New Zealand Legislation: Acts

18 Review of operation of Act

• (1) As soon as practicable after the expiry of the period of 3 years beginning on the commencement of this Part of this Act, and then at intervals of not more than 5 years, the Commissioner shall—

  • (a) Review the operation of this Act since—

    • (i) The date of the commencement of this Part of this Act (in the case of the first review carried out under this paragraph); or

    • (ii) The date of the last review carried out under this paragraph (in the case of every subsequent review); and

  • (b) Consider whether any amendments to this Act are necessary or desirable; and

  • (c) Report the Commissioner's findings to the Minister.

  (2) As soon as practicable after receiving a report from the Commissioner under subsection (1)(c) of this section, the Minister shall lay a copy of that report before the House of Representatives.