New Zealand Legislation: Bills

2 Commencement

• (1) This Act comes into force on the day on which it receives the Royal assent, except as provided in this section.

  (2) Section 519(4) is treated as coming into force—

  • (a) in relation to the Parliamentary Service, on 1 October 1986:

  • (b) in relation to the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, on 1 August 1988.

  (3) Sections 621 and 622 are treated as coming into force on 1 April 1993.

  (4) Sections 618 and 620 are treated as coming into force on 1 April 1995.

  (5) Section 623 is treated as coming into force on 1 April 1997.

  (6) Sections 485, 616, 617, 619 are treated as coming into force on 1 October 2001.

  (7) Sections 436(1), 463(1), 478(1), 479(1) and (3), 544, 545, 547, 548, 549, 556, 557, 613(2), (11), and (14), 614, and 625 are treated as coming into force on 1 April 2005.

  (8) Section 479(2) is treated as coming into force on 1 October 2005.

  (9) Sections 546, 555, 613(3), (5), (6), and (10) are treated as coming into force on 1 April 2006.

  (10) Sections 478(2) and 479(4) are treated as coming into force on 3 April 2006.

  (11) Sections 543, 563, 564, 565(1), (3), and (4), 566, 567, 568, 569, 570, 571, 572, 573, 574, 575, 576, 577, 578, 589(2), 610, and 613(9) are treated as coming into force on 1 April 2007.

  (12) Sections 533, 540, and 613(4) are treated as coming into force on 1 July 2007.

  (13) Sections 449, 460, 463(3), 579, 580, 581, 582, 583, 584, 585, 586, 587, 588, 589(1), 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 611, 612, and 613(13) are treated as coming into force on 1 October 2007.

  (14) Section 552 is treated as coming into force on 1 December 2007.

  (15) Sections 470(2), 502(2), 550, 599, and 600 are treated as coming into force on 19 December 2007.

  (16) Section 551 is treated as coming into force on 4 March 2008.

  (17) Sections 14, 15(1) to (3) and (5), 20, 21, 27, 29, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 42, 43, 47, 49, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76(1), (3), and (5), 77(1) and (3), 78(1) and (3), 79, 86, 87, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 100, 101, 102(1), 103, 104, 107, 108, 116(1), 122(9) and (16), 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132(1) to (3), (5) to (7), and (9), 133, 134, 135(1) to (3) and (5) to (9), 136(1) to (3) and (5) to (9), 137, 138(1), 139(1), (2), and (4), 148, 151, 153, 159(3), 161(1) and (2), 166(1), (3), and (4), 177(4), 179, 180, 181(1), 182(1), 185, 186(1), 194, 196, 197, 198, 201(1), 204, 205(3), 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216(2), 219, 223(1), 224, 226, 227, 231, 234, 237(1), (2), and (4), 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 250, 251(1), (3), and (4), 252, 258(1), 259, 262, 263, 268(1) and (2), 270, 273(2), 275, 279(2), 280(2), 281, 282, 284, 286(1), 287(2), 296, 307(1), 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 331(2), 336(3), 337, 339, 343(2), 349, 371, 377, 380, 381, 382, 385, 386, 387(1) to (4) and (6), 388, 394, 397, 399, 400, 401, 408(5), (7), (28), (32), (37), (40), (42), (57), (59), (63), (67), (78), (88), (93), (94), (95), (96), (97), (98), (100), (107), (111), (115), (117), (118), (128), (133), (134), (136), (138), (141), (142), and (152), 410, 411, 412, 413, 416, 417(1) and (3), 418, 419, 420, 423, 424, 428, 429, 430, 433(3), 434(4), 435, 446, 451, 455, 459, 462, 463(2), 466, 467, 472, 474, 475, 476, 478(3), 479(5), 480, 481, 482, 483(1), 490, 491, 495, 498, 499, 508, 509, 511, 516, 517, 530, 535, 536, 537, 538, 553, 554, 558, 559, 560, 561, 562, 565(2), 613(7), (8), and (12), and 626 are treated as coming into force on 1 April 2008.

  (18) Sections 22, 46, 62, 64, 65, 69, 89, 90, 91, 92, 229, 230, 408(58), 470(1), 471, 473, and 541 are treated as coming into force on 1 July 2008.

  (19) Sections 5, 6, 13(2) and (3), 16, 17, 19, 25, 26, 30, 32, 53, 54, 55, 60, 66, 67, 80, 98(3) and (4), 102(2), 116(2), 117, 118, 119, 121, 122(1) to (8), (11) to (15), and (17), 123, 124, 125, 126, 132(8) and (11), 138(2) and (3), 147, 154(1) and (2), 155(1) and (2), 156, 157, 158, 159(1), (2), (4), and (5), 160, 161(3) and (4), 162, 163, 164, 165, 166(2), 167(1) and (2), 168(1) to (10), 169(1), 170, 171(1) to (3), 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177(1) to (3), (5), and (6), 178, 184, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 195, 199, 200, 220, 221, 251(2) and (5), 253, 254, 255, 269, 273(3) and (4), 277, 286(3), 287(3), 288(2), 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304, 306, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 330(1), 332, 340, 342(1), 343(3), 344(1), 345, 346, 347, 348, 350, 352, 353(1), 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 370, 373, 374, 375, 376(2) and (3), 391, 392, 396, 398, 408(8), (9), (10), (13), (15), (20), (21), (24), (27), (29), (30), (31), (33), (39), (43), (44), (47), (48), (49), (50), (51), (52), (53), (60), (64), (80), (83), (86), (87), (123), (124), (132), (137), (143), (144), (145), (146), and (147), 409, 421(2), 425, 426, 433(4), 434(1) to (3) and (5), 442(2), 452, 468, 469, 483(2), 484, 486, 487, 488, 489, 496, 497, 500, 501, 505, 506, 507, 512, 514, 515, and 531 are treated as coming into force on 1 October 2008.

  (20) Sections 9, 31, 48, 61, 81(2) and (3), 84, 85, 98(1) and (5), 187, 408(26), (36), (55), (71), (85), (108), (109), (122), (125), and (139), 519(2), and 524 are treated as coming into force on 1 January 2009.

  (21) Sections 150, 222, and 372 come into force on 31 March 2009.

  (22) Sections 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13(1), 15(4) and (6), 18, 23, 24, 28, 36, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 50, 51, 52, 56, 57, 58, 59, 63, 68, 76(2), (4), and (6), 77(2) and (4), 78(2) and (4), 81(1), 82, 83, 88, 98(2) and (6), 99, 105, 106, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 120, 122(10), 132(4) and (10), 135(4) and (10), 136(4) and (10), 139(3) and (5), 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 149, 152, 154(3), 155(3), 167(3), 168(11), 169(2), 171(4), 182(2), 183, 186(2) and (3), 188, 201(2), 202, 203, 205(1) and (2), 214, 216(1) and (3) to (5), 217, 218, 223(2), 225, 228, 232, 233, 235, 236, 237(3) and (5), 238, 239, 240, 241, 249, 256, 257, 258(2), 260, 261, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268(3), 271, 272, 273(1) and (5), 274, 276, 278, 279(1) and (3), 280(1), 283, 285, 286(2) and (4), 287(1) and (4), 288(1) and (3), 289, 297, 298, 305, 307(2), 323, 324, 330(2) and (3), 331(1) and (3), 333, 334, 335, 336(1), (2), and (4), 338, 341, 342(2), 343(1) and (4), 344(2), 351, 353(2), 368, 369, 376(1), 378, 379, 383, 384, 387(5), 389, 390, 393, 395, 402, 403, 404, 405, 407, 408(2), (3), (4), (6), (11), (12), (14), (16), (17), (18), (19), (22), (23), (25), (34), (35), (38), (41), (45), (46), (54), (56), (61), (62), (65), (66), (68), (69), (70), (72), (73), (74), (75), (76), (77), (79), (81), (82), (84), (89), (90), (92), (99), (101), (102), (103), (104), (105), (106), (110), (112), (113), (114), (119), (120), (121), (126), (127), (129), (130), (131), (135), (140), (148), (149), (150), (151), and (153), 414, 415, 417(2) and (4), 421(1), 422, 431, 436(2), 442(1) and (3), 443, 444, 445, 447, 448, 450, 453, 454, 456, 457, 458, 461, 463(4), 464, 477, 492, 493, 494, 502(1), 503, 504, 510, 526, 527, 528, and 624 come into force on 1 April 2009.

  (23) Section 181(2) comes into force on 1 April 2010.

  (24) Section 181(3) comes into force on 1 April 2011.