The Parliamentary Counsel Office has made editorial and format changes to this version using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Note 4 at the end of this version provides a list of the amendments included in it.

This notice is administered by the Department of Conservation.

This notice is made by the Minister of Conservation under section 72(3A) of the Wildlife Act 1953.

Notice

1 Title

This notice is the Game Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2023.

2 Commencement

(1)

Clause 10 comes into force on 6 May 2023.

(2)

The rest of this notice comes into force on 29 April 2023.

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 6 May 2023

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 6 May 2023

day licence means a licence that entitles the holder to hunt or kill game during 1 day in the 2023–24 open season for game (except for the period 6 May 2023 to 14 May 2023 (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 6 May 2023

licence means a licence (of any class) to hunt or kill game in the 2023–24 open season for game on the date or dates or during the period stated in the licence

open season, in relation to a game licence issued for a region, means the relevant season within the period 6 May 2023 to 3 May 2024 (inclusive) that is for the time being declared for that region by notice in the Gazette under section 15 of the Act

whole-season licence means a licence that entitles the holder to hunt or kill game at any time during the 2023–24 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 period 6 May 2023 to 14 May 2023 (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 displayed on 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

The Game Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2022 (SL 2022/108) is revoked.

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	20	5	25
Junior	4	5	9

Part 2 Whole-season licence

Class of applicant	Licence fee ($)	Game bird habitat stamp fee ($)	Total fee payable ($)
Adult	102	5	107
Junior	20	5	25
Child	Free	5	5

Dated at Wellington this 28th day of February 2023.

Hon Willow-Jean Prime,
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, which comes into force on 6 May 2023) comes into force on 29 April 2023. 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:
revokes the Game Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2022 (the previous notice).

The fee for a whole-season licence for an adult has increased from $96 under the previous notice to $102 under this notice. Whole-season junior licences and adult day licences have increased from $19 to $20. The fee for a game bird habitat stamp has increased from $4 to $5. Whole-season child and junior licences have not changed except for the game bird habitat stamp increase.

This notice applies to game licences for the 2023–24 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 2023–24 open season for game.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 9 March 2023.

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the Game Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2023 that incorporates the amendments made to the legislation so that it shows the law as at its stated date.

2 Legal status

A consolidation is taken to correctly state, as at its stated date, the law enacted or made by the legislation consolidated and by the amendments. This presumption applies unless the contrary is shown.

Section 78 of the Legislation Act 2019 provides that this consolidation, published as an electronic version, is an official version. A printed version of legislation that is produced directly from this official electronic version is also an official version.

3 Editorial and format changes

The Parliamentary Counsel Office makes editorial and format changes to consolidations using the powers under subpart 2 of Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019. See also PCO editorial conventions for consolidations.

4 Amendments incorporated in this consolidation

Game Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2024 (SL 2024/8): clause 10

Game Licences, Fees, and Forms Notice 2023