1: Title
This Act is the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Amendment Act 2013.
2: Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3: Principal Act
This Act amends the Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010 principal Act 2013-09-04 Local Government (Auckland Transitional Provisions) Act 2010
4: Section 3 amended (Purpose of this Act)
1: In section 3(2)(c) enactments ; and
2: After section 3(2)(c)
d: provides a process for the development of the first combined planning document for Auckland Council under the Resource Management Act 1991.
5: Section 5 amended (Transitional regulations)
1: In section 5(1)(d) under Part 1 or 2 of
2: In section 5(2) This section Subsection (1)
3: In section 5(3) this section subsection (1)
4: After section 5(3)
4: The Governor-General may, by Order in Council made on the recommendation of the Minister for the Environment, make regulations to—
a: prescribe matters in respect of the preparation of the first Auckland combined plan that may be in addition to or in place of the provisions of Part 4
b: provide that, subject to any conditions specified in the regulations, during a specified period or in specified circumstances, specified provisions of Part 4
c: make provision for a situation in respect of the preparation of the first Auckland combined plan for which no or insufficient provision is made by Part 4
5: The Minister for the Environment must not recommend the making of regulations under subsection (4)
a: are necessary or desirable for the efficient and orderly development of the first Auckland combined plan; and
b: address unforeseen situations or unforeseen issues arising in the preparation of that plan; and
c: are consistent with the purposes of this Act.
6: In addition, the Minister for the Environment must not recommend the making of regulations under subsection (4)
7: Subsection (4)
a: 1 July 2017, if no extension to the deadline referred to in section 146 section 147
b: 1 July 2018, if 1 or more extensions to the deadline referred to in section 146 section 147
6: New Part 4 inserted
After section 114,
4: Process for development of first combined plan for Auckland Council
115: Overview of this Part
1: This Part sets out the following process for the preparation of the first Auckland combined plan:
a: the Auckland Council prepares a proposed plan for Auckland that meets the requirements of a regional policy statement, a regional plan, including a regional coastal plan, and a district plan:
b: the plan is prepared in accordance with this Part and, to the extent provided for by this Part, the RMA:
c: the plan is not required to include district plan provisions in relation to the Hauraki Gulf Islands (the district plan provisions of the former Auckland City Council in relation to those islands will become operative as part of an existing separate process):
d: the Council prepares its reports on the proposed plan under sections 32 and 165H(1A)
e: the Council notifies the proposed plan and calls for submissions:
f: the Council notifies a summary of submissions and calls for further submissions:
g: the Council then forwards all relevant information obtained up to this point to a specialist Hearings Panel appointed by the Minister for the Environment and the Minister of Conservation:
h: the Hearings Panel holds a Hearing into submissions on the proposed plan by means of hearing sessions conducted in accordance with the procedural and other requirements of this Part:
i: the Council must attend the hearing sessions and otherwise assist the Hearings Panel with the task of the Hearing:
j: on the completion of the hearing of submissions, but no later than 50 working days before the expiry of 3 years from the date the Council notifies the proposed plan, the Hearings Panel must make recommendations to the Council on the proposed plan (unless that period is extended by the Minister for the Environment by up to 1 year):
k: the Council must make decisions on the recommendations of the Hearings Panel no later than 20 working days after receiving the recommendations (unless that period is extended by the Minister for the Environment by up to a further 20 working days) and publicly notify the recommendations of the Hearings Panel and the Council's decisions on the recommendations:
l: the proposed plan is amended in accordance with the Council's decisions on the recommendations and is deemed, subject to the appeal rights of submitters, to be approved or adopted, as the case may be:
m: submitters on the proposed plan may appeal to the Environment Court on those recommendations of the Hearings Panel that the Council rejects:
n: submitters on the proposed plan may appeal to the High Court, on a point of law only, on those recommendations of the Hearings Panel that the Council accepts:
o: once all appeals are determined, the Council must then publicly notify the operative date of the proposed plan.
2: This section is only a guide to the general scheme and effect of this Part. It does not affect the interpretation or application of the other provisions of the Part.
116: Interpretation
1: In this Part, unless the context requires another meaning,— Auckland Auckland combined plan section 122 Auckland Council Council
a: means the local authority established by section 6(1) of the Local Government (Auckland Council) Act 2009; and
b: includes a member, delegate, or officer of the Council acting on its behalf chairperson coastal marine area Hearing hearing session Hearings Panel Panel section 161 Independent Māori Statutory Board member Ministry proposed plan sections 121 to 126 requiring authority
a: a requiring authority within the meaning of section 166 of the RMA; and
b: a heritage protection authority within the meaning of section 187 of the RMA RMA submission
a: means a written or an electronic submission received by the Auckland Council on the proposed plan; and
b: includes a further written or electronic submission on the proposed plan submitter working day
2: Unless the context requires another meaning, references in this Part, whether express or implied, to a district plan for Auckland mean the plan for the district excluding the geographic area to which the Hauraki Gulf Islands section of the district plan of the former Auckland City Council applies (which, as a proposed plan, was notified on 18 September 2006 and amended by decisions notified on 4 May 2009).
3: Unless the context requires another meaning, a term or expression used and not defined in this Part, but defined in the RMA, has the same meaning as in that Act.
117: Application of this Part
1: This Part applies only to the preparation of the first Auckland combined plan.
2: To avoid doubt, once the Auckland combined plan is operative, the plan may be changed only in accordance with the RMA.
118: Certain early actions permitted
1: This section applies to any actions relating to preparation of the Auckland combined plan that—
a: were performed by the Auckland Council or another person before the commencement of this Part; and
b: would have complied with the provisions listed in subsection (2)
2: The provisions are as follows:
a: clauses 1 to 4 of Schedule 1 of the RMA, as applied by section 123
b: section 126(3)(a) and (b)
3: The actions must be treated as actions performed under this Part.
119: Regulations relating to preparation of Auckland combined plan
1: This section provides for regulations to be made that specifically relate to the preparation of the Auckland combined plan.
2: Regulations may be made under section 360(1) of the RMA for the purposes of the preparation of that plan and as if references to the RMA in that subsection include references to this Part.
120: Components of district plan for Auckland
1: This section describes, to avoid doubt, the components of the district plan for Auckland once—
a: the Auckland combined plan is operative; and
b: the Hauraki Gulf Islands section referred to in section 116(2)
2: The district plan for Auckland will comprise—
a: the provisions of the Hauraki Gulf Islands section, in respect of the geographic area to which that section applies; and
b: the district plan provisions of the Auckland combined plan, in respect of the geographic area of the rest of Auckland. Initial preparation of proposed Auckland combined plan
121: Preparation of first Auckland combined plan
1: The Auckland combined plan, and the documents that make up the plan, must be prepared in accordance with—
a: this Part; and
b: the RMA, except the provisions of the RMA that—
i: are excluded from applying by this Part; or
ii: correspond to provisions of this Part.
2: Anything done under a provision of this Part is to be treated as if it were done under any provision of the RMA that corresponds to the provision of this Part.
3: In this section, a provision of the RMA corresponds
a: is replaced, with or without modification, by the provision of this Part; or
b: otherwise corresponds to the provision of this Part.
4: Despite section 117(1) subsection (2)
122: Auckland combined plan to combine regional and district documents
1: The Auckland Council must prepare, implement, and administer a document (the Auckland combined plan
a: a regional policy statement for Auckland:
b: a regional plan, including a regional coastal plan, for Auckland:
c: a district plan for Auckland.
2: The Auckland combined plan must clearly identify—
a: the provisions of the document that are the regional policy statement, the regional plan, the regional coastal plan, or the district plan, as the case may be; and
b: the objectives, policies, and methods set out or described in the document that have the effect of being provisions of the regional policy statement.
3: Once the Auckland combined plan is approved by the Auckland Council, it is deemed, for the purposes of the RMA, to be a plan or regional policy statement separately prepared and approved by the Council for its region or district, as the case may be.
123: Initial preparation of Auckland combined plan
1: A reference in this section to a clause is to a clause of Schedule 1 of the RMA.
2: The Auckland Council must initially prepare the Auckland combined plan in accordance with clauses 1 to 8A, as modified by this section.
3: The Auckland Council must comply with section 126 section 32 clause 5(1)(a) section 165H(1A)
4: Clause 5(1A) and (1C) do not apply (meaning that copies of the public notice about the plan need not be sent to ratepayers or other persons).
5: Clause 5(1B) is modified so that notice must be given only to owners and occupiers of land to which the designation or heritage order applies.
6: Clause 5(2)(e) is modified so that the public notice must state—
a: an address for service for written submissions; and
b: an email address for service for electronic submissions.
7: Clause 5(3)(a) is modified so that its closing date for submissions is 60 working days after public notification.
8: Clause 7(1)(c) is modified so that its closing date for further submissions is 30 working days after the day on which the public notice is given.
9: Clause 1(2), and section 37 of the RMA, do not apply to the closing dates for submissions or further submissions (meaning that the Council cannot extend the dates, or waive a failure to comply with the dates, under those provisions).
10: A person who makes an electronic submission under clause 6 or 8 is to be treated as having specified as an address for service the email address from which the submission is received.
124: Restriction on amendments or variations to Auckland combined plan
1: This section and section 125 section 148(4)(a)
2: The Auckland Council may amend the proposed plan—
a: under any provision of the RMA or another enactment that provides for amendments to be made to a proposed regional policy statement or proposed plan without using the process in Schedule 1 of the RMA; or
b: as a result of the Council's decisions on the recommendations of the Hearings Panel.
3: If the Auckland Council amends the proposed plan under a provision described in subsection (2)(a)
a: give notice of the amendments to the Hearings Panel; and
b: make the amendments available for inspection on its Internet site and at its offices; and
c: if the provision requires public notice of the amendment, give public notice in accordance with the provision.
4: The Auckland Council may vary the proposed plan in accordance with a direction of the Hearings Panel.
5: The Hearings Panel may direct the Auckland Council to vary the proposed plan if the Panel is satisfied that—
a: the variation is required—
i: to give effect to a provision in a national policy statement, or New Zealand coastal policy statement, that affects the proposed plan; or
ii: to give effect, in the provisions of the proposed plan comprising the regional plan or district plan, to the provisions of the proposed plan comprising the regional policy statement; or
iii: to correct a substantial error in the proposed plan; and
b: the Panel is able to deal with the variation as provided in subsection (7) section 146 or 147
6: The Auckland Council must deal with the variation under section 125
7: The Hearings Panel must deal with the variation under sections 128 to 145 section 145(1)(d)
8: Clause 16B(1) and (2) of Schedule 1 of the RMA apply to the variation, and the variation must be merged in and become part of the proposed plan in time for the Hearings Panel's report under section 144(5)
9: In sections 148 to 159
125: Variation to Auckland combined plan
1: This section specifies the initial process for a variation to the Auckland combined plan that is permitted by section 124(4)
2: A reference in this section to a clause is to a clause of Schedule 1 of the RMA.
3: The Auckland Council must deal with the variation in accordance with clauses 1 to 8A and 16A(2), as modified by this section.
4: Section 126 section 32 clause 5(1)(a) section 165H(1A)
5: Clause 5(1A) and (1C) do not apply (meaning that copies of the public notice about the proposed variation need not be sent to ratepayers or other persons).
6: Clause 5(2)(e) is modified so that the public notice must state—
a: an address for service for written submissions; and
b: an email address for service for electronic submissions.
7: Clause 1(2), and section 37 of the RMA, do not apply to the closing dates for submissions or further submissions (meaning that the Council cannot extend the dates, or waive a failure to comply with the dates, under those provisions).
8: A person who makes an electronic submission under clause 6 or 8 is to be treated as having specified as an address for service the email address from which the submission is received.
126: Audit of evaluation report on proposed Auckland combined plan
1: This section applies to the following reports of the Auckland Council on the relevant parts of the proposed plan:
a: the evaluation report prepared under section 32
b: the report prepared under section 165H(1A)
2: The Auckland Council must electronically provide the reports to the Ministry as soon as practicable after they are prepared, but no later than the day on which the proposed plan is publicly notified.
3: The Ministry must audit the reports, or have the reports audited, against criteria that have been—
a: determined by the Ministry after consultation with the Auckland Council; and
b: specified in a written notice from the chief executive of the Ministry to the Auckland Council.
4: The Ministry must prepare a report, or have a report prepared, of the audit and electronically provide the audit report to the Auckland Council as soon as practicable, but no later than 30 working days after the day on which the Ministry received the reports for auditing.
5: The Auckland Council must make the audit report available for public inspection as soon as practicable after receiving it.
127: Auckland Council must provide relevant information to Hearings Panel
1: The Auckland Council must provide copies of the following to the Hearings Panel:
a: the proposed Auckland combined plan that was publicly notified:
b: any notices about designations, or notices of requirements for designations or heritage orders, referred to in clause 4(5) of Schedule 1 of the RMA:
c: the information about requirements referred to in clause 4(7) of Schedule 1 of the RMA:
d: the Council’s evaluation report prepared under section 32 section 165H(1A)
e: the audit report provided to the Council under section 126(4)
f: the submissions on the proposed plan received by the closing date for submissions:
g: the Council's summary of the decisions requested by submitters:
h: the further submissions on the proposed plan received by the closing date for further submissions:
i: any submissions or further submissions received after the relevant closing date, along with information about when the submissions were received:
j: the planning documents that are recognised by an iwi authority and lodged with the Council:
k: any amendments the Council makes to the proposed plan under section 124(2)(a)
l: any other relevant information held by the Council that is requested by the Hearings Panel.
2: If the Council makes a variation under section 125
a: the variation that was publicly notified:
b: the Council’s evaluation report prepared under section 32 section 165H(1A)
c: the submissions on the variation received by the closing date for submissions:
d: the Council's summary of the decisions requested by submitters:
e: the further submissions on the variation received by the closing date for further submissions:
f: any submissions or further submissions received after the relevant closing date, along with information about when the submissions were received.
3: The Council must provide the documents or information electronically and as soon as is reasonably practicable in each case. Hearings Panel to hold Hearing into submissions on proposed plan
128: Hearing by Hearings Panel
1: The Hearings Panel must hold a Hearing into submissions on the proposed plan.
2: The Hearings Panel must hold each hearing session in public unless permitted to do otherwise by—
a: section 141
b: section 48 of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (as that Act applies in accordance with section 169
129: Who may be heard
1: Every person who has made a submission and stated that they wish to be heard at the Hearing may speak at a hearing session, either personally or through a representative, and call evidence.
2: Despite subsection (1)
3: Subsection (4)
4: The Hearings Panel may proceed with the hearing session if it considers it fair and reasonable to do so.
130: Notice of hearing sessions
The Hearings Panel must give no less than 10 working days' notice of the dates, times, and places of the hearing sessions to—
a: every person who made a submission and who requested to be heard (and has not since withdrawn the request); and
b: every requiring authority that has a designation or heritage protection order included in the proposed plan.
131: Pre-hearing session meetings
1: Before a hearing session, the Hearings Panel may invite or require the persons listed in subsection (2)
a: clarifying a matter or an issue relating to the proposed plan; or
b: facilitating resolution of a matter or an issue relating to the proposed plan.
2: The persons are—
a: 1 or more submitters; and
b: the Council; and
c: any other persons that the Hearings Panel considers appropriate, including 1 or more experts.
3: A meeting may be chaired by a member of the Hearings Panel or a person appointed by the chairperson of the Panel.
4: The chairperson of the meeting must, after a meeting, prepare a report that—
a: sets out any clarification or resolution of a matter or an issue agreed between the persons who attended the meeting; and
b: sets out any outstanding matter or issue between them; and
c: addresses any matter or issue identified to the chairperson by the Hearings Panel.
5: The chairperson of the meeting must provide the report in writing or electronically to the Hearings Panel and the persons who attended the meeting no less than 5 working days before the hearing session to which the meeting relates.
6: A report prepared under subsection (4)
132: Consequences of submitter not attending pre-hearing session meeting
1: This section applies if a submitter who is required to attend a meeting under section 131
2: The Hearings Panel may decline to consider the person's submission.
3: If the Hearings Panel acts under subsection (2)
a: has no rights of appeal under section 155
b: may not become, under section 274 of the RMA, a party to proceedings as the result of any appeal right exercised by another person under section 155
4: However, the person may object under section 154
133: Conference of experts
1: The Hearings Panel may, at any time during the Hearing, direct that a conference of experts be held for the purpose of—
a: clarifying a matter or an issue relating to the proposed plan; or
b: facilitating resolution of a matter or an issue relating to the proposed plan.
2: A conference may be facilitated by a member of the Hearings Panel or a person appointed by the Panel.
3: The facilitator of a conference must, after the conference, prepare a report on the conference and provide it in writing or electronically to—
a: the Hearings Panel; and
b: the persons who attended the conference.
4: A facilitator must act under subsection (3)(a) or (b)
5: A report prepared under subsection (3)
6: To avoid doubt, the Council may attend a conference under this section only if authorised to do so by the Hearings Panel.
134: Alternative dispute resolution
1: The Hearings Panel may, at any time during the Hearing, refer to mediation or any other alternative dispute resolution process the persons listed in subsection (2)
a: the Panel considers that it is—
i: appropriate to do so; and
ii: likely to resolve issues between the parties that relate to the proposed plan; and
b: each person has consented (other than the Council, which must participate if referred by the Panel).
2: The persons are—
a: 1 or more submitters; and
b: the Council; and
c: any other person that the Hearings Panel considers appropriate.
3: The Hearings Panel must appoint the mediator or person facilitating the mediation or other process (the mediator
4: The person who conducts the mediation or other process must report the outcome to the Hearings Panel.
5: In reporting the outcome under subsection (4)
135: Late submissions
1: This section applies to submissions or further submissions received after the closing date for those submissions.
2: The chairperson of the Hearings Panel must decide whether to waive the requirement to provide the submissions before that closing date in respect of each submission to which this section applies.
3: In making his or her decision, the chairperson must take into account—
a: the interests of any person who or that, in the chairperson's opinion, may be directly affected by the waiver; and
b: the need to ensure there is an adequate assessment of the effects of the proposed plan; and
c: the stage of the Hearing at which the Hearings Panel is provided with the submissions.
4: A decision of the chairperson under this section is final and there is no right of objection or appeal against it. Hearing procedure
136: Hearing procedure
1: At each hearing session, no fewer than 3 members of the Hearings Panel must be present.
2: If the chairperson is not present, he or she must appoint another member as chairperson for the purposes of the hearing session.
3: At the hearing session, the Hearings Panel—
a: may permit a party to question any other party or witness; and
b: may permit cross-examination; and
c: must receive evidence written or spoken in Māori, in which case the Māori Language Act 1987 applies as if the hearing session were legal proceedings before a tribunal named in Schedule 1 of that Act.
4: Otherwise, the Hearings Panel must establish a procedure for hearing sessions that—
a: is appropriate and fair in the circumstances (including in respect of the granting to a person of any waiver of the requirements of the Hearings Panel); and
b: avoids unnecessary formality; and
c: recognises tikanga Māori where appropriate.
5: The Hearings Panel must keep a full record of the hearing sessions and any other proceedings.
137: Council must attend hearing sessions
1: The Council must attend the hearing sessions to assist the Hearings Panel in 1 or more of the following ways:
a: to clarify or discuss matters in the proposed plan:
b: to give evidence:
c: to speak to submissions or address issues raised by them:
d: to provide any other relevant information as requested by the Hearings Panel.
2: Despite subsection (1)
3: A failure by the Council or the Hearings Panel to comply with this section does not invalidate the Hearing or the hearing sessions.
4: To avoid doubt, this section does not limit or prevent the Council from—
a: making a submission on the proposed plan in accordance with section 123 or 125
b: being heard on that submission under section 129
138: Other procedural matters
1: The following provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908 apply to each hearing session as if the Hearings Panel were a Commission, and the Hearing were an inquiry, under that Act:
a: section 4 (powers to maintain order):
b: section 4B (evidence):
c: section 4D (power to summon witnesses):
d: section 6 (protection of witnesses and other persons):
e: section 7 (allowances for witnesses).
2: A summons to a witness to appear at a hearing session must be in the prescribed form and be signed by the chairperson.
