Explanatory note

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

This order brings the following provisions of the Taxation (Business Taxation and Remedial Matters) Act 2007 into force on 8 August 2008 (rather than 1 April 2009, which is the commencement date that would have applied if this commencement order had not been made):

• section 220(1) (which inserts new section 81(4)(fc) into the Tax Administration Act 1994 and relates to the communication of information to the New Zealand Customs Service concerning persons who are liable to pay financial support under the Child Support Act 1991):

• section 293 (which inserts new sections 280J, 280K, and 280L into the Customs and Excise Act 1996 and relates to disclosure of, and access to, arrival and departure information for the purposes of the Child Support Act 1991):

• sections 297 and 298 (which amend certain information-matching provisions in the Privacy Act 1993 as a consequence of the amendments referred to above).