Hon Kate Wilkinson
Government Bill
306—2
As reported from the Local Government and Environment Committee
Commentary
Key
1 Title
2 Commencement
Part 1Preliminary provisions
3 Outline of Act
4 Interpretation
5 Meaning of freedom camp
6 Meaning of local authority area
7 Meaning of conservation land
8 Repeal of freedom camping restriction and prohibition signs provisions
9 Repeal of transitional infringement offence provisions for local authority camping-related bylaws
Part 2Where freedom camping permitted
Subpart 1—Freedom camping in local authority areas
10 Where freedom camping permitted
11 Freedom camping bylaws
11A Bylaws must not absolutely prohibit freedom camping
12 Bylaws treated for some purposes as made under Local Government Act 2002
12 Review of bylaws
12A Application of Local Government Act 2002 to bylaws
Subpart 2—Freedom camping on conservation land
13 Where freedom camping permitted
14 Freedom camping restriction and prohibition signs
15 Freedom camping notices
16 Public notification of freedom camping notices
17 Director-General to exercise powers as if Act specified in Schedule 1 of Conservation Act 1987
Part 3Enforcement, miscellaneous, and transitional provisions
Subpart 1—Offences, defences, and penalties
18 Offences
19 Strict liability offences
20 Infringement offences
21 Defences to offences
22 Penalties
23 Infringement fees
24 Offenders liable for cost of damage
Subpart 2—Proceedings
25 How proceedings commenced
26 Who proceedings may be commenced against
27 Issue of infringement notices
28 Reminder notices
29 Entitlement to infringement fees
Subpart 3—Enforcement officers
30 Appointment of enforcement officers by local authorities
31 Appointment of enforcement officers by Director-General
32 Enforcement officers must produce evidence of appointment
33 Enforcement officers may require certain information
34 Enforcement officers may require certain persons to leave local authority area or conservation land
35 Enforcement officers may seize and impound certain property
36 Requirements relating to seizure and impoundment of boats, caravans, and motor vehicles
37 Return of property seized and impounded
38 Disposal of property seized and impounded
39 Protection against claims resulting from seizing or impounding of property under section 35
Subpart 4—Miscellaneous matters
40 Relationship of this Act with other enactments
41 Regulations
42 Orders in Council to specify track as Great Walks Track
43 Evidence in proceedings
Subpart 5—Transitional provisions for current camping-related local authority bylaws
44 Purpose of this subpart
45 Infringement offences for camping-related local authority bylaw provisions specified in Schedule 3
46 Infringement offences for camping-related local authority bylaw provisions specified in Schedule 4
47 Empowering legislation otherwise applies to bylaw provisions
48 Descriptions of offences in Schedules 3 and 4
Schedule 1Great Walks Tracks
Schedule 2Prescribed forms
Schedule 3Bylaws breach of which deemed infringement offence
Schedule 4Bylaws breach of which deemed infringement offence if resolution passed
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: