Form 1
Warrant of appointment of enforcement officer

Section 39, Major Events Management Act 2007

Full name:

Identification number:

[Photo of warrant holder]

Signature:

This is to certify that the person whose name, photograph, and signature appear on this warrant—

• is an enforcement officer appointed under section 39 of the Major Events Management Act 2007; and

• may exercise the powers conferred on enforcement officers by that Act.

Chief Executive, Ministry of Economic Development

Form 2
Form of formal warnings

Section 46, Major Events Management Act 2007

Date:

On [date], [details of events or actions that occurred].

I have reasonable grounds to believe that this constituted a breach by you of [section that is believed to have been breached] of the Major Events Management Act 2007 (the Act) on the grounds that [statement of grounds to support belief that a breach occurred].

You are required to take immediate steps to remedy this breach and ensure no further contraventions of the Act occur. If you do not remedy this breach or if further contraventions do occur, enforcement action may be taken under the Act.

Enforcement action may include things being seized, things being covered, or court action being taken against you that may result in a conviction for an offence and a fine of up to $150,000/$5,000*. Civil proceedings may also be brought against you.

Please note that issuing this formal warning notice to you does not affect other powers or rights to consider or impose other appropriate sanctions under the Act.

[Name of enforcement officer]

Enforcement officer

Form 3
Search warrant to enter and search place, vehicle, or thing

Section 69, Major Events Management Act 2007

Number of warrant:

or

or

I am satisfied, on an application in writing made on oath, that, in relation to [address of place or description of vehicle or thing that may be searched], there are reasonable grounds for believing that there is at that place, vehicle, or thing some thing—

• *(a) in respect of which an offence against [specify offence provision] of the Major Events Management Act 2007 has been or is being committed; or

• *(b) that has been, is being, or is intended to be used by a person for the commission of an offence against [specify offence provision] of the Major Events Management Act 2007; or

• *(c) that is evidence of the commission of an offence against [specify offence provision] of the Major Events Management Act 2007 by a person.

• 1 This warrant authorises you, on 1 occasion within 14 days of the date of issue of this warrant, to—

  • (a) enter and search the place, vehicle, or thing specified at a time that is reasonable in the circumstances; and

  • (b) use any assistance that is reasonable in the circumstances; and

  • (c) use any force to gain entry and to break open any article or thing that is reasonable in the circumstances; and

  • (d) search for and seize [describe the kind of property that is authorised to be searched for and seized]; and

  • (e) search for and cover [describe the kind of property that is authorised to be searched for and covered]; and

  • (f) if necessary, take copies of, or extracts from, [describe the kind of documents that are authorised to be copied]; and

  • (g) if necessary, require a person to reproduce, or assist you to reproduce in usable form, information recorded or stored in a document.

• 2 The power in paragraph 1 to enter and search a place, vehicle, or thing must not be exercised by an enforcement officer unless, when exercising that power, the enforcement officer is accompanied by a constable.

• 3 A person assisting you also has the powers referred to in paragraph 1(c) to (f).

• 4 This warrant is subject to the following reasonable conditions:

  [set out any reasonable conditions, or state “None specified”].

Issued at [place], [date].

(High Court Judge or

District Court Judge or

Community Magistrate or

Justice of the Peace or

Registrar of a District Court)