Immigration Amendment Act 1991

1: Short Title and commencement
1: This Act may be cited as the Immigration Amendment Act 1991, and shall be read together with and deemed part of the Immigration Act 1987
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Part 1
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17: Grant of permits
1: This subsection repealed section 35(4)
2: The Immigration Amendment Act (No 2) 1989
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21: Transitional provision
22: Applications for permits and visas lodged before commencement of Act
Every application for a permit or visa made before the commencement of this Act shall be considered and determined in accordance with the provisions of the principal Act that were in force immediately before the commencement of this Act, and no appeal shall lie to the Residence Appeal Authority under section 18C
2: Amendments to
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31: New headings and sections substituted
This section repealed sections 63 to 66 sections 63 to 63E 64 to 66 Appeals Against Removal Orders Transitional provisions
32: Existing removal warrants, and completion of proceedings on applications for removal warrants
1: Nothing in section 64 66(1)(a)(iii) section 31
a: Has been issued by a District Court before the date of commencement of this Act; or
b: Is issued by a District Court after that date pursuant to subsection (2) to be endorsed by a District Court Judge before it may be executed.
2: Where any application for a removal warrant made to a District Court before the date of commencement of this Act has not been determined before that date,—
a: The District Court shall, unless the application is sooner withdrawn, determine the application under the provisions of the principal Act as if this Act had not been passed; and
b: Where the District Court determines to issue a removal warrant in any such proceedings, that warrant shall be treated for the purposes of the principal Act as if it were a removal order issued by a duly qualified immigration officer under section 50 section 23 subsection (1)
33: Persons in New Zealand unlawfully
1: This section applies to every person who was in New Zealand unlawfully immediately before the commencement of this Act other than—
a: A person in respect of whom a deportation order is in force; or
b: A person in respect of whom a removal warrant or a removal order has been in force for a period exceeding 42 days; or
c: A person who, being a person in respect of whom a removal warrant or a removal order is in force, has appealed—
i: To the Minister to cancel the warrant under section 63
ii: To the Removal Review Authority to cancel the order under section 63A 63B section 31
2: Any person to whom this section applies may apply to the Minister for a permit in such manner as the Minister may approve, and the Minister shall consider and determine any such application.
3: No person may make under this section—
a: More than one application for a temporary permit; or
b: More than one application for a residence permit.
4: Where a person applies for a residence permit under this section no appeal shall lie to the Residence Appeal Authority under section 18C
5: No person may make an application under this section on or after 1 October 2000. Subsection (5) inserted 1 October 1999 62(2) Immigration Amendment Act 1999 Section 62(1) (4) 1 October 1999 by substituting the word Appeal Repeal
34: Appeals to Minister to cancel removal warrant
Where a District Court has, before the commencement of this Act, issued a removal warrant in respect of any person,—
a: The person may, notwithstanding the repeal of section 63 section 31 section 63
b: The Minister shall consider any appeal made in accordance with the said section 63 paragraph (a) section 63
c: No appeal shall lie to the Removal Review Authority under section 63A 63B
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Legal Aid Act 1969 Legal Services Act 1991 Section 50 repealed 1 February 2001 127(1)(b) 128 Legal Services Act 2000