New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
Reprint as at 29 November 2010
| Public Act | 2003 No 9 |
| Date of assent | 1 April 2003 |
| Commencement | see section 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 Government Communications Security Bureau.
Part 2
Organisation, objectives, and functions of Bureau
6 Bureau continued and established as department
11 Prohibition on unauthorised disclosure of information
Part 3
Interception of communications
Restrictions imposed on interceptions
14 Interceptions not to target domestic communications
15 Interceptions for which warrant or authorisation required
16 Certain interceptions permitted without interception warrant or computer access authorisation
17 Issue of interception warrant
18 Persons acting under warrant
19 Authorisation to access computer system
Provisions applicable to warrants, authorisations, and powers under section 16
20 Director’s functions in relation to warrants and authorisations not to be delegated
21 Action taken in accordance with warrant or authorisation justified
22 Term of warrant or authorisation
23 Destruction of irrelevant records obtained by interception
24 Duty to minimise impact of interception on third parties
25 Prevention or detection of serious crime
Part 4
Provisions relating to other enactments
26 Amendment to Crimes Act 1961
27 Amendment to Higher Salaries Commission Act 1977
28 Amendment to Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1996
29 Amendment to New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Act 1969
30 Amendment to Official Information Act 1982
31 Amendment to Public Finance Act 1989
32 Amendment to Radiocommunications Act 1989
33 Amendments to State Sector Act 1988
