Ombudsmen Act (Schedule 1—Ministry for Pacific Peoples) Order 2015

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Ombudsmen Act (Schedule 1—Ministry for Pacific Peoples) Order 2015

Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 27th day of October 2015

Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council

Pursuant to section 32 of the Ombudsmen Act 1975, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following order.

Order

1 Title

This order is the Ombudsmen Act (Schedule 1—Ministry for Pacific Peoples) Order 2015.

2 Commencement

This order comes into force on 1 December 2015.

3 Part 1 of Schedule 1 of Ombudsmen Act 1975 amended

(1)

In the Ombudsmen Act 1975, Schedule 1, Part 1, repeal the item relating to the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs.

(2)

In the Ombudsmen Act 1975, Schedule 1, Part 1, insert in its appropriate alphabetical order:

Ministry for Pacific Peoples

4 Revocation of Ombudsmen Act First Schedule Order 1990

The Ombudsmen Act First Schedule Order 1990 (SR 1990/260) is revoked.

Michael Webster,
Clerk of the Executive Council.

Explanatory note

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

This order, which comes into force on 1 December 2015, amends the Ombudsmen Act 1975 by replacing the reference to the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs in the list of government departments in Part 1 of Schedule 1 with a reference to the Ministry for Pacific Peoples.

The name of the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs will change to the Ministry for Pacific Peoples by exercise of the Crown’s prerogative on 1 December 2015.

The effect of this order is that both the Ombudsmen Act 1975 and the Official Information Act 1982 will apply to the Ministry for Pacific Peoples after the name change.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 29 October 2015.

This order is administered by the Ministry of Justice.