(1) The overarching purpose of this Act is to provide economic benefits to New Zealanders by improving New Zealand's capability to host medium- to large-scale international conferences and related exhibitions through the construction and operation of an international-standard convention centre.

(2) To this end, the Act—

• (a) gives effect to the agreement between the Crown and SKYCITY that provides for—

  • (i) the construction and future operation of an international convention centre; and

  • (ii) the granting of changes to the regulatory regime applying to the SKYCITY Casino at Auckland; and

  • (iii) the imposition of obligations on SKYCITY to adopt certain harm minimisation and anti-money laundering mechanisms; and

• (b) provides for the protection, and control over the use, of the names New Zealand International Convention Centre and NZICC.

(3) Subsection (2) is a guide to the overall scheme and effect of this Act, but does not affect the interpretation or application of the other provisions of this Act or of the Agreement.

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—

(2) It is the intention of Parliament that the provisions of this Act are interpreted in a manner that best furthers the agreements expressed in the Agreement.

This Act binds the Crown.

(1) The regulatory concessions shall be operative at the times and on the conditions that apply to the regulatory concessions in the Agreement.

(2) The regulatory concessions prevail if a regulatory concession is inconsistent with any provision of the gambling law, and the application of the provision of the gambling law is modified accordingly.

(3) Despite subsection (2), the provision of the gambling law prevails if its application would be more favourable in relation to SKYCITY Casino than the regulatory concession.

Clause 7.3 of the Agreement as set out in Schedule 3 of this Act has the force of law to the extent necessary to give effect to the regulatory concessions and to the Agreement.

(1) The gambling law applies to the regulatory concessions, and all gambling conducted under the concessions, as if they were authorised by or permitted under the gambling law.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1),—

• (a) the regulatory concessions, and all gambling conducted under the concessions, must be administered, monitored, and enforced in accordance with the gambling law as modified by this Act; and

• (b) the power under section 370 of the Gambling Act 2003 to make regulations prescribing fees or charges payable to enable recovery of the direct and indirect costs of the Secretary for Internal Affairs, the Gambling Commission, or the Police in administering the Act, enforcing and monitoring compliance with the Act, and doing anything else authorised or required by the Act, must be taken to include the power to make regulations to enable the recovery of the direct and indirect costs of the Secretary, the Commission, or the Police in doing any of those things in relation to the regulatory concessions and all gambling conducted under the regulatory concessions.

The Gambling Commission must—

• (a) ensure that the conditions of each licence for SKYCITY Casino are consistent with, and give effect to, the regulatory concessions; and

• (b) exercise its functions and powers under the gambling law consistently with this Act.

The Secretary for Internal Affairs must exercise the powers under sections 141, 327, and 367 of the Gambling Act 2003 in a manner that is consistent with this Act, to the extent necessary to give effect to the regulatory concessions.

(1) The regulatory concessions may not be varied to increase the opportunities for casino gambling that are available as a result of the regulatory concessions except by an Act of Parliament.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a change made to, or variation of, in accordance with the Agreement, the monetary thresholds in Schedule 13 of the Agreement in respect of the ability to use TITO technology and cashless card-based technology (as those terms are defined in the Agreement).

(1) The Agreement is enforceable by the Crown and SKYCITY in accordance with its terms, including the financial and non-financial remedies (and, to avoid doubt, compensation) as provided for in the Agreement.

(2) This section applies despite any rule of law or equity to the contrary relating to the enforceability of any contract provision that specifies remedies in the event of a breach of the contract.

The restrictive covenants are deemed to be covenants to which section 307 of the Property Law Act 2007 applies and may be notified and are enforceable accordingly, despite any rule of law to the contrary.

(1) The Ministry must ensure that—

• (a) the Agreement is publicly available on and after the date on which this Act comes into force; and

• (b) any variation to the Agreement is publicly available after the close of the date on which the variation comes into force.

(2) In this section, publicly available means available for inspection, free of charge, at all reasonable times on an Internet site maintained by or on behalf of the Ministry.

(1) No body may be incorporated or registered under any enactment or in any other manner under any of the following:

• (a) New Zealand International Convention Centre; or

• (b) NZICC; or

• (c) any name that so closely resembles either of those names that it is likely to mislead any person.

(2) No person may, either alone or with any other person, do any of the following without the authorisation of the Minister given under section 16:

• (a) use a name referred to in subsection (1) as the name of an unincorporated association or organisation:

• (b) trade or carry on business under a name referred to in subsection (1):

• (c) use a name referred to in subsection (1) as the name of any building.

(3) The prohibition in subsection (1) does not apply to the company registered with the name New Zealand International Convention Centre Limited at the date on which the Agreement was entered into.

(1) The Minister may authorise a person to do all or any of the things described in section 15(2)(a) to (c).

(2) The authorisation may be given on any terms and conditions that the Minister thinks fit, including that the person pay the Crown an amount that the Minister thinks reasonable, whether by way of royalty or otherwise.

(3) No authorisation under this section has effect unless it is given or confirmed in writing.

(4) The Minister may, by notice in writing, revoke an authorisation given under this section.

A person who contravenes section 15 commits an offence and is liable on conviction to,—

• (a) in the case of an individual,—

  • (i) a fine not exceeding $5,000; and

  • (ii) in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding $500 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues; and

• (b) in the case of a body corporate,—

  • (i) a fine not exceeding $50,000; and

  • (ii) in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine not exceeding $5,000 for every day or part of a day during which the offence continues.

If any body corporate is convicted of an offence against section 17, every director, officer, or other natural person concerned in the management of the body corporate is guilty of the offence if it is proved that—

• (a) the act that constituted the offence took place with the person's authority, permission, or consent; or

• (b) the person knew the offence was to be or was being committed and failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent or stop it.

(1) This section amends the Flags, Emblems, and Names Protection Act 1981.

(2) In Schedule 3, after the item relating to the New Zealand Film Commission Act 1978: section 34, insert: