New Zealand Legislation: Bills
Bills are proposed Acts
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
administering authority means any Minister, department, local authority, or public body, or statutory officerthe Commissioner of Crown Lands, that owns, controls, or administers any public land
board means the board of the Commission
board member means a member of the board
cadastre has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Cadastral Survey Act 2002
chief executive has the same meaning as in section 4 of the Cadastral Survey Act 2002
closed walkway means a walkway that is closed under section 41
code of responsible conduct or code means the code of responsible conduct issued under section 20
controlling authority means a body that—
(a) is appointed as a controlling authority under section 38; or
(b) becomes a controlling authority under section 39
Crown has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Public Finance Act 1989
department means a department of State specified in Schedule 1 of the State Sector Act 1988
enforcement officer—
(a) means an enforcement officer appointed under section 46 and warranted under section 49; and
(b) includes a person described in section 47
firearm—
(a) has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Arms Act 1983; but
(b) includes anything from which a shot, bullet, missile, or other projectile can be discharged (whether or not by force of explosive) other than by force of explosive
foreshore means the marine area that is bounded,—
(a) on the landward side, by the line of mean high water springs; and
(b) on the seaward side, by the line of mean low water springs
honorary enforcement officer means an honorary enforcement officer appointed under section 48 and warranted under section 49
in writing means printed, typewritten, or otherwise visibly represented, copied, or reproduced, including by fax, email, or other electronic means
lake means a body of fresh water that is entirely or nearly surrounded by land
landholder—
(a) means the owner or occupier of land; and
(b) includes any employee or other person acting under the authority of the owner or occupier; and
(c) includes the administering authority of public land
local authority has the same meaning as in section 5(1) of the Local Government Act 2002
Maori freehold land has the same meaning as in section 4 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993
Maori Land Court means the court continued by section 6 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993
Minister means the Minister who, under the authority of a warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is responsible for the administration of this Act
New Zealand Walking Access Commission or Commission means the New Zealand Walking Access Commission established by section 6
occupier, in relation to land, means a person who has a right to occupy the land under a lease
offence means an offence against a provision of this Act or any regulation or bylaw made under this Act
personal mobility device means—
(a) has the same meaning as mobility device in section 2(1) of the Land Transport Act 1998; but
(b) includes a device that—a vehicle that—
(i) is designed, and constructed, or is adapted, for use by persons who require mobility assistance due to a physical or neurological impairment; and
(ii) is powered by hand or by a motor that has a maximum power output not exceeding 1 500 W; or
(c) a vehicle that has been declared under section 168A(1) of the Land Transport Act 1998 to be a mobility device
private land means—
(a) any land (other than an unformed legal road) that is held in fee simple by any person other than the Crown:
(b) any Māori land (within the meaning of section 4 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993):
(c) any land (other than an unformed legal road) that is held by a person under a lease or licence granted to that person by the Crown
private land—
(a) means—
(i) any land that is held in fee simple by any person other than the Crown:
(ii) any Maori land (within the meaning of section 4 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993):
(iii) any land that is held by a person under a lease or licence granted to the person by the Crown; but
(b) does not include any road
public land means any land that is not private land—
(a) means any land that is not private land; but
(b) does not include any road
register has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Land Transfer Act 1952
Registrar-General means the Registrar-General of Land appointed in accordance with section 4 of the Land Transfer Act 1952
river means a continuously or intermittently flowing body of fresh water, and includes a stream or modified watercourse
road—
(a) means a formed or unformed road; but
(b) does not include a private road (within the meaning of section 315(1) of the Local Government Act 1974)
Sport and Recreation New Zealand means the agency established by section 7 of the Sport and Recreation New Zealand Act 2002
structure—
(a) includes—
(i) a bridge, fence, gate, shelter, or stile; and
(ii) a boundary marker, hoarding, marker, notice, poster, or sign; but
(b) does not include a bivouac, a tent, or a temporary structure erected for temporary shelter
Surveyor-General means the Surveyor-General appointed in accordance with section 5 of the Cadastral Survey Act 2002
vehicle—
(a) means a contrivance equipped with wheels, tracks, or revolving runners on which it moves or is moved; but
(b) does not include—
(i) a pram or pushchair:
(ii) a personal mobility device
walking access means the right of any member of the public to gain access to the New Zealand outdoors by—
(a) passing or repassing on foot over a walkway or other land over which the public has rights of access; and
(b) performing any activity that is reasonably incidental to that passing or repassing
walkway—
(a) means any walkway declared under section 27 or 33; and
(b) includes any part of a walkway; and
(c) includes any walkway, established or administered under the New Zealand Walkways Act 1990, that was in existence immediately before this Act came into force.
(2) In this Act, dog, livestock, noxious weed, obstructs, plant, take, and wildlife have the meanings set out in section 57(4) or 59(4), as the case may be.