3: All allowances for a witness must be paid by the party on whose behalf the witness is called.
4: However, if the Hearings Panel calls a witness, the Auckland Council must pay the allowances for that witness.
5: The Hearings Panel may request and receive, from a person who is heard by the Panel or who is represented at a hearing session, any information and advice that is relevant and reasonably necessary for the Panel to make its recommendations under section 144
139: Directions to provide evidence within time limits
1: The Hearings Panel may direct a submitter or the Auckland Council to provide briefs of evidence in writing or electronically to the Panel before a hearing session.
2: The Hearings Panel may direct a submitter or the Auckland Council, if the submitter or the Council is intending to call expert evidence, to provide briefs of the evidence in writing or electronically to the Hearings Panel before a hearing session.
3: The submitter or the Auckland Council must provide briefs of evidence under this section in the time frame specified by the Hearings Panel.
4: The Hearings Panel must give electronic notice to any relevant submitters of briefs of evidence that are made available under section 143
140: Directions and requests before or at hearing session
1: Before or at a hearing session, the Hearings Panel may do 1 or more of the following:
a: direct the order of business at the hearing session, including the order in which submissions and evidence are presented:
b: direct that submissions and evidence be recorded, taken as read, or limited to matters in dispute:
c: direct a submitter, when presenting a submission or evidence, to present it within a time limit:
d: request a submitter to provide further information.
2: Before or at a hearing session, the Hearings Panel may direct that the whole, or a part of, a submission be struck out if the Panel considers—
a: the whole submission, or the part, is frivolous or vexatious; or
b: that the whole submission, or the part, discloses no reasonable or relevant case; or
c: that it would otherwise be an abuse of the hearing process to allow the whole submission, or the part, to be taken further.
3: At a hearing session, the Hearings Panel may direct a submitter not to present—
a: the whole submission, if all of it is irrelevant or not in dispute; or
b: any part of the submission that is irrelevant or not in dispute; or
c: any part of the submission that does not relate to that part of the proposed plan being addressed at the hearing session.
4: If the Hearings Panel gives a direction under subsection (2)
5: A person whose submission, in whole or in part, is struck out has a right of objection under section 154
141: Protection of sensitive information
1: The Hearings Panel may, on its own motion or on the application of any submitter, make an order described in subsection (2)
a: that the order is necessary to avoid—
i: serious offence to tikanga Māori or to avoid the disclosure of the location of wāhi tapu; or
ii: the disclosure of a trade secret or unreasonable prejudice to the commercial position of the person who supplied, or is the subject of, the information; and
b: that in the circumstances of the particular case, the importance of avoiding the offence, disclosure, or prejudice outweighs the public interest in making that information available.
2: An order may—
a: require that the whole or part of a hearing session or class of hearing sessions at which the information is likely to be referred to must be held with the public excluded (which order must, for the purposes of section 48(3) to (5) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, be deemed to be a resolution passed under that section):
b: prohibit or restrict the publication or communication of any information supplied to, or obtained by, the Hearings Panel in the course of any proceedings, whether or not the information may be material to any proposal, application, or requirement.
3: The Hearings Panel must require the Auckland Council to make available for inspection, on its Internet site and at its offices, any orders the Panel makes under this section.
4: A party to a hearing session or class of hearing sessions may apply to the Environment Court for an order cancelling or varying an order made by the Hearings Panel under this section.
5: On an application made under subsection (4)
a: make an order cancelling or varying any order made by the Hearings Panel under this section on such terms as the Judge thinks fit; or
b: decline to make an order.
142: Hearings Panel may commission reports
1: The Hearings Panel may, at any time during the Hearing, require the Auckland Council, or commission a consultant or any other person, to prepare a report on—
a: 1 or more submissions; or
b: any matter arising from a hearing session; or
c: any other matter that the Panel considers necessary for the purposes of the Panel making its recommendations.
2: The report does not need to repeat information included in any submission.
3: Instead, the report may—
a: adopt all of the information; or
b: adopt any part of the information by referring to the part adopted.
4: The Hearings Panel—
a: may consider a report prepared under subsection (1)
b: must require the Auckland Council to make the report available for inspection on its Internet site and at its offices.
5: The Hearings Panel may request and receive, from a person who makes a report under this section, any information and advice that is relevant and reasonably necessary for the Panel to make its recommendations under section 144
143: Evidence and reports must be made available
1: The Hearings Panel must require the Auckland Council to make available for inspection, on its Internet site and at its offices,—
a: any written or electronic evidence, including further information provided under section 140(1)(d)
b: any written or electronic report provided to the Panel under section 131, 133, or 134
2: However, this section does not apply to any evidence or part of a report that the Hearings Panel considers it is not reasonable to make available for inspection. Recommendations of Hearings Panel
144: Hearings Panel must make recommendations to Council on proposed plan
1: The Hearings Panel must make recommendations on the proposed plan after it has finished hearing submissions, including any recommended changes to the proposed plan.
2: The recommendations must include recommendations on any provision included in the proposed plan under clause 4(5) or (6) of Schedule 1 of the RMA, as applied by section 123
3: However, the Hearings Panel—
a: is not limited to making recommendations only within the scope of the submissions made on the proposed plan; and
b: may make recommendations on any other matters relating to the proposed plan identified by the Panel or any other person during the Hearing.
4: The Hearings Panel must not make a recommendation on any existing designations or heritage orders that are included in the proposed plan without modification and on which no submissions are received.
5: The Hearings Panel must provide the recommendations, in a report, to the Council.
6: The report must include—
a: the Panel's recommendations, and identify any recommendations that are beyond the scope of the submissions made on the proposed plan; and
b: the Panel's decisions on the provisions and matters raised in submissions; and
c: the reasons for accepting or rejecting submissions and, for this purpose, may address the submissions by grouping them according to—
i: the provisions of the proposed plan to which they relate; or
ii: the matters to which they relate.
7: The report may also include—
a: matters relating to any consequential alterations necessary to the proposed plan arising from submissions; and
b: any other matter that the Hearings Panel considers relevant to the proposed plan that arises from submissions or otherwise.
8: To avoid doubt, the Hearings Panel is not required to make recommendations that address each submission individually.
145: Matters that affect recommendations
1: The Hearings Panel, in formulating its recommendations, must—
a: have regard to any reports prepared under sections 131(4) and 133(3)
b: take account of any outcomes reported under section 134(4)
c: have regard to the evaluation report and the report required by section 165H of the RMA in relation to the proposed plan and any variation and to the audit report referred to in section 126
d: include in the recommendations a further evaluation of the proposed plan undertaken in accordance with section 32AA
e: if a rule to which section 165H(1) of the RMA applies is to be recommended, include in the recommendations a report prepared under section 165H(1A)
f: ensure that, were the Auckland Council to accept the recommendations, the following would be complied with:
i: sections 43B(3), 61, 62, 66 to 70B, 74 to 77D, 85A, 85B(2), 165F, 165G, 168A(3), 171, 189A(10), and 191 of the RMA:
ii: any other provision of the RMA, or another enactment, that applies to the Council's preparation of the plan.
