New Zealand Legislation: Acts

4 Interpretation

• In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

  chief executive means the chief executive of the department of State that, with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act

  computer freehold register means a computer freehold register created by the Registrar under section 7

  computer interest register means a computer interest register created by the Registrar under section 9

  computer register means all or any of a computer freehold register, computer interest register, or computer unit title register, as the case requires

  computer unit title register means a computer unit title register created by the Registrar under section 11

  electronic instrument means an instrument of a class specified in regulations made under section 236(1)(d) of the principal Act that has been prepared in an electronic workspace facility

  electronic transactions land has the meaning set out in section 25

  electronic workspace facility means a facility approved under section 22(1) for use in preparing electronic instruments for presentation to the Registrar

  medium includes—

  • (a) any electronic, electromagnetic, optical, digital, or photographic process or system; and

  • (b) any paper; and

  • (c) any other means of recording, reproducing, copying, or storing information

  Minister means, subject to any enactment, the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act

  practitioner means—

  • (a) a practitioner within the meaning of section 6 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006; or

  • (b) a landbroker licensed by the Registrar under section 229 of the principal Act

  register means the register referred to in the principal Act

  unique identifier means a combination of letters or numbers, or both, by which a computer register or an instrument or other document is, or is to be, uniquely identified.

  Section 4 conveyancer: repealed, on 1 August 2008, by section 346(1) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (2006 No 1).

  Section 4 practitioner: inserted, on 1 August 2008, by section 346(2) of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006 (2006 No 1).