New Zealand Legislation: Acts

4 Interpretation

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

  Alexander Turnbull Library means the Alexander Turnbull Library continued by section 11

  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

  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 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 department of State known as 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.