Immigration Amendment Act 1996
Immigration Amendment Act 1996
Immigration Amendment Act 1996
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Immigration Amendment Act 1996
Public Act |
1996 No 75 |
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Date of assent |
26 July 1996 |
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Contents
An Act to amend the Immigration Act 1987
BE IT ENACTED by the Parliament of New Zealand as follows:
1 Short Title and commencement
(1)
This Act may be cited as the Immigration Amendment Act 1996, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Immigration Act 1987 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act).
(2)
This Act shall come into force on the 1st day of August 1996.
2 Interpretation
Section 2(1) of the principal Act is hereby amended by adding to the definition of the term “New Zealand”
the expression “; and”
and the following paragraph:
“(d)
For the purposes of section 137(2)(aa) of this Act, the area of sea adjacent to New Zealand and bounded by the outer limits of the contiguous zone of New Zealand:”.
3 Powers of entry and search
Section 137(2) of the principal Act is hereby amended by repealing paragraph (a), and substituting the following paragraphs:
“(a)
Enter and search any form of aircraft or any other form of air-borne vehicle that arrives in New Zealand, being an aircraft or vehicle capable of transporting any person to New Zealand from any country outside New Zealand, for the purpose of determining whether or not there is on board the aircraft or vehicle any stowaway or any other person from or in respect of whom documentation is or may be required under section 125 or section 126 of this Act:
“(aa)
Enter and search any form of ship or any other form of sea-borne vessel that arrives in New Zealand, being a ship or vessel capable of transporting any person to New Zealand from any country outside New Zealand, for the purpose of determining whether or not there is on board the ship or vessel any stowaway or any other person from or in respect of whom documentation is or may be required under section 125 or section 126 of this Act:.
This Act is administered in the Department of Labour.
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