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Hon Annette King
Government Bill
206—2
As reported from the Law and Order Committee
Commentary
Key
1 Title
2 Commencement
Part 1Preliminary provisions
3 Act binds the Crown
4 Purposes
5 Interpretation
Part 2Repeal of Serious Fraud Office Act 1990 and transitional matters
Subpart 1—Repeal of Serious Fraud Office Act 1990
6 Repeal of Serious Fraud Office Act 1990
7 Documents of Serious Fraud Office
8 Designation of persons by Commissioner
9 Restriction of compensation for technical redundancy arising from abolition of Serious Fraud Office
10 Appointment of employees of Serious Fraud Office to police
11 References to Serious Fraud Office
12 Other savings and transitional matters arising from abolition of Serious Fraud Office
13 Effect of repeal of Serious Fraud Office Act 1990
14 Consequential amendments to other Acts
15 Continuing application of Serious Fraud Office Act 1990 to certain matters
Subpart 2—Orders assisting certain investigations during transitional period
Expiry
16 Expiry and repeal of subpart
Serious or complex fraud
17 Factors relevant to existence of serious or complex fraud
Orders
18 Conditions for making production order
19 Commissioner or Commissioner's delegate may apply for production order
20 Judge may make production order
21 Contents of production order
22 Duration of production order
23 Documents produced under production order
24 Conditions for making examination order
25 Commissioner or Commissioner's delegate may apply for examination order
26 Judge may make examination order
27 Contents of examination order
28 Presence of lawyer
29 Duration of examination order
30 Privilege against self-incrimination
31 Other privileges
32 Exclusion of civil liability
33 Effect of proceedings
33 Effect of proceedings challenging powers and duties under this subpart
34 Failing to comply with orders
Secrecy
35 Secrecy of certain information relating to investigations carried out under this subpart
36 Secrecy of information protected under Tax Administration Act 1994
37 Disclosure to designated person of information protected under other Acts
38 Secrecy of information protected under other Acts
39 Obligation to inform that disclosed information is secret
40 Secrecy to be observed by other recipients of disclosed information
41 Authorisations to disclose information
42 Information may cease to be secret
43 Persons ceasing to be designated under continuing obligation of secrecy
Service
44 Service of orders and notices
Subpart 3—Miscellaneous provisions
45 Delegation of powers, functions, or duties of Commissioner
46 Regulations
ScheduleConsequential amendments
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
Commentary