Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989

1: Short Title and commencement
1: This Act may be cited as the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.
2: Except as provided in sections 18(4) 22(2) 25(2) 30(2) 31(2) 32(2)
2: Interpretation
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— Act of Parliament Imperial Act regulations
a: regulations as defined by section 2
b: resolutions of the House of Representatives which—
i: revoke any such regulations; or
ii: amend any such regulations; or
iii: revoke any such regulations, and substitute other regulations.
3: Act to bind the Crown
This Act shall bind the Crown. Publication
4: Publication of copies of Acts of Parliament, reprints of Acts of Parliament, regulations and reprints of regulations, and reprints of Imperial Acts
1: The Chief Parliamentary Counsel shall, under the control of the Attorney-General, arrange for the printing and publication of—
a: copies of every Act enacted by Parliament after the commencement of this section; and
b: copies of all regulations made after the commencement of this section; and
c: reprints of Acts of Parliament and reprints of regulations; and
d: reprints of Imperial Acts that have effect as part of the laws of New Zealand.
2: Every such copy and every such reprint shall state that it is published under the authority of the New Zealand Government.
5: Obligation to forward regulations to Chief Parliamentary Counsel
All regulations made after the passing of this Act shall, forthwith after they are made, be forwarded to the Chief Parliamentary Counsel. 1936 No 17 s 3(1)
6: Publication of regulations made before commencement of Act
The Attorney-General may direct that copies of regulations made before the passing of this Act shall be printed and published in accordance with section 4 1936 No 17 s 3(2)
7: Form of copies and reprints
1: The Attorney-General may from time to time give directions as to the form in which—
a: copies of Acts of Parliament; or
b: reprints of Acts of Parliament; or
c: copies of regulations; or
d: reprints of regulations; or
e: reprints of Imperial Acts that have effect as part of the laws of New Zealand,— shall be printed and published under this Act.
2: Directions given under this section may provide for the printing of all or any copies of—
a: Acts of Parliament; or
b: reprints of Acts of Parliament; or
c: regulations; or
d: reprints of regulations; or
e: reprints of Imperial Acts that have effect as part of the laws of New Zealand,— with the omission of such signatures and formal or introductory parts as the Attorney-General from time to time directs. 1936 No 17 s 4(1), (2)
8: Special requirements in relation to copies of regulations
Notwithstanding anything in section 7(2)
a: the Act or other authority pursuant to which the regulations were made; and
b: the date on which the regulations were made; and
c: the date (if any) on which the regulations are expressed to come into force. 1936 No 17 s 4(2)
9: Power to designate places where copies of Acts of Parliament and regulations may be purchased
1: The Attorney-General shall from time to time, by notice in the Gazette
a: Acts of Parliament; and
b: regulations,— shall be available for purchase by members of the public.
2: Notwithstanding subsection (1), copies to which that subsection applies may be made available for purchase by members of the public not only at the places designated under that subsection but also at other places.
10: Sale of copies of Acts of Parliament and regulations
1: The Chief Parliamentary Counsel shall, under the control of the Attorney-General, make available for purchase by members of the public at the places designated from time to time by the Attorney-General under section 9(1)
2: On the repeal or expiry of any Act of Parliament or the revocation or expiry of any regulations, subsection (1) shall cease to apply in relation to that Act of Parliament or those regulations. Regulations
11: Regulations series
1: All copies of regulations printed and published pursuant to section 4
2: Any regulations may, without prejudice to any other mode of citation, be cited by the number given to them and by a reference to the year in which copies of them are printed and published. 1936 No 17 s 3(3)
12: Notice of making of regulations
The Chief Parliamentary Counsel shall, on each occasion on which copies of regulations are printed and published under section 4 Gazette
a: the title of the regulations:
b: the date on which the regulations were made:
c: the Act or other authority pursuant to which the regulations were made:
d: the number allocated to the regulations under section 11
e: a place at which copies of the regulations may be purchased:
f: such other information as the Chief Parliamentary Counsel considers appropriate.
13: Publishing under this Act sufficient compliance with direction to be published in
Gazette Where any regulations are required by any Act to be published or notified in the Gazette Gazette section 12 1936 No 17 s 6
14: Printing and publication of instruments other than regulations
1: Any instrument that is not a regulation may, if the Attorney-General or the Chief Parliamentary Counsel so directs, be printed and published in accordance with section 4
2: An instrument shall not by virtue of its printing and publication under this section be a regulation for the purposes of this Act.
