Statistics Act 1975

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Statistics Act 1975

Public Act		1975 No 1
Date of assent		24 April 1975
Commencement		24 April 1975

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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 Act is administered by Statistics New Zealand.

	Title
1	Short Title
2	Interpretation
	Part 1 Official statistics
3	Official statistics and co-ordination
4	Classes of official statistics
5	Necessity to inform Statistician of details of official statistics
6	Minister to approve all statistical surveys
7	Periodic reviews
8	Sampling
9	Joint collections
10	Meetings of statisticians and users of statistics
11	Duty of all collectors and compilers of official statistics
	Part 2 Department and Government Statistician
12	Department
13	Office of Government Statistician
14	Duties of Government Statistician
15	Independence of Government Statistician
16	Annual report
17	Deputy Government Statisticians
18	Appointment of other employees
19	Employment of persons for collection of statistics
20	Evidence of appointment
20A	Proof of signature of Statistician and certain other persons
21	Declaration of secrecy
	Part 3 Census of population and dwellings
22	Provisions to apply to census of population and dwellings
23	Census of population and dwellings
24	Particulars to be collected at census
25	Duty of persons to obtain census schedule
26	Duty of occupier and other persons abiding in dwelling
27	Particulars of persons not abiding in any dwelling
	Part 4 Collection of statistics by the department
28	Provisions to apply to collections made by Statistician
29	Forms
30	Delivery of schedules
31	Onus to complete schedules
32	Furnishing of information required in schedules
33	Questions asked by Statistician to be answered
33A	Waiver of obligation to answer questions
34	Completion of schedules by New Zealand agents of overseas traders carrying on business in New Zealand
35	Right of entry
36	Test purchases
37	Security of information
37A	Statistician authorised to disclose certain information
37B	Disclosure of information collected jointly
37C	Disclosure of individual schedules for bona fide research or statistical purposes
37D	Disclosure of historical documents
37DA	Disclosure of individual schedules for statistical purposes
37E	Security of recorded information
37F	Power of Statistician to release information to New Zealand Meat Producers Board
38	Information is privileged
	Part 5 Offences and penalties
39	Failure by enumerator, sub-enumerator, or agent to carry out duties [Repealed]
40	Omission to carry out duty, false declaration, unlawful information, and improper divulging of information
41	Obstruction of employees of department
42	Impersonation of employees of the department
43	Neglect or refusal to supply particulars
44	False statement
45	Mutilation or defacement of schedules
45A	Offence to use information for unauthorised purpose or fail to comply with directions
46	Other offences
46A	Evidence in proceedings for offences
47	General penalty
	Part 6 Miscellaneous provisions
48	Time for filing charging document
49	Regulations and Orders in Council
50	Repeal and revocations
	Schedule Regulations revoked
	Notes

An Act to consolidate and amend the Statistics Act 1955; and to make provision for official statistics; for a department having the name Statistics New Zealand and the office of Government Statistician; and for the independence of the Statistician in the execution of his duties

Title: amended, on 15 December 1994, by section 2(1) of the Statistics Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 159).

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