Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-
Pacific Partnership Amendment Act 2018
Commencement Order 2018
Patsy Reddy, Governor-General
Order in Council
At Wellington this 12th day of November 2018
Present:
Her Excellency the Governor-General in Council
This order is made under section 2 of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement
for Trans-Pacific Partnership Amendment Act 2018 on the advice and with the con-
sent of the Executive Council and on the recommendation of the Minister for Trade
and Export Growth.
Contents
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Order
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This order is the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific
Partnership Amendment Act 2018 Commencement Order 2018.2018/227
12 Commencement of CPTPP-related provisions
The following provisions of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement
for Trans-Pacific Partnership Amendment Act 2018 come into force on
30 December 2018:
(a) sections 3, 9 to 27, 29 to 37, 37A to 37G, 40(1), (2), (5), and (6), and
44(1) to (4) (which relate to the Copyright Act 1994):
(b) section 44(9) (but only for the purpose of bringing into force the Part 2
heading, the subpart 2 heading, clauses 47 and 48 of Schedule 1, and the
cross-headings above those clauses) (which relate to the Copyright Act
1994):
(c) Part 4 (which relates to the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms
Act 1996):
(d) Part 5 (which relates to the Legislation Act 2012):
(e) Part 6 (which relates to the Overseas Investment Act 2005):
(f) sections 71 and 72 (which relate to the Patents Act 2013):
(g) section 77 (but only for the purpose of bringing into force the Part 2
heading and clause 4 of Schedule 1AA) (which relates to the Patents Act
2013):
(h) Part 8 (which relates to the Tariff Act 1988):
(i) sections 89, 90(2), and 91(2) (which relate to the Tariff):
(j) Part 10 (which relates to the Trade Marks Act 2002):
(k) Part 11 (which relates to the Wine Regulations 2006).
Rachel Hayward,
for the 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 brings into force, on 30 December 2018, the provisions that implement the
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (the
CPTPP ).
There are other provisions in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for
Trans-Pacific Partnership Amendment Act 2018 that are not brought into force by this
order. Those provisions relate only to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (the
TPP ).cl 2Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-
Pacific Partnership Amendment Act 2018
Commencement Order 2018 2018/227
2For an explanation of the differences between the CPTPP and the TPP, see https://
www.mfat.govt.nz/en/trade/free-trade-agreements/free-trade-agreements-concluded-
but-not-in-force/cptpp/tpp-and-cptpp-the-differences-explained/
Regulatory impact assessment
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade produced a national interest analysis in
March 2018 (which incorporated all elements of a regulatory impact assessment) to
help inform the decisions taken by the Government relating to the contents of this
instrument.
A copy of the national interest analysis can be found at—
• https://www.mfat.govt.nz/assets/Uploads/Comprehensive-and-Progressive-
Agreement-for-Trans-Pacific-Partnership-CPTPP-National-Interest-Ana-
lysis.pdf
Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.
Date of notification in Gazette : 15 November 2018.
This order is administered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Wellington, New Zealand:
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Pacific Partnership Amendment Act 2018
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