New Zealand Legislation

The following is a list of current New Zealand legislation which includes references to records and documents. This list is not exhaustive - there are other pieces of legislation which include occasional reference to records. For example, the Employment Contract Act and the Health and Safety Act, both require employers to maintain registers of various sorts. If you are aware of any other relevant legislation, or can see where corrections to the list are necessary please contact Kerri Siatiras

Legislation	Section
Archives Act , 1957	In its entirety
Banking Act, 1982	s 12
Commerce Act, 1986	s 53, 56, 98, 99
Companies Act, 1993	s 87, 179,189-191, 194, 215, 218, 300, 365
Employment Relations Act, 2000	Detail to come
Evidence Act, 1908	s 39,37,43,47
Evidence Amendment Act, 1980	s 48G
Financial Transaction Reporting Act, 1996	s 29 - 36
Goods & Services Act, 1985	s 19B, 75
Income Tax Act, 1994	s DH2, DH3, ME1
Local Government Act, 1974	s 249, 256 - 259, also Gazette Notice, 12 Feb 1990, issued pursuant to s 256 (1) of the Local Government Act
Local Government Official Information & Meetings Act	s 10,15
Maritime Transport Act, 1994	s 189
Official Information Act, 1982	s 16,17
Ombudsman Amendment Act, 1997	s 2
Privacy Act, 1993	s 42
Public Finance Act	s 2, 25, 28
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Act, 1989	s 99, 151, 156A
Tax Administration Act, 1994	s 22, 16 to 80