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| Name: | COVID-19 Public Health Response Act 2020 (2020 No 12). |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| Subject(s): | Public Health Policy And Regulations |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2020-05-13 |
| Entry into force: | |
| ISN: | NZL-2020-L-110021 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=110021&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Legislation on-line  www.legislation.govt.nz, Parliamentary Counsel Office, New Zealand PDF (consulted on 2020-06-22) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Contents 1 Title 2 Commencement Part 1 - Preliminary provisions 3 Repeal of this Act 4 Purpose 5 Interpretation 6 Transitional, savings, and related provisions 7 Act binds the Crown Part 2 - Provisions to limit the risk of outbreak or spread of COVID-19 Subpart 1—Section 11 orders 8 Prerequisites for all section 11 orders 9 Minister may make section 11 orders 10 Director-General may make section 11 orders 11 Orders that can be made under this Act 12 General provisions relating to section 11 orders 13 Effect of section 11 orders Subpart 2—Further provisions relating to section 11 orders Form of orders, etc 14 Form, publication, and duration of section 11 orders 15 Amendment or extension of section 11 orders Parliamentary approval 16 Section 11 order made by Minister revoked if not approved by House of Representatives Application of Legislation Act 2012 17 Section 11 orders to be disallowable instruments Subpart 3—Enforcement, offences, and penalties Authorised persons 18 Authorised persons 19 Evidence of identity Enforcement 20 Powers of entry 21 Power to give directions 22 Power to close roads and public places and stop vehicles 23 Power to direct person to provide identifying information 24 Power to direct business or undertaking to close 25 Directions may be given verbally or in writing Offences 26 Offences relating to compliance with orders 27 Offences relating to exercise of enforcement powers Provisions relating to infringement offences 28 Proceedings for infringement offences 29 Who may issue infringement notices 30 Infringement notices 31 Reminder notices 32 Payment of infringement fees Subpart 4—Miscellaneous provisions 33 Regulations 34 Protection of persons acting under authority of this Act Part 3 - Amendments to Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 35 Amendments to Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002 36 Section 66 amended (Minister may declare state of national emergency) 37 Section 68 amended (Declaration of state of local emergency) 38 Section 94B amended (Notice of local transition period) 39 Section 94E amended (Termination of transition periods) Part 4 - Amendment to Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 40 Amendment to Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 41 Section 272 amended (Jurisdiction of Youth Court and children’s liability to be prosecuted for criminal offences) Schedule 1 - Transitional, savings, and related provisions Schedule 2 - Orders under section 70 of Health Act 1956 relating to COVID-19 Schedule 3 - Infringement notice and reminder notice Legislative history Administrative information |
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