1: Short Title and commencement
4: Evidence of appointment of trustees
6: Interpretation
7: Trustees may apply for incorporation
9: Manner in which society may authorise application
11: Registration of boards
13: Effect of incorporation
14: Vesting of property
16: Change of name at application of board
17: Right to appeal to court
23: New trusts, and alterations of rules, trusts, or registered office
24: Voluntary liquidation of society as a board
25: Liquidation of a board by court
28: Register of boards and seal of Registrar
35: Scheme to be laid before Attorney-General
47: Scheme, etc, to be laid before the Attorney-General
48: Powers and duties of Attorney-General
50: Attorney-General or court may dispense with meeting of contributors
54: Approval of scheme or refusal by court to approve scheme to be gazetted
58: Inquiries into condition and management of charities
62: Regulations
Schedule 2: Forms of application for incorporation as a board
34A: Governor-General may make ordinary rules
172: Notification of Disputes Tribunal's or District Court's decision about objection
2: Interpretation
3: Public notice
16: Capacity and powers
22: Application for reservation of name
44: Shareholder approval for issue of shares
122: Resolution in lieu of meeting
131: Duty of directors to act in good faith and in best interests of company
140: Disclosure of interest
144: Interested director may vote
161: Remuneration and other benefits
180: Method of contracting
214: Annual return
320: Notice of intention to remove company under paragraph (c), (d), or (e) of section 318(1)
321: Objection to removal from register
324: Property of company removed from register
339A: Rectification or correction of name or address of person authorised to accept service
340: Annual return of overseas company
343A: Overseas company not required to provide information, notice, or document in certain circumstances
3: Purpose of this Act
4: Interpretation
6: Financial Markets Authority established
7: FMA is Crown entity
9: FMA's functions
11: Associate members
14: FMA may act by divisions
15: Membership, chairperson, meetings, and resolutions of division
16: Powers of division
17: Quorum for meetings of FMA
18: Completion of proceedings where member unable to attend meeting
19: Assent to resolution without meeting
20: Minister may request that FMA inquire and report
21: Provisions relating to Government Superannuation Fund
22: Protection from liability for FMA and members and employees
23: FMA's warnings, reports, guidelines, or comments protected by qualified privilege
24: Evidence of orders and decisions of FMA
25: FMA may require person to supply information, produce documents, or give evidence
26: Powers of FMA to receive evidence
27: How evidence may be given
28: Witnesses' expenses
29: Power to enter and search place, vehicle, or other thing
30: Sharing of information and documents with law enforcement or regulatory agencies and overseas regulators
31: Power of FMA to act on requests of overseas regulators
32: FMA's consideration of requests
33: Conditions that may be imposed on providing information, documents, or evidence to other agencies or regulators
34: FMA may exercise person’s right of action
35: Requirements for FMA exercising person’s right of action
36: High Court may grant leave in certain circumstances
37: Procedural requirements for leave to exercise person’s right of action
38: Powers of High Court for proceedings exercising person’s right of action
39: Representative actions
44: Power to make confidentiality orders
45: Publication or disclosure with FMA's consent
46: FMA may accept undertakings
47: Enforcement of undertakings
48: FMA may state case for opinion of High Court
49: FMA may require its warning to be disclosed
52: Power to authorise person to obtain information or documents
53: Requirements for persons authorised to obtain information or documents
55: Protection from liability for persons exercising powers
56: Witnesses and counsel to have privileges of witnesses and counsel in court
57: Effect of proceedings
61: Criminal liability for obstructing exercise of powers
62: Notices
64: Powers not limited
65: Limitation on disclosure of information obtained in FMA's operations
68: Levy of financial markets participants and other persons registered or incorporated under Acts referred to in Schedule 1
69: FMA must consult about request for appropriation
70: Interpretation
71: Securities Commission disestablished
72: Consequences of disestablishment
73: References to Securities Commission
74: Transfer of employees
75: Effect of Act
76: Registers
77: Office of Government Actuary disestablished
78: Consequences of disestablishment
79: References to Government Actuary
81: Ministry of Economic Development employees
82: Amendments to other enactments
84: Amendments consequential on replacement of Commission by FMA
85: Amendments consequential on replacement of Government Actuary by FMA
357: Registrar and Deputy Registrars of Companies
358: District and Assistant Registrars of Companies
365: Registrar's powers of inspection
366: Disclosure of information and reports
Schedule 1: Financial markets legislation
Schedule 2: Provisions relating to search power
372: Fees
Schedule 3: Amendments to other enactments
Schedule 4: Amendments to replace references to Securities Commission or Government Actuary
395: Regulations
1: Short Title, commencement, etc
8A: Jurisdiction in respect of certain persons with diplomatic or consular immunity
47: Protection of members of New Zealand forces
78: Espionage
78A: Wrongful communication, retention, or copying of official information
78B: Consent of Attorney-General to proceedings in relation to espionage or wrongful communication, retention, or copying of classified information or official information
78C: Questions of law in relation to espionage or wrongful communication of information
79: Sabotage
102: Corruption and bribery of Minister of the Crown
103: Corruption and bribery of member of Parliament
105: Corruption and bribery of official
105A: Corrupt use of official information
105C: Bribery of foreign public official
105E: Corruption of foreign public officials
107: Contravention of statute
114: Use of purported affidavit or declaration
22E: MSD may disclose address information for bond refund purposes
253: Qualified exemption to access without authorisation offence for New Zealand Security Intelligence Service
254: Qualified exemption to access without authorisation offence for Government Communications Security Bureau
309: Conspiring to prevent collection of rates or taxes
43A: Different Ministries responsible for different codes
11A: Core services to be considered in performing role
101A: Financial strategy
259A: Levy to fund rules for performance measures
259B: Power to refund levy
261A: Purpose of rules specifying performance measures
261B: Secretary must make rules specifying performance measures
261C: Status of rules
261D: Incorporation of documents by reference in rules
261E: Proof of material incorporated by reference
261E: Proof of material incorporated by reference
261F: Effect of change to, or expiry of, material incorporated by reference
261G: Consultation on proposal to incorporate material by reference
261H: Access to material incorporated by reference
8: FMA's main objective
40: FMA must consult person A
42: Special limitation provision
43: Transitional provisions
50: FMA must give notice of orders
51: Offence of failing to comply with order
54: Non-disclosure of information or documents from exercise of powers under section 25 except in certain circumstances
59: Confidentiality of information and documents
60: Conditions relating to publication or disclosure of information or documents
80: Office of Government Actuary continues for limited purpose until 30 September 2011
83: Transitional provisions relating to consequential amendments to Unit Trusts Act 1960
58: Effect of final decision that exercise of powers under section 25 unlawful
67: Regulations relating to fees, charges, and costs
149A: Recommendation to parties
166A: Role of Chief of Authority
223D: Labour Inspector may issue improvement notice
223A: Functions of Labour Inspector
223F: Penalty
3: Registrar of Building Societies
4: Deputy Registrars of Building Societies
371A: Sharing of information with Financial Markets Authority
3: Outline of Act
6: Meaning of local authority area
8: Meaning of LINZ land
10: Where freedom camping in local authority area permitted
11: Freedom camping bylaws
15: Where freedom camping on conservation land permitted
16: Freedom camping restriction and prohibition signs
17: Notices restricting or prohibiting freedom camping on conservation land
18: Public notification of notices restricting or prohibiting freedom camping on conservation land
19: Director-General to exercise powers as if Act specified in Schedule 1 of Conservation Act 1987
20: Infringement offences relating to local authority areas
21: Strict liability offences
23: Penalties
24: Offenders liable for cost of damage
25: How proceedings commenced
26: Who proceedings may be commenced against
27: Who may serve infringement notices
28: Reminder notices
31: Entitlement to infringement fees
32: Appointment of enforcement officers by local authorities
33: Appointment of enforcement officers by Director-General
34: Enforcement officers must produce evidence of appointment
35: Enforcement officers may require certain information
36: Enforcement officers may require certain persons to leave local authority area, conservation land, or LINZ land
37: Enforcement officers may seize and impound certain property
38: Requirements relating to seizure and impoundment of boats and motor vehicles
39: Return of property seized and impounded
40: Disposal of property seized and impounded
41: Protection against claims resulting from seizing or impounding of property under section 37
42: Relationship of this Act with other enactments
43: Regulations
44: Orders in Council to specify track as Great Walks Track
45: Evidence in proceedings
45: Evidence in proceedings
46: Purpose of this subpart
47: Infringement offences for camping-related local authority bylaw provisions specified in Schedule 3
48: Infringement offences for camping-related local authority bylaw provisions specified in Schedule 4
49: Empowering legislation otherwise applies to bylaw provisions
50: Descriptions of offences in Schedules 3 and 4
Schedule 2: Prescribed forms
Schedule 3: Bylaws breach of which deemed infringement offence
Schedule 4: Bylaws breach of which deemed infringement offence if resolution passed
99A: Pre-election report
99A: Pre-election report
29A: Restriction on Ministerial direction
144A: EPA to advise and make recommendations to Minister in relation to call-in
12: Bylaws must not absolutely prohibit freedom camping
13: Review of bylaws
14: Application of Local Government Act 2002 to bylaws
30: Charging hirer for infringement fee
HR 4B: Activities relating to New Zealand Superannuation Fund and Venture Capital Fund
5: Interpretation
7: What constitutes immigration advice
12: Exemption, or removal of exemption, by Order in Council
14: Review of exemptions
19: Granting of licence
34: Immigration Advisers Authority established
35: Functions of Authority
37: Registrar to develop code of conduct
40: Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal established
41: Functions of Tribunal
42: Services for Tribunal
44: Complaints against immigration advisers
49: Proceedings before Tribunal
52: Enforcement of disciplinary sanctions
57: Inspection powers
77: Register of licensed immigration advisers
87: Power of Registrar to delegate
165A: Overview
165B: Relationship of Part with rest of Act
165AB: Establishment of aquaculture management areas
165W: Preferential rights of iwi
165X: Acceptance of offer for authorisations
165Y: Grant of authorisation
165Z: Tender money
165ZA: Use of tender money
165ZB: Regional council may request suspension of applications to occupy common marine and coastal area for purposes of aquaculture activities
165ZC: Effect on applications of request under section 165ZB
165ZE: Subsequent requests for direction in relation to suspension of receipt of applications
165ZE: Subsequent requests for direction in relation to suspension of receipt of applications
165ZF: Regional council may request direction to process and hear together applications for permits to occupy common marine and coastal area for purpose of aquaculture activities
28B: Functions of Minister of Aquaculture
68A: Regional coastal plan not to authorise aquaculture activities in coastal marine area as permitted activities
88F: Excluded time periods relating to pre-request aquaculture agreements
165ZFA: Ministerial power to direct applications to be processed and heard together
165ZFB: Application of sections 165ZFC to 165ZFH
165ZFC: Interpretation
165ZFD: Effect of requirement that applications be processed and heard together on direct referral to Environment Court under sections 87D to 87I
165ZFE: Processing of affected applications
165ZFF: Hearing of affected applications
165ZFG: Effect of requirement that applications be processed and heard together on power of Minister to call in applications under section 142
165ZFH: Effect of requirement that applications be processed and heard together on lodgement of applications with EPA
165ZK: Application
165ZL: Interpretation
165ZM: Other provisions of Act apply subject to this subpart
165ZN: Application for coastal permit to undertake aquaculture activities
165ZO: Identifying plan change requests and concurrent applications
165ZP: Incomplete concurrent application
165ZQ: Additional consents
165ZR: Concurrent application to be declined or treated as withdrawn if plan change request declined or withdrawn
165ZS: Consideration of plan change request
165ZT: Notification of accepted plan change request
165ZU: Submissions on plan change request and concurrent application
165ZV: Hearing of submissions
165ZW: Type of activity in relation to concurrent activities
165ZX: Consideration of plan change request and concurrent application
165ZY: Regional council's decision on concurrent application
165ZZ: Appeals
165ZZA: Grant of coastal permit
360A: Regulations amending regional coastal plans in relation to aquaculture activities
360B: Conditions to be satisfied before regulations made under section 360A
360C: Regional council's obligations
14F: Responsibilities of building consent authority
87A: Notices to building consent authority when owner-builder carries out restricted building work
102A: Procedure for obtaining compliance schedule where building consent not required
168A: Chief executive's functions in relation to this Act
3: Purpose
4: Interpretation
9: Relevant documents to use plain language
10: Plain language guidance must be issued
281A: What fees and charges may be imposed
281C: Authority may waive or refund fee or charge
314A: Code of ethics for licensed building practitioners
401B: Order in Council declaring work to be restricted building work
CZ 23: Employee benefits for Canterbury earthquake relief: exempt income
48F: Regulator-to-regulator co-operation arrangements
48H: Procedures relating to co-operation arrangements
48I: Providing compulsorily acquired information and investigative assistance
48L: Reporting on use of co-operation arrangements
24AA: Purpose of local government reorganisation provisions
24A: Transitional modification or suspension of certain statutory requirements after issue of reorganisation plan
24A: Transitional modification or suspension of certain statutory requirements after issue of reorganisation plan
257: Minister may require information
258: Minister may appoint Crown Review Team
258: Minister may appoint Crown Review Team
258A: How Crown Review Team appointed
258A: How Crown Review Team appointed
258B: Minister may appoint Crown Observer
258B: Minister may appoint Crown Observer
258C: How Crown Observer appointed
258D: Minister may appoint Crown Manager
258E: How Crown Manager appointed
258E: How Crown Manager appointed
258F: Minister may appoint Commission
258G: How Commission appointed
258G: How Commission appointed
258H: Application of this and other enactments during Commission's term of appointment
258I: Minister may postpone general election when appointing Commission
258I: Minister may postpone general election when appointing Commission
258J: Timing of election following postponed election
258J: Timing of election following postponed election
258K: Local authority members remain in office but must not act during term of Commission
258L: Extraordinary vacancy when Commission appointed or during term of Commission
258M: Minister may call general election
258M: Minister may call general election
258N: Minister may consult any person
258N: Minister may consult any person
258O: Minister must publish list in Gazette
258P: Minister must have regard to published list
258Q: Notice to local authority of proposed appointment of Ministerial body
258Q: Notice to local authority of proposed appointment of Ministerial body
258R: Notice to local authority of proposed general election
258R: Notice to local authority of proposed general election
258S: Notification of appointment of Ministerial body
258S: Notification of appointment of Ministerial body
258T: Notification of change of membership of Ministerial body
258U: Final report of Ministerial body
258U: Final report of Ministerial body
258V: Remuneration and expenses of Ministerial appointees
258W: Recovery of expenses from local authority
258X: Minister may terminate Ministerial body or Ministerial appointee
258X: Minister may terminate Ministerial body or Ministerial appointee
258Y: Protection from liability for Ministerial appointees
258Z: Disclosure of information held by local authority
258Z: Disclosure of information held by local authority
258ZA: Decisions and directions of Crown Manager or Commission remain in force until local authority decides otherwise
259C: Auditor-General must report on disclosures made under certain regulations
259D: Regulations may incorporate financial reporting standards by reference
259E: Effect of amendments to, or replacement of, standards incorporated by reference in regulations
259F: Proof of standards incorporated by reference
259G: Effect of expiry or revocation of standards incorporated by reference
259H: Access to standards incorporated by reference
259I: Application of Legislation Act 2019 to standards incorporated by reference
259J: Application of Regulations (Disallowance) Act 1989 to standards incorporated by reference
26A: Duties of local authorities in relation to local government reorganisation
27A: Change of name of unitary authorities
27B: Orders in Council to be published in Gazette
27B: Orders in Council to be published in Gazette
31A: Minister's expectations of Commission in relation to local government reorganisation
31A: Minister's expectations of Commission in relation to local government reorganisation
317A: Application for mass arrival warrant
317B: Decision on application for mass arrival warrant
317E: Application for further warrant of commitment in respect of mass arrival group
324A: Review of mass arrival warrant
CX 33B: Benefits for members of Parliament
149RA: Minor corrections of board decisions, etc
434: Transitional provisions for amendments made on or after commencement of Resource Management Amendment Act 2013
32AA: Requirements for undertaking and publishing further evaluations
41A: Role and powers of mayors
42A: Building work for which building consent is not required under Schedule 1
121A: Meaning of affected building
132A: Policy must take into account affected buildings
133C: Obligation to notify regional authority of classifiable or referable dam and change of ownership
135A: Certifying engineer must notify regional authority and owner if dam dangerous
153B: Owner must notify regional authority of dangerous dam
371A: Who may issue infringement notices
371B: Authorisation to issue infringement notice
371C: Conditions of authorisation
5A: Functions of Secretary
147A: Criteria for making or continuing bylaws
147B: Criteria for making resolutions relating to bylaws
147C: Signage for areas in which bylaws for alcohol control purposes apply
169A: Proving substance is alcohol in relation to alleged breach of alcohol ban
239A: Breaches of alcohol bans
41B: Regulations relating to infringement fees
12: Object of this Part
13: Application by society to register as union
14: When society entitled to be registered as union
15: Registration of society as union
16: Annual return of members
17: Cancellation of union's registration
22: When access to workplaces may be denied
27: Registrar of Unions
28: Registrar of Unions may seek directions of Authority
30: Offence to mislead Registrar
36: Appointment of committee to recommend codes of good faith
37: Minister may approve code of good faith not recommended by committee
45: One or more unions proposing to initiate bargaining with 2 or more employers for single collective agreement
46: Terms of question for secret ballot
48: When requirement for secret ballot does not apply
50A: Purpose of facilitating collective bargaining
50B: Reference to Authority
50C: Grounds on which Authority may accept reference
50D: Limitation on which member of Authority may provide facilitation
50E: Process of facilitation
59: Copy of collective agreement to be delivered to chief executive
69O: Authority may investigate bargaining and determine redundancy entitlements
69OF: Employer who is subject to Official Information Act 1982
7: Application of Act to Armed Forces
52: Liability of certain office holders
140: Payment of infringement fees
163: Appointment of inspectors
177: Immunity of inspectors and persons assisting inspectors or regulator
189: Role of WorkSafe
191: Designated agencies
194: Designated agency must give effect to joint policy directions
196: Workplace injury prevention
197: Sharing of information between regulator and regulatory agencies
198: Requirement of other regulator to notify WorkSafe of notifiable event
211: Regulations relating to health and safety
213: Regulations relating to exemptions in respect of Armed Forces
216: Regulations providing for transitional matters
217: Consultation requirements for making certain regulations
219: Procedure for making regulations relating to definitions, exclusions, or exemptions
222: Approval of codes of practice
223: Publication and commencement of approved code of practice
224: Access to approved codes of practice
229: Minister may delegate approval of codes of practice and safe work instruments to regulator
231: Repeals and revocations
75: Union to notify employer of maximum number of days of employment relations education leave calculated
77: Allocation of employment relations education leave to eligible employee
90: Strikes in essential services
91: Lockouts in essential services
92: Chief executive to ensure mediation services provided
100A: Codes of employment practice
100D: Code of good faith for public health sector
100E: Amendments to or replacement of code of good faith for public health sector
46A: Undertaking may include requirements as to compensation or penalties
48A: FMA may appear and be heard and adduce evidence
132: Failure to keep or produce records
136: Application of penalties recovered
137: Power of Authority to order compliance
138: Further provisions relating to compliance order by Authority
144A: Dispute resolution services
145: Provision of mediation services
146: Access to mediation services
150: Decision by authority of parties
150A: Payment on resolution of problem
156: Employment Relations Authority
157: Role of Authority
159: Duty of Authority to consider mediation
162: Application of law relating to contracts
164: Application to individual employment agreements of law relating to contracts
165: Other provisions relating to investigations of Authority
166: Membership of Authority
167: Appointment of members
168: Oath of office
169: Term of office
170: Vacation of office
171: Salaries and allowances
172: Temporary appointments
175: Seal of Authority
179A: Limitation on challenges to certain determinations of Authority
183: Decision
185: Staff of Authority
198: Registrar and officers of court
199: Seal of court
200: Appointment of Judges
200A: Judges act on full-time basis but may be authorised to act part-time
202: Senior Judge to act as Chief Judge in certain circumstances
204: Protection of Judges against removal from office
206: Salaries and allowances of Judges
207: Appointment of acting Judges
220: Documents under seal and certain signatures to be judicially noticed
223: Labour Inspectors
227: Withdrawal of demand notice
229: Powers of Labour Inspectors
231: Entry warrant
233: Obligations of Labour Inspectors
237: Regulations
240: Consequential amendments
241: Repeals
242: Enforcement of existing individual employment contracts
243: Enforcement of existing collective employment contracts
250: Exercise of powers of Employment Tribunal after 31 January 2001
251: Exercise of powers of Authority before close of 31 January 2001
252: Exercise by Authority of powers of Tribunal after 31 January 2001
Schedule 1B: Code of good faith for public health sector
79AA: Appointment of interim dispute resolution scheme
Schedule 5: Enactments amended
199C: Right to object to assessed amount of development contribution
199D: Scope of development contribution objections
199E: Procedure for development contribution objections
199M: Residual powers of territorial authority relating to development contribution objection decision
199N: Objector’s right to apply for judicial review unaffected
199O: Territorial authority to provide administrative support for development contributions commissioners
199P: Interim effect of development contribution objection
8A: Provisions affecting application of amendments to this Act
17A: Delivery of services
48A: Application
48C: Purpose of local boards
48D: Unitary authority decision making shared between governing body and local boards
48E: Membership of local boards
48E: Membership of local boards
48F: Indemnification and liability of local board members
48G: Status of local boards
48H: Functions, duties, and powers of local boards
48I: General scheme
48J: Decision-making responsibilities of governing body
48K: Decision-making responsibilities of local boards
48L: Principles for allocation of decision-making responsibilities of unitary authority
48M: Local boards funding policy
48N: Local board plans
48O: Local board agreements
48P: Consultation required on proposed content of local board agreement
48Q: Application of Schedule 7 to local boards and their members
48R: Disputes about allocation of decision-making responsibilities or proposed bylaws
48S: Local Government Commission to determine disputes
99AA: Withholding certificate of acceptance
76AA: Significance and engagement policy
82A: Information requirements for consultation required under this Act
83AA: Summary of information
93A: Use of special consultative procedure in relation to long-term plan
93B: Purpose of consultation document for long-term plan
93C: Content of consultation document for adoption of long-term plan
93D: Content of consultation document for amendment of long-term plan
93E: Additional content of consultation document for adoption or amendment of long-term plan where section 97 applies to proposed decision
93F: Form and manner of presentation of consultation document
93G: Information to be adopted by local authority in relation to long-term plan and consultation document
95A: Purpose and content of consultation document for annual plan
95B: Combined or concurrent consultation on long-term plan and annual plan
101B: Infrastructure strategy
150A: Costs of development contribution objections
150B: Local boards may propose bylaw
150C: Local board must consult on proposed bylaw
150D: Local board may propose amendment to bylaw
150E: Local board may propose revocation of bylaw
150F: Joint bylaw proposals
197AA: Purpose of development contributions
197AB: Development contributions principles
198A: Restrictions on power to require contributions for reserves
199A: Right to reconsideration of requirement for development contribution
199B: Territorial authority to notify outcome of reconsideration
199F: Appointment and register of development contributions commissioners
199G: Removal of development contributions commissioners
199H: Who may decide development contribution objections
199I: Development contribution objection hearings
199J: Consideration of development contribution objection
199K: Additional powers of development contributions commissioners
199L: Liability of development contributions commissioners
201A: Schedule of assets for which development contributions will be used
202A: Reconsideration process to be in development contributions policy
207A: Request to enter development agreement
207B: Response to request for development agreement
207C: Content of development agreement
207D: Effect of development agreement
207E: Restrictions on use of development agreement
207F: Amendment or termination of development agreement
Schedule 6: Enactments repealed
362T: Building contractor must provide prescribed information and documentation on completion of residential building work
91C: Notified application may be returned if suspended after certain period
91A: Applicant may have processing of notified application suspended
198AB: Excluded time periods relating to provision of further information
198AD: Excluded time periods relating to other matters
198AC: Excluded time periods relating to direct referral
198AA: Time limits from which time periods are excluded in relation to designations and heritage orders
91B: When suspension of processing of notified application ceases
103B: Requirement to provide report and other evidence before hearing
69LB: Resolving disputes about apportioning liability for costs of service-related entitlements
174D: Authority may determine matter without holding investigation meeting
174E: Content of written determinations
166B: Delegation of Chief of Authority’s functions, duties, or powers
365D: Extension of basic rule to interests held by other persons under control or acting jointly
365G: Registrar may require disclosure about controllers or delegates of directors
29A: Use of automated system to confirm New Zealand citizenship
109A: Form of entry permission
175A: Time when deportation order may be served
224A: Annual report on performance of Tribunal's functions
249A: Applications for appeal and judicial review of Tribunal decision to be lodged together
279A: Treatment of identity documents and other things
281A: Obligation of third parties to surrender identity documents
365A: How infringement notice may be served: carriers, and persons in charge, of craft
386A: Serving and giving notices, etc, to other people
387A: Contact address
387B: Departures from sections 386A to 387A
403A: Regulations made on recommendation of Minister
5: Application of Act to the Crown
6: Enforcement of Act against the Crown
8: Application of Act to intelligence and security agencies
13: Certain provisions of Part 3 do not apply to members of Armed Forces
220: Regulator may grant exemption from compliance with regulations
Schedule 4: Provisions relating to classified security information
166C: Consultation, publication, and amendment of funding policy statement
86A: Obligation of transit passenger
152A: Effect of Food Act 2014 on bylaws
5: Guide to this Act
7: Minister may give MSD binding directions
8: Determinations person is single or in de facto relationship
9: Interpretation: references to old law, and using it as a guide
10: Comparative tables of old and new provisions
11: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
12: Act binds the Crown
15: What this Part does
18: General limitation on receiving more than 1 benefit
52: When person has parental support gap
64: Emergency benefit: grant during epidemic in New Zealand
65: Accommodation supplement: discretionary grant
67: Other funding exclusion
68: Accommodation supplement: special rules for joint tenants who are in relationship
99: Overseas epidemics affecting visitors to New Zealand: Minister may give overseas epidemic management notice
100: Special assistance for visitors affected by overseas epidemics
101: Approved special assistance programmes
104: What this Part does
105: Failure to comply with obligation under this Part
106: MSD must make people affected aware of their obligations, consequences of non-compliance, and their review and appeal rights
107: MSD must explain rules relating to absence from New Zealand
108: MSD must assist in relation to obtaining overseas pension, etc
109: Outline of beneficiary’s general and specific obligations
110: When obligations apply
111: Beneficiary must hold, and give MSD details of, bank account
112: Beneficiary must supply tax file number
114: Obligation to notify absence from New Zealand
116: Persons subject to work ability assessment
118: Work ability assessment
125: Work-preparation obligations as required by MSD
135: Interviews and reporting
136: Person who fails to comply with obligations in relation to dependent children is subject to sanction
145: Meaning of suitable employment
146: Work-test obligations as required by MSD
149: Failing drug test
150: Use of drug test result
152: Definitions for drug-testing provisions
155: Deferral of work-test obligations
156: Effect of deferral of work-test obligations
157: Regulations may specify categories of exempt persons and grounds for exemption
158: MSD may grant exemption from work-preparation, work-test, or other obligation
162: Obligations of young person granted youth support payment
165: Young person aged 18 or 19 years who is receiving jobseeker support in young person’s own right and who is at significant risk of long-term welfare dependency
170: Obligation to work with contracted service providers
171: Person who fails to comply with requirement under section 170(2) subject to sanction
172: Interpretation
173: Applicant for benefit, etc, to take reasonable steps to obtain overseas pension
174: MSD may give notice requiring person to take reasonable steps to obtain overseas pension
175: MSD may give notice requiring person to take reasonable steps to obtain overseas pension for dependant
176: Failure to comply with MSD’s notice given under section 174 or 175
177: Applicant for benefit must provide information as to rate of overseas pension
178: MSD may give notice requiring beneficiary to provide information as to rate of overseas pension
179: Failure to comply with MSD’s notice given under section 178