3: The provisions of sections 7 8 11 12 and 13 1936 No 17 s 6A 1970 No 100 s 2 Section 14(3) amended 1 January 2000 section 2(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
15: Incorporation of amendments in reprints
Section 15 repealed 1 January 2000 section 3 Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
16: Power to revoke spent regulations and other instruments
1: The Governor-General may from time to time, by Order in Council, revoke any regulations or, as the case may require, declare that they shall cease to have effect as part of the laws of New Zealand, if the Governor-General in Council is satisfied that they have ceased to have effect or are no longer required.
2: This section is in addition to the provisions of any other enactment relating to the revocation of any regulations.
3: In this section, the term regulations section 2
a: any Order in Council or Proclamation; or
b: any notice, Warrant, order, direction, determination, rules, or other instrument of authority— made or given by the Governor-General or any Minister of the Crown or any person in the service of the Crown, or made or given under any Imperial Act. 1936 No 17 s 9 1966 No 82 s 2 Judicial notice and evidence of New Zealand legislation Heading inserted 1 August 2007 section 216 Evidence Act 2006
16A: Judicial notice of Acts of Parliament
Judicial notice must be taken by all courts and persons acting judicially of all Acts of Parliament. Section 16A inserted 1 August 2007 section 216 Evidence Act 2006
16B: Judicial notice of regulations
1: Judicial notice must be taken by all courts and persons acting judicially of all regulations.
2: In subsection (1) and sections 16C 16D regulations
a: has the same meaning as in section 2
b: includes any instrument that, under section 14 Section 16B inserted 1 August 2007 section 216 Evidence Act 2006
16C: Copy of Act of Parliament, Imperial legislation, and regulations printed as prescribed to be evidence
1: Every copy of any Act of Parliament or of any Imperial enactment or any Imperial subordinate legislation (as defined in section 2
a: to be a correct copy of that Act of Parliament, enactment, or legislation; and
b: to have been so printed or published.
2: Every copy of any Imperial enactment or Imperial subordinate legislation (as so defined), being a copy purporting to be printed (whether before or after the commencement of this section) by the Queen's or King's Printer or under the superintendence or authority of Her Majesty's Stationery Office in the United Kingdom, is, unless the contrary is shown, deemed—
a: to be a correct copy of that enactment or legislation; and
b: to have been so printed.
3: Every copy of any regulations (as defined in section 16B(2)
a: to be a correct copy of those regulations; and
b: to have been so printed or published; and
c: to be evidence that the regulations were notified in the Gazette Gazette Section 16C inserted 1 August 2007 section 216 Evidence Act 2006
16D: Copy of reprint of Act, Imperial legislation, or regulations to be evidence
1: This section applies to any copy of a reprint of any legislation, where that copy purports to be printed or published (whether before or after the commencement of this section) under the authority of the New Zealand Government.
2: Unless the contrary is shown, every copy of a reprint to which this section applies is to be taken—
a: to be a copy of a reprint that correctly states, as at the date at which it is stated to be reprinted, the law enacted or made by the legislation reprinted and by the amendments (if any) to that legislation; and
b: to have been printed or published under the authority of the New Zealand Government.
3: To avoid any doubt, the presumption contained in subsection (2) applies to a copy of a reprint in which changes authorised by section 17C
4: The presumption contained in subsection (2) may be rebutted by the production of the official volume in which the relevant legislation or any amendment to that legislation, as the case requires, is contained.
5: Subsection (4) does not limit any other means of rebutting the presumption contained in subsection (2).
6: In this section, unless the context otherwise requires,— Imperial enactment Imperial subordinate legislation section 2 legislation official volume section 16C Section 16D inserted 1 August 2007 section 216 Evidence Act 2006
16E: Copies of parliamentary Journals to be evidence
All copies of the Journals of the Legislative Council or the House of Representatives, purporting to be printed by the Government Printer or published by order of the House of Representatives, must be admitted as evidence of those matters by all courts and persons acting judicially without proof being given that those copies were so printed or published. Section 16E inserted 1 August 2007 section 216 Evidence Act 2006 Gazetting of Acts of Parliament unnecessary
17: Gazetting of Acts of Parliament unnecessary
It shall not be necessary to gazette Acts of Parliament. Power to make editorial changes in reprints Heading inserted 1 January 2000 section 4 Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
17A: Interpretation
In this section and sections 17B to 17F current drafting practice legislation
a: an Act of Parliament:
b: an Imperial Act that has effect as part of the laws of New Zealand:
c: any regulations:
d: an instrument that, under section 14 section 6A of the Regulations Act 1936 referential words of this Act of this section of this paragraph reprint
a: that is printed and published under this Act; and
b: that is a reprint of legislation; and
c: that, under section 16D Section 17A inserted 1 January 2000 section 4 Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999 Section 17A reprint amended 1 August 2007 section 216 Evidence Act 2006
17B: Purpose of sections 17C to 17E
The purpose of sections 17C to 17E Section 17B inserted 1 January 2000 section 4 Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
17C: Power to make editorial changes in reprints
1: Changes authorised by sections 17D 17E
2: Sections 17D 17E Section 17C inserted 1 January 2000 section 4 Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
17D: Changes to format
1: Format may be changed so that the format of the reprint is consistent with current drafting practice.
