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Deemed Regulations now available through this website
2 May 2012
Links to Deemed Regulations have been loaded on to this website, making the documents accessible using the search and browse functions. But please note that content searching is not available for Deemed Regulations.
Deemed Regulations are not published in the Statutory Regulations series and are not drafted or published by the Parliamentary Counsel Office (except in special cases), and so up till now have not been accessible through this website. Deemed Regulations are made primarily by Ministers, officials, or organisations, rather than the Executive Council on the recommendation of Cabinet. Examples include most land transport rules, civil aviation rules, and a wide variety of other rules, codes, and other legislative instruments.
They have been included on this website as a way of making it easier for the public to find them. The text of the documents is not located here, however—this website links to the document where it has been published, whether on an agency's website or in the New Zealand Gazette.
In providing the links to the Deemed Regulations, the Parliamentary Counsel Office relies on information received from the agencies responsible for administering them. Because of this, we do not assume responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the links. For advice about particular Deemed Regulations, please contact the agency responsible for administering them.
A new look New Zealand Legislation website—what's changed?
11 April 2012
The New Zealand Legislation website has a new look, with faster, simpler ways to find and view legislation.
We think the changes make it easier for everyone, from general user to legal researcher, to find what they want. Some of the changes include:
- Quick search is available on every page
- Quick search provides suggestions as you type, plus you can access your recent searches
- Advanced search is more intuitive
- search and browse results are more flexible and easier to understand
- you can swap between views of legislation more easily
- information about amendment history is more accessible, under the Versions and amendments tab
- the homepage provides quick ways in to popular legislation and other resources
- if you get lost, there is plenty of help, with pop-up explanations and "how to" information.
The website is more comprehensive, as it will also provide access to Deemed Regulations—documents that are published on various agency websites and in the New Zealand Gazette, and now linked to from this website.
If you have saved bookmarks to legislation, or use links from other websites to access legislation, these links should work as before. An occasional link may break, so feel free to contact us if you need help locating legislation.
The changes to this website have been arrived at through a process of user testing, consultation, and exposure through the "Preview website". Development work has progressed well, ahead of timetable. We have more improvements planned, most fundamental being making the website a source of official legislation. We aim to achieve this in the 2012–13 financial year.
New ways to describe amendments in legislation
19 January 2012
New ways to describe amendments have been approved for use in legislation that sets out amendments to be made to other legislation. The changes will make amendments easier to follow, and more efficient to draft and to apply.
The new terminology will be introduced gradually from 1 January 2012. Bills already before the House will continue to use the old terminology.
More about the changes …
Acts from 1841 to 2007 As-Enacted Collection and 1908 Consolidation now available
25 May 2011
The New Zealand Acts 1841–2007 As-Enacted Collection is a database of Acts as originally enacted, provided by the Parliamentary Counsel Office and hosted by NZLII, the New Zealand Legal Information Institute.
NZLII also hosts the 1908 Consolidation, a separate database that the University of Auckland kindly provided to the PCO. The 1908 Consolidation is a collection of 208 Acts enacted via the Consolidated Statutes Enactment Act 1908 to revise, re-enact, and replace 806 earlier Acts (which were repealed by that 1908 Act).
Both collections provide Acts in PDF format. Note that the Acts do not include any later amendments or show whether or not they have been repealed. Current Acts (including those from 1841 to 2007) are available on the New Zealand Legislation website.
More on the Parliamentary Counsel Office's programme to digitise historical legislation …
GST increase to 15% from 1 October 2010 is not automatically reflected in fees and charges in published legislation
14 September 2010
The prescribed fees and charges in Acts and Regulations set out on this website do not reflect the increase in GST that took effect on 1 October 2010 (except in the case of changes made specifically by amending legislation that came into effect on or after 1 October).
The effect of section 78(3) of the Goods and Services Tax Act 1985 is, in general terms, to increase the amount payable for a fee/charge. For more about tax changes, visit the Inland Revenue website.
However, you will need to consult with the Government agency that administers the relevant legislation to obtain details of the actual fee or charge payable. The name of the relevant agency appears on the contents page of an Act or Regulation, or under Legislative history or Administrative information on the contents page.