Harmful Digital Communications (Appointment of Approved Agency) Order 2016: revoked, on 1 July 2026, by clause 5(b) of the Harmful Digital Communications (Appointment of Approved Agency) Order 2026 (SL 2026/133).

Jerry Mateparae, Governor-General

Order in Council

At Wellington this 30th day of May 2016

Present:
His Excellency the Governor-General in Council

Note

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 order is administered by the Ministry of Justice.

This order is made under section 7 of the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015—

(a)

on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council; and

(b)

on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice given in accordance with section 7(2) of that Act.

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	NetSafe Incorporated appointed as Approved Agency
4	Term of appointment
	Explanatory note
	Gazette Information
	Notes

Order

1 Title

This order is the Harmful Digital Communications (Appointment of Approved Agency) Order 2016.

2 Commencement

This order comes into force on 30 June 2016.

3 NetSafe Incorporated appointed as Approved Agency

NetSafe Incorporated is appointed as the Approved Agency under section 7 of the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015.

4 Term of appointment

The appointment made under clause 3 is for a term of 5 years starting on the date on which this order comes into force.

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 30 June 2016, is made under section 7 of the Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 (the Act). It appoints NetSafe Incorporated as the Approved Agency under the Act for a term of 5 years starting on the date on which this order comes into force.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 2 June 2016.

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the Harmful Digital Communications (Appointment of Approved Agency) Order 2016 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

Harmful Digital Communications (Appointment of Approved Agency) Order 2026 (SL 2026/133): clause 5(b)

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