182: Obligations suspended where MSD has exercised discretion to pay benefit while beneficiary overseas
184: Regulations may prescribe pre-benefit activities
185: MSD must explain requirements
186: Benefit may be subject to repayment of insurance payment
187: Interpretation
188: Persons affected by receipt of overseas pension
189: Benefit of person affected is reduced by amount of overseas pension
190: MSD may enter into arrangement with person affected by receipt of overseas pension
197: Effect of compensation or damages on application for benefit
199: Veteran’s entitlement excludes any other benefit
203: MSD may refuse or cancel benefit if family protection claim not pursued
204: MSD may refuse or cancel benefit if person not ordinarily resident in New Zealand
205: Refugee or protected person status
209: Benefit not payable to person who is subject to warrant of arrest
211: MSD must give beneficiary notice of unresolved warrant
213: Immediate suspension of benefit at request of New Zealand Police
215: MSD must give beneficiary notice of immediate suspension
218: Exceptions to rule that benefit not payable during custody in prison or on remand
219: General rule: benefit not payable while beneficiary absent from New Zealand
221: Purpose of sections 222 to 224
227: What happens if basic rule applies
228: MSD’s options in case of misconduct
229: Interpretation
232: Sanctions for failure to comply with certain obligations under this Act
235: Failure, and first, second, and third failure, defined for obligations other than young person or young parent obligations
236: Sanction for first failure: reduction in main benefit
237: Sanction for second failure: suspension of main benefit
241: Meaning of continuous payment
243: Exclusion of sanction if failure is subject of prosecution under Education and Training Act 2020
249: Good and sufficient reason for non-compliance: default by MSD
251: Good and sufficient reason for failure to supervise dependent child
252: MSD must give notice of sanction
254: How notice of sanction may be given
255: Breach of obligation in relation to dependent children: additional steps before notice may be given
260: Costs of evidential drug test
262: Impossibility of remedying failure of work-test obligation
264: Drug testing for purposes of recompliance
267: Case management support for beneficiary in breach of obligation in relation to dependent children
271: Sanction for third failure: cancellation of youth payment and incentive payments
286: How young person satisfies obligation after failure to comply
290: Offences: false statements, misleading, or attempting to mislead, to receive or continue to receive benefits
293: Offence of demanding or accepting acknowledgement or undertaking
294: General penalty for offences
296: What this Part does
297: Application for benefit: making of, help with, lapse, and deemed receipt
298: MSD must inquire into claim for benefit
299: Exception during epidemic
300: Information gathering, disclosure, and matching
301: MSD decides whether to grant benefit
302: Immediate provisional grant, and later backdating of other benefit
303: After death of applicant
305: Information for review
306: No entitlement, or entitlement only at different rate
307: Benefit on another eligibility ground more appropriate
308: Another benefit more appropriate
311: General
312: If applicant paid, but claim fails for, ACC weekly compensation
315: Exemptions from stand down, and when certain benefits commence
317: Minister may consent to backdating
318: No consent unless benefit not granted earlier because of error
320: Effect of no longer being subject to work-test or young person obligations
325: General rule if person’s entitlement to benefit ceases
331: Expiry date, and specified benefit, defined
334: Exemptions
335: MSD must notify or advise beneficiary
336: Requirements for regrant
339: Payment generally to, or on account of, beneficiary personally
340: Required manner of payment: general
343: Review and appeal of specified determinations made by MSD under regulations
347: Advance payment of instalments of benefit
352: Recovery amount paid in excess of amount properly payable
353: Debts and deductions
354: Recovery of penalty from beneficiary who obtains by fraud amount in excess of entitlement
355: Restriction on imposing penalty under section 354: prosecution for offence
356: Restriction on imposing penalty under section 354: notice and period to respond
358: Recovery from spouse or partner who misleads MSD of excess amount beneficiary obtained
360: Obtaining amount by fraud: meaning and proof
362: MSD’s duty to recover debts
364: Ways MSD or person can meet requirement to give notice or other document
365: Services to encourage young people to move to and remain in education, training, and employment
366: Preferred suppliers: contracts
368: Preferred suppliers: paying them disability allowance, special assistance, or advance payment
371: Preferred suppliers: no appeal lies against MSD decisions
372: Preferred suppliers: transitional or savings provisions directions
373: Administration service providers: contracts
374: Administration service providers: contents and form of contracts
375: Administration service providers: adoption of existing contracts
376: Administration service providers: MSD to ensure information published
377: Conduct of provider of services in relation to young people to be treated for specified purposes as if MSD’s conduct
380: Orders adopting reciprocity agreements
381: Privacy report for orders adopting agreements with mutual assistance provisions
382: Interpretation
383: Inclusion of mutual assistance provisions in reciprocity agreements
384: MSD may use mutual assistance provisions to recover debts
385: MSD may use mutual assistance provisions to exchange information
386: Adverse action against individual if discrepancy shown by information from other country
387: Prosecutions and debt recovery proceedings: representation and fees
388: Payment of benefit does not affect right to maintenance
389: Maintenance proceedings
390: What this Part does
391: Right to seek review of specified decision of MSD made under delegation
392: Application must be made within 3 months after date of notification or further period allowed
393: Benefits review committee
394: How to begin, and procedure and powers for, review by benefits review committee
397: Decision under specified social assistance enactments
398: Decision under reciprocity agreements
399: Decision to recover excess amount
400: Appeal must be begun within 60 working days of notification or further allowed period
401: Social security appeal authority
402: Act does not affect appeals to authority under other enactments
403: How to begin, and procedure and powers for, appeal to authority
404: Notice, and carrying into effect, of decision
411: Right of appeal on medical grounds
414: How to apply, and procedure and powers, for appeal to board
415: Notice of, and carrying into effect, board’s decision
416: What this Part does
418: Regulations: general
419: Regulations: general powers not limited by special powers
420: Regulations: effect of duties or powers to give directions
421: Regulations: residential requirement
422: Regulations: income exemptions
423: Regulations: accommodation supplement
424: Regulations: childcare assistance
429: Regulations: participation allowance for people participating in activities
430: Regulations: specific obligations: obligations in relation to dependent children: definitions and attendance
431: Regulations: specific obligations: work-test obligations, and deferrals of, or exemptions from, specified obligations
432: Regulations: factors affecting benefits: pre-benefit activities
434: Regulations: factors affecting benefits: overseas pensions
435: Regulations: factors affecting benefits: issue of warrant to arrest beneficiary
436: Regulations: factors affecting benefits: absence from New Zealand
437: Regulations: issue and use of entitlement cards
438: Regulations: application for benefit: making of, help with, lapse, and deemed receipt
439: Regulations: certain benefits granted, or granted at rate, not taking into account certain insurance payments
440: Regulations: exemptions from, and calculation of, stand down
441: Regulations: expiry and regrant of specified benefits
442: Regulations: payments
443: Regulations: payments during epidemic in New Zealand
444: Regulations: debts and deductions
445: Regulations: further provisions on deductions
446: Regulations: advance payment of instalments of benefit
447: Regulations: budgeting activities due to application for advance payment of instalments of benefit
448: Regulations: remittance or suspension of debt
