Reprint as at 1 March 2019
(LI 2015/264)
Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General
At Wellington this 9th day of November 2015
Present:The Right Hon John Key presiding in Council
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.
These regulations are administered by the Department of Internal Affairs.
Pursuant to section 40 of the Passports Act 1992, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.
These regulations are the Passport (Fees) Regulations 2015.
These regulations come into force on 30 November 2015.
In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,—
Act means the Passports Act 1992
adult means a person who is aged 16 years or over
child means a person under the age of 16 years
Internet site means an Internet site maintained by, or on behalf of, the Secretary
New Zealand overseas mission includes a New Zealand overseas post, but excludes a passports office in London or Sydney
passport means a New Zealand passport
passports office means,—
in New Zealand, an office that is responsible for issuing passports, certificates of identity, and refugee travel documents; and
in London or Sydney, an office that is responsible for issuing passports.
(1)
The fees payable for applications being lodged online through an Internet site are specified in Part 1 of the Schedule.
(2)
The fees payable for applications being lodged in a passports office in New Zealand are specified in Part 2 of the Schedule.
(3)
The fees payable for applications being lodged in a passports office in London or Sydney are specified in Part 3 of the Schedule.
(4)
The fee payable for applications being lodged in a New Zealand overseas mission for the issue of emergency travel documents is specified in Part 4 of the Schedule.
If an applicant for the issue of a passport or certificate of identity requires the application to be processed within a time frame that would result in the application being given priority over other applications of the same type, the applicant must pay the priority fee specified in item 1 of Part 5 of the Schedule in respect of the application.
If an applicant for the issue of a passport or certificate of identity requires the application to be processed within a time frame that would require officers to attend outside ordinary working hours, the applicant must pay the callout fee specified in item 2 of Part 5 of the Schedule in respect of the application.
If an application for the issue of a passport is required to be forwarded by a New Zealand overseas mission to a passports office in New Zealand, London, or Sydney, the applicant must pay the handling fee specified in item 3 of Part 5 of the Schedule in respect of the application.
The fees referred to in subclauses (1) and (2) are additional to the fee in subclause (3), and to the fees in regulation 4(1), (2), and (3), but are not additional to each other.
(5)
The fee referred to in subclause (3) is additional to the fees referred to in subclauses (1) and (2), and to the fees in regulation 4(2) and (3).
A priority fee payable in respect of an application may be paid either at the time when the application is made or subsequently.
All other fees payable in respect of an application must be paid when the application is made.
Fees paid in respect of an application are not refundable if the application is declined.
The Secretary may, in the circumstances set out in subclause (2), waive—
the fee specified in regulation 4(4) for an application for the issue of an emergency travel document:
the fee specified in regulation 5(1) or (2) for an application for the issue of a passport.
The circumstances are that—
the applicant is outside New Zealand when the application is made; and
the Secretary is satisfied that the timing of the application is dictated by the applicant’s urgent need to travel because of exceptional circumstances that—
require or may require the applicant to urgently leave the country in which he or she is present; and
prevent the applicant from retrieving his or her valid passport (if one exists) because of the urgency of the situation or potential threat to the applicant’s safety (or both).
For the purposes of subclause (2)(b), exceptional circumstances means—
an invasion, coup d’état, violent uprising, terrorist act, or war that affects the country in which the applicant is present; or
a natural disaster or serious outbreak of disease that affects the country in which the applicant is present; or
the applicant having been the victim of kidnapping or human trafficking while in the country in which he or she is present; or
any circumstances of a similar nature to those specified in paragraphs (a) to (c).
The Secretary may waive the fee referred to in regulation 5(1) or (2) for an application for the issue of a passport or certificate of identity if the Secretary is satisfied that the timing of the application is dictated by the applicant’s urgent need to travel because of a situation involving—
the death or serious illness of—
a member of the applicant’s family; or
a friend or business associate of the applicant; or
the serious illness of the applicant.
The fees set out in the Schedule are exclusive of goods and services tax.
The Passport (Fees) Regulations 1996 (SR 1996/132) are revoked.
rr 4, 5
Schedule: replaced, on 1 March 2019, by regulation 4 of the Passport (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2019 (LI 2019/9).
Michael Webster,Clerk of the Executive Council.
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.
Date of notification in Gazette: 12 November 2015.
This is a reprint of the Passport (Fees) Regulations 2015 that incorporates all the amendments to those regulations as at the date of the last amendment to them.
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Passport (Fees) Amendment Regulations 2019 (LI 2019/9)