New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 7 July 2010
| Public Act | 1980 No 66 |
| Date of assent | 17 December 1980 |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this eprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this eprint, together with other explanatory material about this eprint.
This Act is administered in the Department of Conservation
1 Short Title and commencement
Principles to be applied in national parks
4 Parks to be maintained in natural state, and public to have right of entry
5 Indigenous plants and animals to be preserved
5A Introduction of biological organisms
Establishment, exclusion of land from, and definition of parks
7 Constitution of other national parks and addition of land to national parks
8 Investigation of proposals to add to parks or establish new parks
9 Acquisition of land for national parks
10 Park land administered under certain other Acts
11 Exclusion of land from national park
12 Specially protected areas in national parks
13 Permits for access to specially protected areas
14A Special provisions relating to wilderness areas under Reserves Act 1977 or Conservation Act 1987
Part 2
National Parks and Reserves Authority
17 National Parks and Reserves Authority [Repealed]
18A Minister to consult Authority in respect of access notice under Crown Minerals Act 1991
19 Authority to implement policy of the Government [Repealed]
20 Authority may release recommendations, reports, or advice to public [Repealed]
21 Annual report [Repealed]
22 Term of office of members of Authority [Repealed]
23 Chairman of Authority [Repealed]
24 Meetings of Authority [Repealed]
25 Director-General entitled to attend meetings of Authority [Repealed]
26 Servicing of Authority [Repealed]
27 Fees and travelling expenses of members of Authority [Repealed]
28 Public Bodies Meetings Act 1962 to apply to Authority [Repealed]
Part 3
National Parks and Reserves Boards
29 National parks and reserves boards [Repealed]
31 Board may release recommendations, reports, or advice to public [Repealed]
32 Membership of Boards [Repealed]
33 Term of office of members of Board [Repealed]
34 Chairman of Board [Repealed]
35 Meetings of Board [Repealed]
36 Director-General entitled to attend meetings of Board [Repealed]
37 Servicing of Boards [Repealed]
38 Fees and travelling expenses of members of Board [Repealed]
39 Public Bodies Meetings Act 1962 to apply to Board [Repealed]
41 Delegation of Minister's powers and functions
42 Delegation of Director-General's powers and functions
Part 5
Control and management of national parks
43 Parks to be administered by Department
Conservation management strategies
44A Conservation management strategies
45 Preparation of management plans
46 Amendment and review of management plans
47 Procedure for preparing and reviewing management plans
48 Approval of management plans
52 Conservation Act 1987 to apply to leases and licences [Repealed]
53 Powers of Minister where services provided by the Crown [Repealed]
54 Minister may grant easements [Repealed]
56A Restrictions in relation to dogs
56C Requirements in relation to dog control permits
56D Power to amend or revoke dog control permit
56E Persons authorised to take dogs into national park area without dog control permit
56F Seizure and destruction of dogs
56H Recovery of costs relating to dogs
56J Power of ranger to request information
57 Application of revenue from national parks
58 Application of proceeds where land excluded from national park
59 Local authorities may make contributions for national park purposes
61 Seizure and forfeiture of property
63 Offences in respect of rangers
65 Ranger may stop and search boats, vehicles, premises, and possessions in park
66 Stopping and searching boats outside parks
67 Proceedings in respect of offences
68 Time within which information may be laid
69 Presumptions relating to offences
71 Removal and disposal of abandoned boats and vehicles, and vehicles parked in prohibited places
Part 8
Miscellaneous provisions
72 Former Authority and Boards to cease to exist
73 Assets, liabilities, and rights of former Authority and Boards transferred to Crown
74 Director-General may execute documents on behalf of the Crown
75 Director-General may act in proceedings on behalf of the Crown
76 Certificates of title in respect of national parks
77 Approval under this Act not to authorise actions in contravention of other Acts
78 Mining operations in national parks [Repealed]
79 Certain other Acts unaffected
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to national parks
BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of New Zealand in Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows: