• “(c) continue the mutually supportive roles of the National Librarian and the Chief Librarian; and”.

“Minister means the Minister of the Crown who, under the authority of any warrant or with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act”.

“chief executive means the chief executive of the department

“department means the department of State that, with the authority of the Prime Minister, is for the time being responsible for the administration of this Act”.

• “(2) The National Librarian is the person for the time being appointed to that office by the chief executive under the State Sector Act 1988.”

• “(1AA) The National Librarian has all the powers necessary to perform and carry out the functions and duties imposed on the National Librarian by or under this Act.”

• “(3) The National Librarian must not transfer the custody or use of any documents held by the National Library to any authority or other person, or remove any documents from the collections, without the approval of the Minister.”

“9A Delegations by National Librarian

• “(1) The National Librarian may, either generally or particularly, delegate to an employee in the department all or any of the National Librarian's functions, duties, or powers under this Act except the power to delegate.

  “(2) A delegation—

  • “(a) must be in writing; and

  • “(b) may be made subject to any restrictions and conditions the National Librarian thinks fit; and

  • “(c) is revocable at any time, in writing; and

  • “(d) does not prevent the performance or exercise of a function, duty, or power by the National Librarian.

  “(3) A person to whom any functions, duties, or powers are delegated may perform and exercise them in the same manner and with the same effect as if they had been conferred directly by this Act and not by delegation.

  “(4) A person who appears to act under a delegation is presumed to be acting in accordance with its terms in the absence of evidence to the contrary.

  “(5) This section is subject to the limitations specified in sections 13(3) and 14.”

• “(2A) The chief executive, in consultation with the National Librarian, must provide—

  • “(a) separate and suitable accommodation in a national library building for the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library; and

  • “(b) for the development of the research collections and the services of the Alexander Turnbull Library, particularly in the fields of New Zealand and Pacific studies and rare books.”

• “(4) The person holding office as Chief Librarian immediately before the commencement of the National Library of New Zealand (Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa) Amendment Act 2010 continues to hold that office on the commencement of that Act on the same terms and conditions, to the extent that those terms and conditions are consistent with the Chief Librarian being an employee in the department.”

“14 Functions, duties, and powers of Chief Librarian

• The Chief Librarian must perform any functions or duties, and exercise any powers, delegated to him or her under section 9A for preserving, protecting, developing, and making accessible the collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library.”

• “(2) For the purposes of carrying out his or her duties, the National Librarian and any employee, contractor, or agent of the chief executive may possess, copy, store in electronic form (whether offline or online), and use any copy of a deposited document.”