2: To avoid doubt, when complying with subsection (1)(f)
146: Deadline for recommendations
The Hearings Panel must provide its report under section 144(5) section 123 section 147
147: Extension of deadline for recommendations
1: The Hearings Panel or the Auckland Council, or both, may request the Minister for the Environment to extend the deadline referred to in section 146 original deadline
2: A request must be made before the original deadline or, if the original deadline has already been extended, before the extended deadline.
3: A request must be in writing and—
a: specify a proposed date for the extended deadline that is no later than 1 year after the original deadline; and
b: if applicable, include the views of the party not making the request.
4: If the Minister grants a request, the original deadline is extended accordingly.
5: Section 37 of the RMA does not apply to the original deadline or to an extended deadline (meaning that the Council cannot extend the deadline, or waive a failure to comply with the deadline, under that provision). Council decisions on recommendations
148: Auckland Council to consider recommendations and notify decisions on them
1: The Auckland Council must—
a: decide whether to accept or reject each recommendation of the Hearings Panel; and
b: for each rejected recommendation, decide an alternative solution, which—
i: may or may not include elements of both the proposed plan as notified and the Hearings Panel's recommendation in respect of that part of the proposed plan; but
ii: must be within the scope of the submissions.
2: When making decisions under subsection (1)
a: the Council is not required to consult any person or consider submissions or other evidence from any person; and
b: the Council must not consider any submission or other evidence that was not made available to the Hearings Panel.
3: To avoid doubt, the Council may accept recommendations of the Hearings Panel that are beyond the scope of the submissions made on the proposed plan.
4: The Council must, no later than 20 working days after it is provided with the report under section 146
a: publicly notify its decisions under subsection (1)
i: each recommendation of the Hearings Panel that it accepts; and
ii: each recommendation of the Hearings Panel that it rejects and the reasons for doing so; and
iii: the alternative solution for each rejected recommendation; and
b: electronically notify each requiring authority affected by the decisions of the Council under subsection (1) paragraph (a)
5: Subsection (6)
6: The Council may notify the recommendation as accepted, but only if, when complying with subsection (4)(a)(i)
7: A recommendation to which subsection (5)
8: Subsection (4) section 149
149: Extension of deadline for decisions
1: The Auckland Council may request the Minister for the Environment to extend the deadline referred to in section 148(4) original deadline
2: A request must be made before the original deadline or, if the original deadline has already been extended, before the extended deadline.
3: A request must be in writing and specify a proposed date for the extended deadline that is no later than 20 working days after the original deadline.
4: If the Minister grants a request, the original deadline is extended accordingly.
5: Section 37 of the RMA does not apply to the original deadline or to an extended deadline (meaning that the Council cannot extend the deadline, or waive a failure to comply with the deadline, under that provision).
150: Auckland Council to release Hearings Panel report
At the same time as the Auckland Council publicly notifies its decisions under section 148(4)(a) section 144(5)
a: on the Council's Internet site; and
b: for inspection during working hours, free of charge, at the offices of the Council and anywhere else that the Council determines is appropriate. Designations and heritage orders of requiring authorities other than Auckland Council
151: Designations and heritage orders of requiring authorities other than Auckland Council
1: A decision of the Auckland Council that is notified to a requiring authority under section 148(4)(b)
2: The requiring authority must notify the Auckland Council as to whether it accepts or rejects the recommendation in whole or in part within 30 working days after the day on which it receives the recommendation.
3: The requiring authority may modify the requirement only if the modification is recommended by the Auckland Council or is not inconsistent with the requirement as notified.
4: If the requiring authority rejects the recommendation in whole or in part, or modifies the requirement, it must give reasons for its decision.
5: The Auckland Council must ensure that, within 15 working days after it receives the decision, a notice of decision and a statement of the time within which an appeal against the decision may be lodged is served on—
a: persons who made a submission on the requirement; and
b: owners and occupiers of land to which the designation or heritage order applies.
6: If the Auckland Council gives a notice of a decision, it must—
a: make a copy of the decision available for inspection on its Internet site and at its offices; and
b: include with the notice a statement of the places where a copy of the decision is available; and
c: send or provide, on request, a copy of the decision within 3 working days after the request is received. Proposed plan deemed approved or adopted
152: Proposed plan deemed approved or adopted on and from certain dates
1: This section applies to the proposed plan once the Auckland Council publicly notifies its decisions on the recommendations of the Hearings Panel under section 148(4)(a)
2: Each part of the proposed plan, other than the parts relating to the coastal marine area, designations, and heritage orders,—
a: is amended in accordance with the decisions of the Council; and
b: is deemed to have been approved by the Council under clause 17(1) of Schedule 1 of the RMA on and from—
i: the date on which the appeal period expires, if no appeals relating to that part of the proposed plan are made under section 155
ii: the date on which all appeals, including further appeals, relating to that part of the proposed plan are determined, if appeals are made under that section.
3: Each part of the proposed plan relating to the coastal marine area—
a: is amended in accordance with the decisions of the Council; and
b: on and from the following date is deemed to have been adopted by the Council under clause 18(1) of Schedule 1 of the RMA and must be sent by the Council to the Minister of Conservation for his or her approval under clause 18(3) of that schedule:
i: the date on which the appeal period expires, if no appeals relating to that part of the proposed plan are made under section 155
ii: the date on which all appeals, including further appeals, relating to that part of the proposed plan are determined, if appeals are made under that section.
4: The part of the proposed plan relating to a designation or heritage order—
a: is amended in accordance with the decision about the designation or heritage order—
i: notified by the requiring authority under section 151(2)
ii: notified by the Council under section 148(4)(a)
b: is deemed to have been approved by the Council under clause 17(1) of Schedule 1 of the RMA on and from—
i: the date on which the appeal period expires, if no appeals relating to the designation or heritage order are made under section 157
ii: the date on which all appeals, including further appeals, relating to the designation or heritage order are determined, if appeals are made under that section.
5: However, the parts of the proposed plan relating to any existing designations or heritage orders that were included in the proposed plan without modification, and on which no submissions were received, are deemed to have been approved by the Council under clause 17(1) of Schedule 1 of the RMA on and from the date on which the Auckland Council publicly notifies its decisions under section 148(4)(a) RMA provisions relating to legal effect of rules apply
153: RMA provisions relating to legal effect of rules apply
1: Sections 86A to 86G of the RMA apply, with all necessary modifications, to a rule contained in the proposed plan.
2: Without limiting subsection (1) section 148(4)(a) Objections, appeals, and judicial review
154: Objection rights
1: A person who made a submission on the proposed plan has the following rights of objection to the Hearings Panel:
a: a decision of the Hearings Panel under section 132
b: a decision of the Hearings Panel to strike out the whole or a part of the person's submission under section 140(2)
2: An objection must be made by notice in writing, setting out the reasons for the objection, no later than 15 working days after the decision is notified to the person or any longer time allowed by the Hearings Panel.
3: The Hearings Panel must—
a: consider the objection as soon as practicable; and
b: hold a hearing on the objection at which all members are present, having given the objector no less than 5 working days' notice of the date, time, and place for the hearing.
4: After the hearing, the Hearings Panel must—
a: dismiss the objection or uphold the objection in whole or in part; and
b: inform the objector in writing of the Panel's decision and the reasons for it.
5: A decision of the Hearings Panel under this section is final and there is no right of appeal against it.
155: Appeal rights
The only appeal rights available in respect of the proposed plan are as follows:
a: the right of appeal to the Environment Court under section 156 or 157
b: the right of appeal to the High Court under section 158
156: Right of appeal to Environment Court
1: A person who made a submission on the proposed plan may appeal to the Environment Court in respect of a provision or matter relating to the proposed plan—
a: that the person addressed in the submission; and
b: in relation to which the Council rejected a recommendation of the Hearings Panel and decided an alternative solution, which resulted in—
i: a provision being included in the proposed plan; or
ii: a matter being excluded from the proposed plan.
2: However, if the Council's alternative solution included elements of the Hearings Panel's recommendation, the right of appeal is limited to the effect of the differences between the alternative solution and the recommendation.
3: A person may appeal to the Environment Court in respect of a provision or matter relating to the proposed plan if—
a: the Council's acceptance of a recommendation of the Hearings Panel resulted in—
i: the provision being included in the proposed plan; or
ii: the matter being excluded from the proposed plan; and
b: the Hearings Panel had identified the recommendation as being beyond the scope of the submissions made on the proposed plan; and
c: the person is, was, or will be unduly prejudiced by the inclusion of the provision or exclusion of the matter.
4: The Environment Court must treat an appeal under this section as if it were a hearing under clause 15 of Schedule 1 of the RMA and, except as otherwise provided in this section, clauses 14(5) and 15 of Schedule 1 of the RMA and Parts 11 and 11A of the RMA apply to the appeal (including, to avoid doubt, sections 299 to 308).
5: Notice of the appeal must be in the prescribed form and lodged with the Environment Court, and served on the Auckland Council, no later than 20 working days after the Council notifies the matters under section 148(4)(a)
6: If the subject matter of the notice of appeal relates to the coastal marine area, the person must also serve a copy of the notice on the Minister of Conservation no later than 5 working days after the notice is lodged with the Environment Court.
157: Right of appeal to Environment Court (designations and heritage orders)
1: A person has a right of appeal to the Environment Court against any aspect of a decision referred to in section 152(4)(a)
a: the person is an owner or occupier of land to which the designation or heritage order applies; and
b: the person made a submission on the requirement that referred to that aspect of the decision.
2: A person has a right of appeal to the Environment Court against any aspect of a decision referred to in section 152(4)(a)
a: the person is not an owner or occupier of land to which the designation or heritage order applies; and
b: the person made a submission on the requirement that referred to that aspect of the decision; and
c: in that aspect of the decision, the requiring authority rejected the Auckland Council's recommendation on the matter.
3: The Auckland Council has a right of appeal to the Environment Court against any aspect of a decision referred to in section 152(4)(a)
4: A person has a right of appeal to the Environment Court against any aspect of a decision referred to in section 152(4)(a)
a: the person is not an owner or occupier of land to which the designation or heritage order applies; and
b: the person made a submission on the requirement that referred to that aspect of the decision; and
c: in that aspect of the decision, the Council rejected the Hearings Panel's recommendation on the matter.
5: An appeal must be treated as if it were an appeal under section 174 of the RMA, and that section and Parts 11 and 11A of the RMA apply to the appeal (including, to avoid doubt, sections 299 to 308).
6: Despite subsection (5)
a: section 151(5)
b: section 148(4)(a)
158: Right of appeal to High Court on question of law
1: A person who made a submission on the proposed plan may appeal to the High Court in respect of a provision or matter relating to the proposed plan—
a: that the person addressed in the submission; and
b: in relation to which the Council accepted a recommendation of the Hearings Panel, which resulted in—
i: a provision being included in the proposed plan; or
ii: a matter being excluded from the proposed plan.
2: A person may appeal to the High Court against any aspect of a decision referred to in section 152(4)(a)
a: the person is not an owner or occupier of land to which the designation or heritage order applies; and
b: the person made a submission on the requirement that referred to that aspect of the decision; and
c: in that aspect of the decision, the requiring authority accepted the Auckland Council's recommendation on the matter.
3: A person may appeal to the High Court against any aspect of a decision referred to in section 152(4)(a)
a: the person is not an owner or occupier of land to which the designation or heritage order applies; and
b: the person made a submission on the requirement that referred to that aspect of the decision; and
c: in that aspect of the decision, the Council accepted the Hearings Panel's recommendation on the matter.
4: However, an appeal under this section may only be on a question of law.
5: Except as otherwise provided in this section, sections 299(2) and 300 to 307 of the RMA apply, with all necessary modifications, to an appeal under this section.
6: Notice of the appeal must be filed with the High Court, and served on the Auckland Council, no later than 20 working days after the Council notifies the matters under section 148(4)(a)
7: If the subject matter of the notice of appeal relates to the coastal marine area, the person must also serve a copy of the notice on the Minister of Conservation no later than 5 working days after the notice is filed with the High Court.
159: Judicial review
1: Nothing in this Part limits or affects any right of judicial review a person may have in respect of any matter to which this Part applies, except as provided in sections 156(4) and 157(5)
2: However, a person must not both apply for judicial review of a decision made under this Part and appeal to the High Court under section 158
3: If applications for judicial review and appeal are lodged together, the High Court must try to hear the judicial review and appeal proceedings together, but need not if the court considers it impracticable to do so in the circumstances of the particular case. Auckland Council to notify when plan operative
160: Auckland Council to notify when plan operative
The Auckland Council must notify the date on which the plan, or each part of the plan, as the case may be, will become operative in accordance with clause 20 of Schedule 1 of the RMA. Hearings Panel
161: Minister for Environment and Minister of Conservation to establish Hearings Panel
1: The Minister for the Environment and the Minister of Conservation must establish a Hearings Panel.
2: The Hearings Panel comprises—
a: a chairperson; and
b: 3 to 7 other members.
3: The chairperson and other members must be appointed jointly by the Ministers after consulting the Auckland Council and the Independent Māori Statutory Board.