2: Changes authorised by this section include (without limitation)—
a: changes to the setting out of provisions, tables, and schedules:
b: the repositioning of marginal notes or section headings:
c: changes to typeface and type size:
d: the addition or removal of bolding, italics, and similar textual attributes:
e: the addition or removal of quotation marks and rules:
f: changes to the case of letters or words (for example, the replacement of small capitals with ordinary capitals, and of capitals and small capitals with capitals and lower case):
g: the addition, alteration, or removal of running heads:
h: the repositioning of the date of Royal assent. Section 17D inserted 1 January 2000 section 4 Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
17E: Other changes
1: Punctuation may be altered or omitted, or new punctuation inserted, so that the reprint uses punctuation that is consistent with current drafting practice.
2: Unnecessary referential words may be omitted.
3: Dates may be expressed in a manner consistent with current drafting practice.
4: A Part numbered with roman numerals may be numbered with arabic numerals, and any cross-references to that Part in the reprint, or in another reprint, may be consequentially amended.
5: The following changes may be made in relation to schedules:
a: a schedule may be renumbered so as to be consistent with current drafting practice (for example, Schedule 1 may replace First Schedule), and any cross-references to that schedule in the reprint, or in another reprint, may be consequentially amended:
b: a reference to a schedule to a particular enactment may be changed to a schedule of that enactment.
6: Subsection (5) does not limit this section or section 17D Section 17E inserted 1 January 2000 section 4 Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
17F: Changes to be noted in reprint
If changes authorised by section 17C
a: indicate that fact in a suitable place; and
b: outline in general terms, and in a suitable place, the changes made. Section 17F inserted 1 January 2000 section 4 Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999 Amendments to Acts Interpretation Act 1924 Heading repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
18: General interpretation of terms
Section 18 repealed 1 November 1999 section 38(1) Interpretation Act 1999
19: Repeal of provision relating to gazetting of Acts
Section 19 repealed 1 November 1999 section 38(1) Interpretation Act 1999 Amendments to Civil Defence Act 1983 Heading repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
20: Emergency regulations
Section 20 repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
21: Consequential amendment
Section 21 repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999 Amendments to Electoral Act 1956 Heading repealed 1 July 1994 section 284 Electoral Act 1993
22: Indexes of streets and places
Section 22 repealed 1 July 1994 section 284 Electoral Act 1993 Amendments to Evidence Act 1908 Heading repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
23: New sections substituted
Section 23 repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
24: Repeals
Section 24 repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999 Amendment to Films Act 1983 Heading repealed 1 October 1994 section 150(2) Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993
25: Departments and organisations to which section 10 of the Films Act 1983 applies
Section 25 repealed 1 October 1994 section 150(2) Films, Videos, and Publications Classification Act 1993 Amendment to Judicature Act 1908 Heading repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
26: Publication of High Court Rules under Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989
Section 26 repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999 Amendment to Medical Research Council Act 1950 Heading repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
27: Annual report to Minister
Section 27 repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999 Amendments to Ombudsmen Act 1975 Heading repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
28: House of Representatives may make rules for guidance of Ombudsmen
Section 28 repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
29: Evidence
Section 29 repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
30: Departments to which Ombudsmen Act 1975 applies
Section 30 repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999 Amendment to Public Finance Act 1989 Heading repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
31: Revolving funds
Section 31 repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999 Amendment to State Sector Act 1988 Heading repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
32: Departments of the Public Service
Section 32 repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
33: Transitional provision relating to Government Printing Office
Section 33 repealed 15 May 1991 Employment Contracts Act 1991 Amendments to Veterinary Services Act 1946 Heading repealed 1 January 2000 section 5(1) Acts and Regulations Publication Amendment Act 1999
34: Annual report and statement of accounts
Section 34 repealed 1 January 1995 Veterinarians Act 1994
35: Regulations
Section 35 repealed 1 January 1995 Veterinarians Act 1994