449: Regulations: ways MSD or person can meet requirement to give notice or other document
450: Regulations: reciprocity agreements with mutual assistance provisions, and adverse action if discrepancy shown by information from other country
451: Regulations: how to begin, and procedure and powers for, review or appeal
452: Orders in Council: discretionary increases in rates of benefits, etc
453: Orders in Council: mandatory annual CPI adjustment of rates of certain benefits
454: Certain orders are confirmable instruments
455: Social Security Act 1964 repealed
456: Social Welfare (Reciprocity Agreements, and New Zealand Artificial Limb Service) Act 1990 repealed
457: Department of Social Welfare Act 1971 repealed
458: Employment Services and Income Support (Integrated Administration) Act 1998 repealed
459: Other enactments amended consequentially
Schedule 2: Dictionary
Schedule 5: Asset and income limits
Schedule 6: Information gathering, disclosure, and matching
Schedule 7: Benefits review committees
Schedule 8: Appeal authority
Schedule 9: Medical board
Schedule 10: Consequential amendments
Schedule 12: Comparative tables of old and rewritten provisions
135A: Chief executive or Labour Inspector may enforce payment of penalty
142B: Court may make declarations of breach
142Q: General provisions for banning orders
159AA: When mediation in relation to breach of employment standards is appropriate
223AAA: Functions of chief executive
233A: Obligation of Labour Inspector and department not to disclose information
233B: Information sharing
235C: When infringement notice may be issued
235F: Payment of infringement fee
174C: Minister's approval of certain workplace incentive programmes
277B: Department must review and report on entry and search powers under section 277A
277C: Departmental annual report to record exercise of entry and search powers under section 277A
4: Revision Act
240: Authority to prescribe electronic forms and requirements for using electronic forms
27E: Commissioner may remove entity’s listing as charity
Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
138A: Regulations in respect of smoke alarms
123A: Documents to be retained by landlord and produced to chief executive if required
123B: Documents to be produced by tenant to chief executive if required
123D: Power of entry to inspect premises
124A: Chief executive may take proceedings in place of tenant or landlord
124B: Supplementary provision to section 124A
191: Treatment of certain overseas benefits, pensions, and allowances that are not overseas pensions
277: Sanctions for failure by young spouse or partner of specified beneficiary to comply with obligations: money management
345: Credit on payment card, etc, at end of money management
67A: Territorial authority may grant waivers or modifications in relation to means of restricting access to residential pools
162D: Periodic inspections of residential pools
450A: Transitional and savings provision for residential pools
450B: Savings provision for existing residential pools
200AA: Judge not to undertake other employment or hold other office
200AB: Protocol relating to activities of Judges
222F: Procedure and appeals relating to section 222C orders
250A: Judge not to undertake other employment or hold other office
250B: Protocol relating to activities of Judges
288A: Information regarding reserved judgments
288D: Grounds for making section 288C order
CB 15C: Council-controlled organisations and other companies
Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
3B: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
18A: Procedural principles
36AAA: Criteria for fixing administrative charges
36AAB: Other matters relating to administrative charges
42CA: Cost recovery for specified function of EPA
45A: Contents of national policy statements
58B: Purposes of national planning standards
58C: Scope and contents of national planning standards
58D: Preparation of national planning standards
58E: Approval of national planning standard
58F: Publication of national planning standards and other documents
58G: First set of national planning standards
58H: Changing, replacing, or revoking national planning standards
58I: Local authority recognition of national planning standards
58J: Time frames applying under first set of national planning standards
58K: Obligation to publish documents
58L: Definitions
58M: Purpose of Mana Whakahono a Rohe
58N: Guiding principles
58O: Initiation of Mana Whakahono a Rohe
58P: Other opportunities to initiate Mana Whakahono a Rohe
58Q: Time frame for concluding Mana Whakahono a Rohe
58R: Contents of Mana Whakahono a Rohe
58S: Resolution of disputes that arise in course of negotiating Mana Whakahono a Rohe
58T: Review and monitoring
80A: Freshwater planning process
80B: Purpose, scope, application of Schedule 1, and definitions
80C: Application to responsible Minister for direction
149KA: EPA may make administrative decisions
149ZF: Liability to pay costs constitutes debt due to EPA or the Crown
149ZG: Process may be suspended if costs outstanding
195B: Transfer of heritage order
195C: Notice of determination
268A: Mandatory participation in alternative dispute resolution processes
360D: Regulations that prohibit or remove certain rules
360E: Procedures relevant to making rules under section 360D
360F: Regulations relating to administrative charges and other amounts
152B: Effect of Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 on bylaws
133AS: Territorial authority may carry out seismic work
169A: Chief executive must monitor application and effectiveness of subpart 6A of Part 2 (earthquake-prone buildings)
133AM: Deadline for completing seismic work
133AN: Owner may apply for exemption from requirement to carry out seismic work
133AO: Owners of certain heritage buildings may apply for extension of time to complete seismic work
133AK: Territorial authority must determine whether building is earthquake prone
133AL: Territorial authority must issue EPB notice for earthquake-prone buildings
275B: Modification of chief executive’s obligation to make EPB register available for public inspection
133AV: Chief executive must set methodology for identifying earthquake-prone buildings (EPB methodology)
5A: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
401C: Regulations: earthquake-prone buildings
133AE: Meaning of priority building
133AG: Territorial authority must identify potentially earthquake-prone buildings
133AF: Role of territorial authority in identifying certain priority buildings
133AI: Obligations of owners on receiving request for engineering assessment
133AJ: Owners may apply for extension of time to provide engineering assessment
133AH: Territorial authority must request engineering assessment of potentially earthquake-prone buildings
133AY: What territorial authority must do if definition of ultimate capacity or moderate earthquake amended
133AQ: Territorial authority may assess information relating to earthquake-prone building status at any time
133AP: EPB notices and EPB exemption notices to be attached to earthquake-prone buildings
133AR: Territorial authority may impose safety requirements
133AW: Consultation requirements for setting EPB methodology
123A: Application of this subpart to parts of buildings
275A: Content of EPB register
116B: When resource consent commences if subject to grant of application to exchange recreation reserve land
78AA: Wrongful communication, retention, or copying of classified information
172A: Reports from Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security
97A: Chief executive may make decision about person boarding commercial craft for purpose of travelling from New Zealand
303A: Disclosure of information to specified agencies for purposes of law enforcement, counter-terrorism, and security
303C: Requirements for agreements entered into under section 303, 303A, or 303B
303B: Direct access to information for purposes of law enforcement, counter-terrorism, and security
2AB: Meaning of public notice
41D: Striking out submissions
87AAC: Meaning of fast-track application
87BA: Boundary activities approved by neighbours on infringed boundaries are permitted activities
87BB: Activities meeting certain requirements are permitted activities
108AA: Requirements for conditions of resource consents
149ZCA: Application of sections 149ZCB to 149ZCF
149ZCB: Public notification of application or notice at Minister's discretion
149ZCC: Limited notification of application or notice
149ZCD: Public notification of application or notice after request for further information
149ZCE: Minister to decide if adverse effects likely to be more than minor
149ZCF: Minister to decide if person is affected person