4: The Ministers must appoint members who collectively have knowledge of, and expertise in relation to, the following:
a: the RMA; and
b: district plans, regional plans (including regional coastal plans), and regional policy statements or combined regional and district documents; and
c: tikanga Māori, as it applies in Tāmaki Makaurau; and
d: Auckland and the mana whenua groups and other people of Auckland; and
e: the management of legal proceedings, including cross-examination.
5: However, a failure to comply with subsection (4)
6: A member must be appointed in accordance with section 162
7: To avoid doubt, the Ministers may appoint additional members after the initial appointment of members so long as the total number is no more than 7 members and a chairperson.
8: The Ministers may appoint a member to replace a member who ceases to hold office.
9: Subsections (4) to (6)
10: As soon as practicable after establishing the Hearings Panel and appointing its initial members,—
a: the Minister for the Environment must notify the Panel's establishment on the Internet site of the Ministry; and
b: the Council must notify the Panel's establishment on the Council's Internet site.
162: How members appointed
1: The Minister for the Environment must give a person appointed as a member of the Hearings Panel a written notice of the appointment that complies with subsection (2)
2: The notice of appointment must—
a: state the date on which the appointment takes effect; and
b: state the term of the appointment; and
c: specify the terms of reference for both the Hearings Panel and the member.
163: When member ceases to hold office
1: A member of the Hearings Panel remains a member until the earliest of the following:
a: his or her term of office ends:
b: he or she dies:
c: he or she resigns by giving 20 working days' written notice to the Minister for the Environment and the Minister of Conservation:
d: he or she is removed under subsection (2)
e: the Hearings Panel ceases to exist.
2: The Minister for the Environment and the Minister of Conservation may, at any time for just cause, remove a member by written notice to the member (with a copy to the Hearings Panel).
3: The notice must state—
a: the date on which the removal takes effect, which must not be earlier than the date on which the notice is received by the member; and
b: the reasons for the removal.
4: A member of the Hearings Panel is not entitled to any compensation or other payment or benefit relating to his or her ceasing, for any reason, to hold office as a member.
5: In subsection (2) just cause
164: Functions of Hearings Panel
The Hearings Panel has the following functions and powers for the purposes of holding a Hearing into the submissions on the proposed plan and any variation permitted by section 124(4)
a: to hold hearing sessions; and
b: for the purposes of paragraph (a)
i: to hold or authorise the holding of pre-hearing session meetings, conferences of experts, and alternative dispute resolution processes; and
ii: to commission reports; and
iii: to hear any objections made in accordance with section 154
c: to make recommendations to the Auckland Council on the proposed plan and any variation; and
d: except as expressly provided by this Part, to regulate its own proceedings in the manner it thinks fit; and
e: to carry out or exercise any other functions or powers conferred by this Part or that are incidental and related to, or consequential upon, any of its functions and powers under this Part.
165: Powers of chairperson
The chairperson of the Hearings Panel has the following powers:
a: to decide how many, and which, members of the Hearings Panel are to be present at each hearing session:
b: to appoint another member to act as chairperson for any hearing sessions at which he or she will not be present:
c: to decide whether to accept any late submissions:
d: to deal with any complaints in respect of the Hearings Panel or any member of the Panel.
166: Term of Hearings Panel
The Hearings Panel exists until it has completed the performance or exercise of its functions and powers in relation to the Hearing, including any appeals in relation to the Hearing that are filed in any court.
167: Liability of members
A member is not liable for anything the member does, or omits to do, in good faith in performing or exercising the functions, duties, and powers of the Hearings Panel.
168: Funding of Hearings Panel and related activities
1: The Auckland Council is responsible for all costs incurred by the Hearings Panel, and for the activities related to the performance or exercise of the Panel's functions and powers, under this Part.
2: Without limiting subsection (1)
a: the remuneration and expenses of the members of the Hearings Panel; and
b: the administrative costs of each hearing session, including venue hire and public notices; and
c: the remuneration of any expert, mediator or other dispute resolution facilitator, or other person whose services are engaged by the Hearings Panel under this Part; and
d: the allowances of any witness called by the Hearings Panel.
3: For the purposes of subsection (1)
a: remuneration by way of salary, fees, or allowances at a rate determined by the Minister for the Environment after consultation with the Council; and
b: actual and reasonable travelling and other expenses incurred in carrying out his or her office in accordance with the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951, and that Act applies as if the members were members of a statutory Board within the meaning of that Act.
169: Application of Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
The Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 applies, with any necessary modifications, to the Hearings Panel as if it were a board of inquiry given authority to conduct a hearing under section 149J of the RMA.


1: Title
This Act is the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Amendment Act 2013.
2: Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3: Principal Act
This Act amends the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 principal Act 2013-09-04 Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
4: Section 45 amended (Interpretation)
After section 45(1)
1A: Despite subsection (1), meeting
5: New section 45A inserted (Application of this Part to certain local authorities)
After section 45
45A: Application of this Part to certain local authorities
The only provisions of this Part that apply to the following local authorities are sections 48 and 53:
a: a board of inquiry given authority to conduct hearings under section 149J of the Resource Management Act 1991; and
b: a special tribunal given authority to conduct hearings under section 202 of the Resource Management Act 1991.
6: New section 59 inserted (Transitional provisions for amendments made on or after commencement of Local Government Official Information and Meetings Amendment Act 2013)
After section 58
59: Transitional provisions for amendments made on or after commencement of Local Government Official Information and Meetings Amendment Act 2013
1: The transitional provisions set out in Schedule 6
2: The provisions relate to amendments made to this Act on or after the commencement of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Amendment Act 2013
7: New Schedule 6 inserted
After Schedule 5 Schedule 6 Schedule


Bail Amendment Act 2013

1: Title
This Act is the Bail Amendment Act 2013.
2: Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3: Principal Act
This Act amends the Bail Act 2000 principal Act 2013-09-04 Bail Act 2000
1: Amendments to principal Act
4: Section 3 amended (Interpretation)
1: In section 3 Class A controlled drug Class B controlled drug court Police bail section 21(1) Police employee working day .
2: In section 3 drug dealing offence drug dealing offence
a: any offence against section 6 or 12C(1)(a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975 in relation to a Class A controlled drug or a Class B controlled drug; or
b: an attempt to commit an offence referred to in paragraph (a) .
3: In section 3 electronic monitoring address EM address electronic monitoring assessor EM assessor section 30E electronic monitoring condition EM condition section 30B relevant occupant
a: in relation to an EM address that is a family residence, every person of or over the age of 16 years who ordinarily lives there; or
b: in relation to any other EM address, every person who the EM assessor identifies as being a relevant occupant for the purposes of section 30G temporary EM address section 30N .
5: Section 7 amended (Rules as to granting bail)
Repeal section 7(3)
6: Section 8 amended (Consideration of just cause for continued detention)
After section 8(4)
4A: When considering an application for bail, the court must not take into account the fact that the defendant has provided, or may provide, information relating to the investigation or prosecution of any offence, including any offence committed or alleged to have been committed by the defendant.
