New Zealand Legislation: Acts

23 Requirements for application for consent

• (1) An application for consent must—

  • (a) be in writing; and

  • (b) be signed by each applicant; and

  • (c) contain the information specified by the Minister by notice in the Gazette; and

  • (d) be accompanied by a statutory declaration verifying that the information contained in the application is true and correct, unless the regulator waives this requirement; and

  • (e) be sent to the regulator; and

  • (f) be accompanied by the relevant fee, unless this has already been paid.

  (2) The statutory declaration must be made by each applicant or, if an applicant is a body corporate, by an officer of that applicant.

  (3) For the purpose of considering the application, the regulator may, by notice in writing, require the applicant or any other person with information relevant to the application to provide the information specified in the notice and in the form specified by the notice.