357AB: Objection under section 357A(1)(f) or (g) may be considered by hearings commissioner
357CA: Powers of hearings commissioner considering objection under section 357A(1)(f) or (g)
360H: Regulations relating to notification of consent applications
9: Existing tenancies
35: Transitional provisions relating to fair rents and equitable rents
68: Term of office of Tenancy Adjudicators
69: Remuneration of Tenancy Adjudicators
75: Offices and Tenancy Officers
113: Chief executive to provide assistance
121: Chief executive responsible for administration of Act
122: Director-General may delegate powers
123: General functions and powers of chief executive
125: Immunities
126: Annual report
128: Auditor-General to be auditor of Residential Tenancies Trust Account
129: Part B of the Fund
130: Corporation may make money available
136: Service of documents
140: Regulations relating to other matters
141: Schedule 1 may be amended by Order in Council
144: Repeals, revocations, and amendments
Schedule 2: Enactments repealed
4: Application of Act to the Crown
5: Application of Act to Crown corporations
35: Safety standards in respect of services
48: Proceedings privileged
2: Commencement
3: Purpose
4: Interpretation
5: Act binds the Crown
6: Principles of Treaty of Waitangi
7: Principles of Treaty of Waitangi set out in section 6 must be used to interpret enactments
8: Act not to apply to interpretation of Treaty settlement Act or settlement of historical Treaty claim under Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975
9: Treaty of Waitangi/te Tiriti o Waitangi not amended
152A: Power of Registrar to delegate
26AA: Restoration to register
28A: Amendments to register
46: Decision to refuse access to personal information
47: Decision to neither confirm nor deny personal information is held
219A: Appointment of temporary acting chair or member of Tribunal
214: Regulations: prescribed countries
109: Proceedings involving access to personal information
237A: Amendments to Schedule 1A
213: Regulations: prescribed binding schemes
44: Responding to IPP 6 request
261I: Secretary may make rules establishing requirements of form
Schedule 35: Public purpose Crown-controlled companies
CW 38B: Public purpose Crown-controlled companies
399B: International visitor conservation and tourism levy: consultation and review
7: Interpretation
10: Personal information held by agency if held by officer, employee, or member of agency
14: Deputy Privacy Commissioner
16: Superannuation or retiring allowances
17: Functions of Commissioner
19: Responsible Minister must present copy of report on operation of Act to House of Representatives
21: Commissioner to have regard to certain matters
28: IPPs 2, 3, and 4(b) do not apply to personal information collected by intelligence and security agencies
31: Enforceability of IPPs
51: Security, defence, international relations as reason for refusing access to personal information
80: Commencing investigation
88: Disclosure of information may be required despite obligation of secrecy
89: Protection and privileges of persons required to provide information, etc
95: Special procedure relating to intelligence and security agency
96: Commissioner to report breach of duty or misconduct
136: Purpose of this subpart
141: Parties to information sharing agreement
146: Requirements for Order in Council
157: Amendment of approved information sharing agreement
168: Power to amend Schedule 3 by Order in Council
169: Purpose of this subpart
181: Notice of adverse action proposed
185: Responsible Minister must present copy of report under section 184 and report setting out Government’s response to House of Representatives
215: Other regulations
138D: Powers to make regulations under sections 138A to 138C not limited by other enactments, etc
25A: Order in Council to give effect to reorganisation implementation scheme
25A: Order in Council to give effect to reorganisation implementation scheme
35A: Application of Official Information Act 1982
60A: Significant decisions of council-controlled organisations affecting land or water
64A: Shareholders may require additional plans
64B: Statement of expectations
41B: Delegation by chair of Tribunal
115B: Online publication of final written decisions
2: Commencement
93: When territorial authority consent is required
94: Application for territorial authority consent
95: Considering and determining application for territorial authority consent
96: Territorial authority must adopt TAB venue policy
97: Adoption and review of TAB venue policy
126: Application of Official Information Act 1982
133BA: Purpose of this subpart
133BB: Definitions
133BC: Designation of areas to which this subpart applies
133BD: Decisions about designations (other than termination)
133BE: Public notice of designation
133BF: Commencement and duration of designation
133BG: Periodic review of designation
133BH: Extension of designation
133BI: Termination of designation
133BJ: Responsible persons may exercise powers under this subpart
133BK: CDEM Act officers as responsible persons
133BL: Powers under this subpart take precedence over CDEM Act powers
133BM: Effect of previously issued CDEM Act notices
133BN: Principles for exercise of powers
133BO: Power to enter building or land
133BQ: Post-event assessments
133BV: Urgent works to remove or reduce risks
133BW: Works to remove or reduce other risks
133BY: Resource consent not required for certain works
133BZ: Sharing of information
133BZA: Application of subparts 6, 6A, and 7 in designated areas
207C: Investigation of building failure
207D: Powers of investigation: purpose and investigation site
207E: Limits to powers of investigation
207F: Assistance with investigation
207G: Power to secure investigation site
207H: Power to enter investigation site
207K: Power to carry out works
207L: Power to require assistance
207M: Power to require information or documents
229A: Investigating question of employment
Schedule 5: Provisions relating to COVID-19
109: Delegation
11A: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
61A: Grant of visas by special direction
78A: Extension of temporary entry class visa by special direction
401B: Provisions relating to regulations made for purposes of section 401A
Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
403B: Modifications of Act relating to COVID-19 outbreak
Schedule 6: Modifications of Act relating to COVID-19 outbreak
5A: Temporary definition of public notice as result of outbreak of COVID-19
2AC: Availability of documents
83B: Use of special consultative procedure during outbreak of COVID-19
83B: Use of special consultative procedure during outbreak of COVID-19
39AA: Hearing using remote access facilities
83C: Long-term plan commencing on 1 July 2021
83D: Repeal of sections 83B and 83C and this section
93DA: Amendments to long-term plan during outbreak of COVID-19
94A: Long-term plan amended during outbreak of COVID-19
160B: Bylaw revocation postponed as result of outbreak of COVID-19
160B: Bylaw revocation postponed as result of outbreak of COVID-19
13A: Bylaw revocation postponed as result of outbreak of COVID-19
217A: Purpose
217B: Interpretation
217C: Application of this Part
217C: Application of this Part
217E: Main duties of farm operators
217G: Certification of freshwater farm plan
217H: Audit of farm for compliance with certified freshwater farm plan
217I: Functions of regional councils
217J: Records that must be kept by regional council
217K: Regional council must appoint certifiers and auditors
217L: Relationship between certified freshwater farm plan and specified instruments
217M: Regulations relating to freshwater farm plans
217P: Obligation to comply with regulations
217Q: Regulations relating to sales information on nitrogenous fertiliser
343E: Terms used in this Part
343F: Enforcement functions of EPA
343F: Enforcement functions of EPA
343G: Intervention by EPA
343G: Intervention by EPA
343H: EPA may change enforcement functions
343I: EPA enforcement officers
343J: EPA may require information from local authority
343J: EPA may require information from local authority
343K: Additional reporting requirements
180A: When financial responsibility is transferred to responsible SPV
67A: Extension of time limit for 2019/20 financial year annual reports: COVID-19
98A: Extension of time limit for 2019/20 financial year annual reports: COVID-19
88G: Exclusion of period when processing of non-notified application suspended
91D: Applicant may have processing of non-notified application suspended
91E: When suspension of processing of non-notified application ceases
91F: Non-notified application may be returned after certain period
71: Winter energy payment: interpretation
74: Winter energy payment: instalments, rates, and payment
53B: Special provisions for notice terminating social housing tenancies
126C: When infringement notice may be issued
126G: Payment of infringement fees
126O: When enforceable undertaking is enforceable
11: Plain language officers
309: Termination of winter energy payment
79AA: Application of temporary provisions in respect of section 79
161A: What is local authority legislation
161B: Instruments that have significant legislative effect
161C: Other supporting definitions
127: Duty to ensure communities have access to drinking water if existing suppliers facing significant problems
128: Requirement to assess wastewater and other sanitary services
77E: Local authority may make rule about financial contributions
77F: Interpretation
77G: Duty of specified territorial authorities to incorporate MDRS and give effect to policy 3 or 5 in residential zones
77H: Requirements in Schedule 3A may be modified to enable greater development
77I: Qualifying matters in applying medium density residential standards and policy 3 to relevant residential zones
77J: Requirements in relation to evaluation report
77M: Effect of incorporation of MDRS in district plan on new applications for resource consents and on some existing designations
77N: Duty of specified territorial authorities to give effect to policy 3 or policy 5 in non-residential zones
77O: Qualifying matters in application of intensification policies to urban non-residential areas
77P: Requirements governing application of section 77O
77Q: Alternative process for existing qualifying matters
77T: Review of financial contributions provisions
80D: What this subpart and Part 6 of Schedule 1 do
80E: Meaning of intensification planning instrument
80F: Specified territorial authority must notify IPI
80G: Limitations on IPIs and ISPP
80H: IPI must show how MDRS are incorporated
80I: Regulations requiring tier 2 territorial authority to change district plan
80J: Tier 3 territorial authority may request regulations requiring territorial authority to change district plan
80K: Regulations requiring tier 3 territorial authority to change district plan
80L: Minister may make direction
80M: Amendment of direction
80N: Specified territorial authority must comply with direction
86BA: Immediate legal effect of rules in IPI prepared using ISPP
Schedule 3A: MDRS to be incorporated by specified territorial authorities
FE 4B: Meaning of public project asset, public project debt, and public project participant debt
32: Sole parent support: situation of split care
137A: Validation of fees used to recover costs of other Companies Office registers, etc
44AA: Validation of fees used to recover costs of other Companies Office registers, etc
Schedule 1: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
12: Reporting agency must report to Commissioner
5: What is plain language
6: What documents must use plain language
13: Commissioner must report to Minister
203B: Investigation
203C: Disciplinary powers of chief executive
207BA: Sharing of information
272ZE: Investigation following urgent suspension
25A: Review of operation of Schedule 3A
54A: Register of members’ pecuniary interests
54B: Purpose of register
54C: Members to make pecuniary interest returns
54D: Accuracy of information included in pecuniary interest return
54E: Contents of pecuniary interest return relating to member’s position
54F: Contents of pecuniary interest return relating to member’s activities
54G: Registrar
54H: Responsibility of members
54I: Definition of Registrar
54I: Definition of Registrar
329A: Interpretation
330AAA: Modification of requirements in section 330(3) for authorities in affected areas
330AAA: Modification of requirements in section 330(3) for authorities in affected areas
330AA: Modification of requirements in section 330A for activities undertaken in affected areas
330AA: Modification of requirements in section 330A for activities undertaken in affected areas
330C: Modification of requirements in section 330B for activities undertaken in affected areas
330C: Modification of requirements in section 330B for activities undertaken in affected areas
331A: Application of sections 331B to 331E
331B: Owner or occupier of rural land may take emergency preventive or remedial measures
331C: Requirement for owner or occupier to give notice to relevant consent authority
331D: Duty to gather information, monitor, and keep records
331E: Enforcement proceedings
331F: Repeal of this section and sections 331A to 331E
83B: Interpretation
83C: Use of special consultative procedure during recovery from severe weather events
83C: Use of special consultative procedure during recovery from severe weather events
93DA: Amendments to long-term plan after severe weather events
93DA: Amendments to long-term plan after severe weather events
94A: Long-term plan amended during recovery from severe weather events
94A: Long-term plan amended during recovery from severe weather events
95AAA: 2023/2024 annual plan due date
6A: Meaning of NZTA land
9A: Act binds the Crown
10A: Bylaws declaring NZTA land to be local authority area
11A: Bylaws permitting freedom camping in motor vehicles that are not self-contained
11B: Requirements relating to bylaws made under sections 10A to 11A
19A: Where freedom camping on LINZ land permitted
19B: Notices permitting freedom camping on LINZ land
19B: Notices permitting freedom camping on LINZ land
19C: Commissioner and chief executive must consult before making notice
19D: Requirements relating to notices published under section 19B
20A: Infringement offences relating to conservation land
20B: Infringement offences relating to LINZ land
20C: Other infringement offences
20D: Strict liability offences
20E: Penalties for infringement offences
20F: Offence to discharge certain substances
20G: Offence to interfere with enforcement officer
27A: How to serve infringement notices
27B: Form of infringement notices
33A: Appointment of enforcement officers by chief executive or commissioner
45A: Review of effect on homelessness of Self-contained Motor Vehicles Legislation Act 2023
Schedule 1AA: Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Schedule 3: LINZ land exempt from consultation requirement
304A: Grounds for review of whether person’s information share child support payment is or was their weekly income
363A: Use of automated electronic systems to make decisions, exercise powers, comply with obligations, and take related actions
363B: Publication of details of arrangements for use of automated electronic systems
79A: Local authority not required to commence full plan review after Natural and Built Environment Act 2023 receives Royal assent
85AA: Plan must be updated to reflect changes to aquaculture settlement area
165UA: Public notice of offer of authorisations by Minister of Aquaculture
165YA: Grant of authorisation
165ZDA: Minister of Aquaculture may suspend applications to occupy common marine and coastal area for purposes of aquaculture activities on own initiative
165ZDB: Effect on applications of suspension under section 165ZDA
217KA: Regional council may approve industry organisation to provide certification or audit services
47A: Application of sections 43 to 47 to planning committees under Natural and Built Environment Act 2023
178AA: Removal to court of proceeding involving national security information
33: Transfer of powers
42AA: Provision of relevant information to post-settlement governance entity
294AAA: Obligation of immigration officer and Department not to disclose information
294AAB: Information sharing
362A: What infringement notice must contain
383A: Publication of names and information in respect of immigration offences
235DB: How infringement notice may be served
20: Review of dispersal notice
28: Civil proceedings
32: Power to amend Schedule 2 by Order in Council
35: Section 4 amended (Interpretation)
87AAE: Other fast-track consenting process
37: Regulation 3 amended (Application)
317AB: Limited period for decision on mass arrival warrant
165ZFHA: Interpretation
165ZFHB: Application of subpart
165ZFHD: Updating of extended coastal permits
165ZFHE: Consent holder must confirm which coastal permit is operational
165ZFHF: Decision to operate under extant coastal permit
165ZFHG: Decision to operate under replacement permit
165ZFHH: Application of extension where coastal permit under appeal
165ZFHI: Power to undertake review
165ZFHK: Concurrence of Director-General required for review to proceed
165ZFHL: Process applying to review
165ZFHM: Decision on review
165ZFHN: Right of appeal
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