Passports Act 1992

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Passports Act 1992

Public Act		1992 No 92
Date of assent		13 October 1992
Commencement		13 October 1992

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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.

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	Title
1	Short Title
2	Interpretation
2A	Transitional, savings, and related provisions
	Part 1 Issue and cancellation of New Zealand travel documents
	Issue of passports
3	Citizen’s right to passport
4	Issue of passport
4A	Refusal to issue passport on grounds of national security [Repealed]
5	Life of passport
6	Renewal of passport [Repealed]
7	Endorsement of passport [Repealed]
	Recall of passports
8	Cancellation of passport where holder ceases to be entitled to passport
8A	Cancellation of passport on grounds of national security [Repealed]
9	Cancellation of passport on other grounds
9A	Cancellation of passport pursuant to court order
10	Retention of passport by Minister on other grounds
11	Delivery of recalled passport
	Warnings on New Zealand travel document database
11A	Warnings on New Zealand travel document database
	Surrender of passports where proceedings for deprivation of citizenship commenced
12	Surrender of passport where proceedings for deprivation of citizenship commenced
13	Issue of temporary passport where passport surrendered
14	Extension of time to hold surrendered passport
15	Return of surrendered passport if person not deprived of citizenship
	Issue of certificates of identity
16	Issue of certificate of identity
17	Life of certificate of identity
18	Renewal of certificate of identity [Repealed]
19	Endorsement of certificate of identity [Repealed]
	Recall of certificates of identity
20	Cancellation of certificate of identity
20A	Cancellation of certificate of identity on grounds of national security [Repealed]
21	Retention of certificate of identity by Minister on other grounds
22	Delivery of recalled certificate of identity
	Issue and cancellation of emergency travel documents
23	Issue of emergency travel document
24	Life of emergency travel document
25	Cancellation of emergency travel document
25A	Cancellation of emergency travel document on grounds of national security [Repealed]
26	Retention of emergency travel document by Minister on other grounds
27	Delivery of recalled emergency travel document
	Issue, life, and cancellation of refugee travel documents
27A	Issue of refugee travel document
27B	Refusal to issue refugee travel document on grounds of national security [Repealed]
27C	Life of refugee travel document
27D	Cancellation of refugee travel document
27E	Cancellation of refugee travel document on grounds of national security [Repealed]
27F	Retention of refugee travel document by Minister on other grounds
27G	Delivery of recalled refugee travel document
	National and international security
27GA	Refusal to issue, or cancellation or retention of, New Zealand travel document on grounds of national or international security
27GB	Chief Commissioner of Intelligence Warrants to be notified of action taken under section 27GA
27GC	Person to be notified of action taken under section 27GA
27GD	Person not entitled to obtain New Zealand travel document if action taken under section 27GA
27GE	Temporary suspension of New Zealand travel documents pending decision under section 27GA
27GF	Review of Minister’s decision under section 27GA
	Cancellation of New Zealand travel document on death of holder
27H	Death of holder of New Zealand travel document
	Electronic cancellation of New Zealand travel documents
27I	Electronic cancellation of New Zealand travel documents
	Part 2 Miscellaneous provisions
	Appeals
28	Appeal to High Court
29	Appeal to Court of Appeal in certain cases
	Special provision for proceedings where national or international security involved
29AA	Proceedings where national or international security involved
29AB	Proceedings involving classified security information
29AC	Ancillary general practices and procedures to protect classified security information
	Offences
29A	Forged and false New Zealand travel documents
30	Offences relating to New Zealand travel document information and material
30A	Improper issue of New Zealand travel document
31	Other offences
31A	Jurisdiction in respect of actions taken outside New Zealand [Repealed]
32	False representations
32AA	Jurisdiction in respect of actions taken outside New Zealand
32A	Court may forbid issue of passport
	Miscellaneous provisions
33	Passports, etc, are property of New Zealand Government
34	Minister may delegate powers
35	Disclosure of information to chief executive of New Zealand Customs Service [Repealed]
36	Disclosure of travel document and related information
37	Information that may be disclosed
37A	Access to information for purposes of Identity Information Confirmation Act 2012
37B	Crown liability
38	Penalties
39	Offences triable summarily [Repealed]
	Regulations
40	Regulations
	Repeals [Repealed]
41	Repeals [Repealed]
	Transitional provisions [Repealed]
42	Provisions relating to endorsement of name of child on passport of parent or guardian [Repealed]
	Saving [Repealed]
43	Existing passports, etc, to continue in force [Repealed]
	Validation [Repealed]
44	Validation of certain prescribed fees [Repealed]
	Application [Repealed]
45	Application of temporary provisions in Schedule 2 [Repealed]
46	Transitional provision [Repealed]
	Schedule 1 Transitional, savings, and related provisions
	Schedule 2 Temporary provisions [Repealed]
	Passports Amendment Act 2005
	Notes

An Act to give proper recognition to New Zealand passports and to the right of New Zealand citizens to such passports, and to consolidate and amend the law relating to passports, certificates of identity, emergency travel documents, and refugee travel documents

Title: amended, on 21 April 2005, by section 3 of the Passports Amendment Act 2005 (2005 No 44).

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