New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 1 October 2008
| Public Act | 1987 No 179 |
| Date of assent | 20 July 1987 |
| Commencement | see section 1(2) |
Changes authorised by section 17C of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989 have been made in this reprint.
A general outline of these changes is set out in the notes at the end of this reprint, together with other explanatory material about this reprint.
This Act is administered by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
1 Short Title and commencement
4 This Act not to affect functions, duties, and powers under other Acts or general law
Authority to exercise emergency powers
5 Commissioner of Police to inform Prime Minister of existence of international terrorist emergency
6 Meeting of Ministers may authorise exercise of emergency powers
7 House of Representatives may extend authority to exercise emergency powers
8 House of Representatives may revoke authority to exercise emergency powers
12 Members of Armed Forces assisting Police may exercise emergency powers
13 Compensation payable where property requisitioned or destroyed
14 Prime Minister may prohibit publication or broadcasting of certain matters relating to international terrorist emergency
15 Commencement, revocation, expiry, and renewal of notice issued under section 14
17 Commissioner of Police to give information to House of Representatives
Provisions relating to interception of private communications
18 Prohibition on disclosure of private communications lawfully intercepted
19 Notice to be given of intention to produce evidence of private communication
20 Inadmissibility of evidence of private communications lawfully intercepted
[Repealed]
22 Crimes Act 1961 amended [Repealed]
An Act to make better provision to deal with international terrorist emergencies
