New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
certificate of approval means a certificate of approval issued under section 40 authorising the holder to work as a responsible employee of a private investigator or of a security guard, as the case requires
Company means an incorporated company
credit bureau means any person, or any association of persons whether incorporated or unincorporated, who, in consideration of the payment of a subscription, fee, or levy, supplies to any subscriber to the service provided by that person or association, or to any member of that association, but to no other person, any information relating to the financial position of any person
crime involving dishonesty means—
(a) any crime described in sections 108 to 117 of the Crimes Act 1961; and
(b) any crime described in sections 217 to 266 of that Act
debt-collecting agency means any person, or any association of persons whether incorporated or unincorporated, who, for valuable consideration, recovers or attempts to recover for any person any money owing to that person by any other person
licence means a private investigator's licence or a security guard's licence, as the case requires
licensed premises has the same meaning as it has in section 2 of the Sale of Liquor Act 1962
officer, in relation to a company, means a director, manager, secretary, or executive of the company
on, in relation to any premises, includes in
private investigator's licence means a licence issued under section 26, authorising the holder to carry on the business of a private investigator
public record means—
(a) any record, register, file or document—
(i) that any member of the public is entitled by virtue of any enactment to inspect or peruse, whether on payment of a fee or otherwise; or
(ii) of or from which any member of the public is entitled by virtue of any enactment to obtain a copy or extract, whether on payment of a fee or otherwise; or
(b) any newspaper within the meaning of section 2 of the Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993
public servant has the same meaning as it has in section 2 of the Electoral Act 1956
Register means a register compiled and kept by the Registrar in accordance with section 13
Registrar means the Registrar of Private Investigators and Security Guards appointed under section 5; and also means any deputy who is for the time being acting as Registrar in accordance with section 8
responsible employee means—
(a) in relation to a private investigator, a person who in the course of his employment by the private investigator seeks or obtains for any person or supplies to any person any information specified in subsection (2) of section 3; or
(b) in relation to a security guard, a person who in the course of his employment by the security guard does anything specified in subsection (1) of section 4
security guard's licence means a licence issued under section 26, authorising the holder to carry on the business of a security guard to which the licence relates
specified offence means an offence under—
(a) any of sections 104, 105B, 158 to 181, 188 to 204, and 216B to 216D of the Crimes Act 1961; or
(2) For the purposes of this Act, a person who acts as an officer of a company that is the holder of a licence shall be deemed to be employed by the company.
Bank: this definition was omitted, as from 1 July 1995, by section 2(1) Private Investigators and Security Guards Amendment Act 1995 (1995 No 14).
Chartered accountant in public practice: this definition was omitted, as from 1 July 1995, by section 2(1) Private Investigators and Security Guards Amendment Act 1995 (1995 No 14). That definition was further repealed, as from 1 October 1996, by section 23 Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand Act 1996 (1996 No 39).
Crime involving dishonesty: paragraph (b) of this definition was amended, as from 1 October 2003, by section 34 Crimes Amendment Act 2003 (2003 No 39) by substituting the words “sections 217 to 266”
for the words “sections 217 to 292”
.
Public record: paragraph (b) of this definition was amended, as from 27 April 1995, by section 4(2) Newspapers and Printers Act Repeal Act 1995 (1995 No 13) by substituting the words “Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993”
for the words “Newspapers and Printers Act 1955”
.
Security guard's licence: this definition was amended, as from 18 October 1978, by section 4(2) Private Investigators and Security Guards Amendment Act 1978 (1978 No 83) by inserting the words “to which the licence relates”
.
Specified offence: this definition was inserted, as from 1 July 1995, by section 2(2) Private Investigators and Security Guards Amendment Act 1995 (1995 No 14).
