Hon Lianne Dalziel
Government Bill
298—1
Explanatory note
1 Title
2 Commencement
Part 1Companies Act 1993
3 Principal Act amended
4 Appointment of auditors
Part 2Conservation Act 1987
5 Principal Act amended
6 Applications for leases, licences, etc
7 Process for complete application
8 Term of concession
9 Transitional provision for application for licence with term not exceeding 10 years or permit
10 Transitional provision for application for concession if process initiated
Part 3Designs Act 1953
11 Principal Act amended
12 Period of copyright
13 New heading and sections 41A to 41F inserted
Restoration of lapsed copyright in registered design
41A Restoration of lapsed copyright in registered design
41B Persons who may make request for restoration of copyright
41C When request for restoration of copyright may be made
41D Commissioner’s consideration of whether prima facie case has been made out for restoration
41E Notice of opposition and reasonable opportunity to be heard
41F Order to be made on payment of unpaid fees
14 Regulations
15 Consequential amendment to Copyright Act 1994
Part 4Fisheries Act 1996
16 Principal Act amended
17 Catch to be counted against annual catch entitlement
18 New sections 76A and 76B inserted
76A Application for catch balancing relief
76B Effect of granting catch balancing relief
Part 5Gas Act 1992
19 Principal Act amended
20 Application
Part 6Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996
21 Principal Act amended
22 Interpretation
23 Delegation by Authority
24 Application under section 34 may be treated as application under section 38A
25 New section 38BA inserted
38BA Rapid assessment of risk for importation or release of new organisms with controls
26 Determination of applications to import or release new organisms with controls
27 Application for containment approval for new organisms
28 New section 42C inserted
42C Rapid assessment of adverse effects for development in containment, etc, of certain new organisms
29 Determination of application
30 Applications required to be publicly notified
31 Time limits and waivers
32 Grounds for reassessment of a substance or organism
33 Reassessment
34 New section 63B inserted
63B Proposal for group standard may be consulted on in same way as reassessment
35 Issue of test certificates by test certifiers
36 Register of test certificates
37 Delegation by approved person
38 Revocation of test certificates for approved fillers and approved handlers
39 When group standards may be issued or amended
40 Enforcement of Act
41 Enforcement of Act in respect of new organisms
42 Enforcement of Act in respect of hazardous substances in place of work
43 Offences
44 New sections 109A and 109B inserted
109A Time for laying information
109B Extension of time for laying information
45 Strict liability and defences
46 Incorporation of material by reference
47 Additional matters to be included in statement of intent
48 Additional reporting requirements
49 Transitional provision for applications
50 Transitional provision for reassessment of hazardous substance
51 Transitional provision for aerodromes
52 Transitional provision for cost recovery
53 Transitional provision for laying information
Part 7Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (Restructuring) Act 1995
54 Principal Act amended
55 Section 18 repealed
56 Section 19 repealed
57 Consequential amendments to Fisheries Act 1996
58 Consequential amendment to Pork Industry Board Act 1997
59 Transitional provision
Part 8Reserves Act 1977
60 Principal Act amended
61 Licences to occupy reserves temporarily
62 Transitional provision for application for licence
Part 9Weights and Measures Act 1987
63 Principal Act amended
64 Act not to apply to water, electricity, or gas
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: