New Zealand Legislation: Acts
Acts are laws made by Parliament
(1) A search warrant may be issued under section 198 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 in respect of an offence which has been or is suspected to have been committed against section 7 or section 9 or which is believed to be intended to be committed against either section, even though the offence is not punishable by imprisonment.
(2) Section 199 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957, so far as it is applicable and with any necessary modifications, applies to any thing seized under a warrant provided for by subsection (1).
(3) It is declared that a person who, under section 199 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 (as applied by subsection (2)), has custody of any thing seized under a warrant provided for by subsection (1), may disclose any information contained in or derived from the thing only—
(a) for the purposes of section 199 of that Act (as so applied); or
(b) for the purposes of investigating or prosecuting an offence; or
(c) for the purpose of an appeal or other application that relates to an offence; or
(d) for the purpose of complying with any enactment or any order or direction of a court of competent jurisdiction.