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.

These regulations are administered by the Ministry of Justice.

Pursuant to section 82A(1) of the Administration Act 1969, His Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Interpretation
4	Prescribed amount for purposes of sections 64(1) and 64A(3) of Act
4A	Prescribed amount for purposes of section 65(2) and (5) of Act
5	Prescribed amount for purposes of section 77 of Act
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Regulations

1 Title

These regulations are the Administration (Prescribed Amounts) Regulations 2009.

2 Commencement

These regulations come into force on 1 June 2009.

3 Interpretation

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, Act means the Administration Act 1969.

4 Prescribed amount for purposes of sections 64(1) and 64A(3) of Act

For the purposes of the following sections of the Act, the prescribed amount is $15,000:

(a)

section 64(1):

(b)

section 64A(3):

(c)

[Revoked]

(d)

[Revoked]

Regulation 4 heading: amended, on 24 September 2025, by regulation 4(1) of the Administration (Prescribed Amounts) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/158).

Regulation 4(c): revoked, on 24 September 2025, by regulation 4(2) of the Administration (Prescribed Amounts) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/158).

Regulation 4(d): revoked, on 24 September 2025, by regulation 4(2) of the Administration (Prescribed Amounts) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/158).

4A Prescribed amount for purposes of section 65(2) and (5) of Act

For the purposes of section 65(2) and (5) of the Act, the prescribed amount is $40,000.

Regulation 4A: inserted, on 24 September 2025, by regulation 5 of the Administration (Prescribed Amounts) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/158).

5 Prescribed amount for purposes of section 77 of Act

For the purposes of section 77 of the Act, the prescribed amount is $155,000.

Michael Webster,
for Clerk of the Executive Council.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2019.

Date of notification in Gazette: 9 April 2009.

Notes

1 General

This is a consolidation of the Administration (Prescribed Amounts) Regulations 2009 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

Administration (Prescribed Amounts) Amendment Regulations 2025 (SL 2025/158)

Administration (Prescribed Amounts) Regulations 2009