New Zealand Legislation: Bills

26 Access to New Zealand standard incorporated by reference

• (1) The chief executive of the department that administers a regulation that incorporates a New Zealand standard by reference—

  • (a) must make the New Zealand standard referred to in subsection (2) available for inspection during working hours free of charge at the head office of the department and at any other places that the chief executive determines are appropriate; and

  • (b) must advise where copies of the New Zealand standard can be purchased; and

  • (c) may make copies of the New Zealand standard available in any other way that the chief executive considers appropriate in the circumstances (for example, on an Internet site); and

  • (d) must give notice in the Gazette stating that—

    • (i) the New Zealand standard is incorporated in the regulations and the date on which the regulations were made; and

    • (ii) the New Zealand standard is available for inspection during working hours, free of charge, and the location of the place or places at which it can be inspected; and

    • (iii) copies of the New Zealand standard can be purchased and the location of the place or places at which they can be purchased; and

    • (iv) if copies of the New Zealand standard are available under paragraph (c), that it is available in those other ways, and giving the details of how and where it can be accessed and obtained.

  (2) In this clause, New Zealand standard is—

  • (a) a New Zealand standard incorporated by reference in regulations:

  • (b) any amendment to, or replacement of,—

    • (i) that standard that is incorporated in the regulations; or

    • (ii) the standard referred to in paragraph (a) with the amendments or replacement standard incorporated within it.

  (3) A failure to comply with this clause does not invalidate regulations that incorporate a New Zealand standard by reference.