Game Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2013

  • revoked
  • Game Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2013: revoked, on 3 May 2014, by clause 10 of the Game Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2014 (LI 2014/114).

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as at 3 May 2014

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Game Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2013

(SR 2013/97)

  • Game Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2013: revoked, on 3 May 2014, by clause 10 of the Game Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2014 (LI 2014/114).

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

This notice is administered by the Department of Conservation.

Pursuant to section 72(3A) of the Wildlife Act 1953, the Minister of Conservation gives the following notice.

Notice

1 Title

  • This notice is the Game Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2013.

2 Commencement

  • (1) Clause 10 comes into force on 4 May 2013.

    (2) The rest of this notice comes into force on the 28th day after the date of its notification in the Gazette.

3 Interpretation

  • In this notice, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    Act means the Wildlife Act 1953

    adult means a person aged 18 years or over on 4 May 2013

    appropriate fees, in relation to a licence, means the licence fee and the game bird habitat stamp fee set out in the Schedule

    child means a person aged under 12 years on 4 May 2013

    day licence means a licence that entitles the holder to hunt or kill game during 1 day in the 2013–14 open season for game (except for the period 4 May 2013 to 12 May 2013 (inclusive)) in—

    • (a) the region for which the licence is issued; and

    • (b) all other regions

    junior means a person aged 12 years or over, but under 18 years, on 4 May 2013

    licence means a licence (of any class) to hunt or kill game in the 2013–14 open season for game on the date or dates or during the period stated in the licence

    whole-season licence means a licence that entitles the holder to hunt or kill game at any time during the 2013–14 open season for game in—

    • (a) the region for which the licence is issued; and

    • (b) all other regions.

Licences and fees

4 Fish and game councils may issue licences

  • (1) A fish and game council may issue 1 or both of the following classes of licence:

    • (a) day licence:

    • (b) whole-season licence.

    (2) A fish and game council may not issue a day licence that entitles a person to hunt or kill game during the open season for game in the period 4 May 2013 to 12 May 2013 (inclusive).

5 Day licence

  • If a fish and game council issues day licences, an adult or a junior may obtain a day licence from the council on payment of the appropriate fees set out in Part 1 of the Schedule.

6 Whole-season licence

  • If a fish and game council issues whole-season licences, an adult, a junior, or a child may obtain a whole-season licence from the council on payment of the appropriate fees set out in Part 2 of the Schedule.

7 Game bird habitat stamp fee

  • (1) The fee payable for a game bird habitat stamp is,—

    • (a) in the case of a stamp affixed to a game licence in accordance with section 19A of the Act, the game bird habitat stamp fee set out in the Schedule:

    • (b) in any other case, $10.

    (2) Game bird habitat stamp fees are payable to the fish and game council that supplies the stamp.

8 Fees inclusive of GST

  • The fees set out in the Schedule are inclusive of goods and services tax.

Forms of licences

9 Forms of licences

  • (1) Every licence must be in writing and must state—

    • (a) the holder’s full name, postal address, telephone number (if any), and date of birth:

    • (b) whether the holder is an adult, a junior, or a child:

    • (c) the class and effect of the licence:

    • (d) the time and date of issue:

    • (e) the period during which the licence is valid.

    (2) An adult whole-season licence must state, in addition to the matters referred to in subclause (1), whether the holder wishes to be an elector for a fish and game council.

10 Revocation

Schedule
Fees payable for game licences

cls 3, 5–8

Part 1
Day licence

Class of applicant Licence fee
($)		 Game bird habitat stamp fee
($)		 Total fee payable
($)
Adult 18.00 2.00 20.00
Junior 4.00 2.00 6.00

Part 2
Whole-season licence

Class of applicant Licence fee
($)		 Game bird habitat stamp fee
($)		 Total fee payable
($)
Adult 88.00 2.00 90.00
Junior 18.00 2.00 20.00
Child Free 2.00 2.00

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of March 2013.

Hon Dr Nick Smith,
Minister of Conservation.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This notice (except clause 10) comes into force on the 28th day after the date of its notification in the Gazette. The notice—

  • fixes the forms and classes of licence to hunt or kill game:

  • fixes the scope and effect of those classes of licence:

  • provides for the licences issued for any region to be available in all other regions:

  • fixes the fees payable to fish and game councils for licences to hunt or kill game:

  • fixes the fees payable to fish and game councils for the game bird habitat stamp.

The notice applies to game licences for the 2013–14 open season for game. Every game licence is subject to the conditions set out in the notice in which the Minister of Conservation declares the 2013–14 open season for game.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 4 April 2013.

Reprints notes
1 General

  • This is a reprint of the Game Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2013 that incorporates all the amendments to that notice as at the date of the last amendment to it.

2 Legal status

  • Reprints are presumed to correctly state, as at the date of the reprint, the law enacted by the principal enactment and by any amendments to that enactment. Section 18 of the Legislation Act 2012 provides that this reprint, published in electronic form, has the status of an official version under section 17 of that Act. A printed version of the reprint produced directly from this official electronic version also has official status.

3 Editorial and format changes
4 Amendments incorporated in this reprint

  • Game Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2014 (LI 2014/114): clause 10