New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Alexander Turnbull Library means the Alexander Turnbull Library continued by section 11
chief executive means the chief executive of the department
Chief Librarian means the Chief Librarian of the Alexander Turnbull Library referred to in section 13
Commission means the Library and Information Advisory Commission Ngā Kaiwhakamārama i ngā Kohikohinga Kōrero established by section 22
department means the department of State that, with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act
document means a document in any form; and includes—
(a) any writing on any material; and
(b) information recorded or stored by means of any recording device, computer, or other electronic device, or any other device, and material subsequently derived from information so recorded or stored; and
(c) a book, manuscript, newspaper, periodical, pamphlet, magazine, sheet of letterpress, sheet of music, map, plan, chart, painting, picture, etching, print, table, graph, or drawing; and
(d) a photograph, film, negative, tape, or other device in which 1 or more visual images are embodied so as to be capable (with or without the aid of equipment) of being reproduced; and
(e) a second or subsequent edition of any of the above
electronic includes electrical, digital, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, biometric, and phototonic
Guardians means the Guardians Kaitiaki of the Alexander Turnbull Library referred to in section 16
information includes information in the form of a document, data, text, images, sound, or speech
Minister means 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
National Librarian means the National Librarian referred to in section 8
National Library means the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa that is continued by section 6
year means a year ending on 30 June.
Section 4 chief executive: inserted, on 1 February 2011, by section 5(3) of the National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 132).
Section 4 department: inserted, on 1 February 2011, by section 5(3) of the National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 132).
Section 4 Minister: substituted, on 1 February 2011, by section 5(1) of the National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 132).
Section 4 National Library: amended, on 1 February 2011, by section 5(2) of the National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 132).