4B: However, despite subsection (4A)
7: New section 9A inserted (Restriction on bail if defendant charged with murder)
After section 9
9A: Restriction on bail if defendant charged with murder
1: This section applies to a defendant of or over the age of 17 years who is charged with murder under section 167 or 168 of the Crimes Act 1961
2: No defendant to whom this section applies may be granted bail or allowed to go at large except by order of a High Court Judge or a District Court Judge.
3: No defendant to whom this section applies may be granted bail or allowed to go at large unless the defendant satisfies the Judge that bail or remand at large should be granted.
4: In particular (but without limiting any other matters in respect of which the defendant must satisfy the Judge under subsection (3)
5: In deciding whether or not to grant bail to a defendant to whom this section applies or to allow the defendant to go at large, the need to protect the safety of the public and, where appropriate, the need to protect the safety of any particular person or persons are the primary considerations.
8: Section 10 amended (Restriction on bail if defendant with previous conviction for specified offence charged with further specified offence)
Replace section 10(2)
2: In this section, specified offence
a: section 128B (sexual violation):
b: section 132 (sexual conduct with child under 12):
c: section 134 (sexual conduct with young person under 16):
d: section 167 (murder):
e: section 168 (murder):
f: section 171 (manslaughter):
g: section 173 (attempt to murder):
h: section 188 (wounding with intent):
i: section 189 (injuring with intent):
j: section 191 (aggravated wounding or injury):
k: section 198A (using any firearm against law enforcement officer, etc):
l: section 198B (commission of crime with firearm):
m: section 208 (abduction for purposes of marriage or sexual connection):
n: section 209 (kidnapping):
o: section 232 (aggravated burglary):
p: section 234 (robbery):
q: section 235 (aggravated robbery):
r: section 236 (assault with intent to rob).
9: Section 15 amended (Granting of bail to defendant under 20 years of age)
1: In the heading to section 15 under 20 who is 17
2: Replace section 15(1)
1: A court that remands a defendant at any stage of the proceedings for the offence with which the defendant is charged, including for sentence, must release the defendant on bail or otherwise subject to such conditions as it thinks fit if—
a: the defendant appears to the court to be 17 years of age; and
b: the defendant has not previously been sentenced to imprisonment.
3: In section 15(2)(a) and 17 to 17A
10: Section 16 replaced (Bail allowable for drug dealing offence only by order of Judge)
Replace section 16
16: Judge only may grant bail for drug dealing offence
A defendant who is charged with or convicted of a drug dealing offence may be granted bail by order of a High Court Judge or District Court Judge but not otherwise.
11: Section 17 repealed (Bail for drug dealing offence may be continued or renewed by District Court)
Repeal section 17
12: New section 17A inserted (Restriction on bail if defendant charged with serious Class A drug offence)
After section 17
17A: Restriction on bail if defendant charged with serious Class A drug offence
1: This section applies to a defendant of or over the age of 17 years who is charged with a serious Class A drug offence.
2: No defendant to whom this section applies may be granted bail or allowed to go at large unless the defendant satisfies the Judge that bail or remand at large should be granted.
3: In particular (but without limiting any other matters in respect of which the defendant must satisfy the Judge under subsection (2)
4: In this section, serious Class A drug offence
a: an offence under section 6 or 12C(1)(a) of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1975
b: an attempt to commit an offence in paragraph (a)
13: Sections 21 and 22 replaced
Replace sections 21 22
21: Police employee may grant bail
1: Any Police employee may, if he or she considers it prudent to do so, grant bail ( Police bail
2: Subsection (1) 9A 16 17A
3: In determining whether it is prudent to grant Police bail to a defendant charged with an offence against section 49 of the Domestic Violence Act 1995, the Police employee must make the need to protect the victim of the alleged offence the paramount consideration.
4: Despite section 7, no person is entitled to be granted Police bail under this section as of right.
21A: Notice of Police bail
1: A Police employee who grants Police bail must ensure that a notice of Police bail is completed in accordance with subsection (2)
2: A notice of Police bail must—
a: state—
i: the defendant's full name and address; and
ii: the particulars of the charge; and
iii: the conditions of bail, including the time, date, and place for attendance by the defendant before a court; and
iv: any other information required by rules made under section 386 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011
b: be dated.
3: A Police employee who grants Police bail must—
a: give the notice of Police bail to the defendant; and
b: ensure that the defendant understands the conditions of bail; and
c: ensure that the defendant authenticates the notice.
4: The date for attendance by the defendant before a court must not be later than 14 days from the date of the notice.
21B: Conditions of Police bail
1: It is a condition of every grant of Police bail that the defendant must attend personally before a court at the time, date, and place specified in the notice of bail.
2: A Police employee who grants Police bail may impose, in addition to the condition imposed by subsection (1) section 30(2) (4)
3: However, subsection (2)
a: the time stated in the notice of Police bail for the appearance by the defendant before a court is less than 7 days from the date of that notice; or
b: the court that the defendant must attend will be closed for more than 7 consecutive days after the date of the defendant's arrest.
22: Conditions of Police bail granted to defendant charged with domestic violence offence
1: In addition to the condition or conditions imposed under section 21B
a: the victim of the alleged offence; and
b: any particular person residing with the victim.
2: In this section,— domestic relationship section 4 of the Domestic Violence Act 1995 domestic violence offence violence section 3(2), (4), and (5) of the Domestic Violence Act 1995
14: Section 24 replaced (Failure to answer Police bail)
Replace section 24
24: Failure to answer Police bail
1: A defendant commits an offence if he or she, having been released on Police bail under section 21
a: fails without reasonable excuse to attend personally at the time and the court specified in the notice of Police bail; or
b: fails without reasonable excuse to attend personally at the time and place to which the hearing has been adjourned under section 167(2) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011.
2: A person who commits an offence under subsection (1)
a: imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months; or
b: a fine not exceeding $1,000.
15: Section 25 repealed (Effect on bond of attendance or non-attendance of person bailed by constable)
Repeal section 25
16: Section 26 replaced (Breach of condition of Police bail)
Replace section 26
26: Breach of condition of Police bail
Sections 39, 51, and 52 apply, with any necessary modifications, to a defendant who has been released on Police bail granted under section 21
17: Section 28 amended (Warrant for detention of defendant remanded on bail)
1: In section 28(a) under the Criminal Procedure Act 2011
2: In section 28(b) the back of
18: Section 30 amended (Conditions of bail)
Replace section 30(2)
2: A judicial officer or Registrar may impose, as further conditions of the defendant's release,—
a: an EM condition:
b: a condition that the defendant report to the Police at the time or times and at the place or places that the judicial officer or Registrar orders.
2A: However, a Registrar must not impose an EM condition under subsection (2)(a)
19: New sections 30A to 30R and cross-heading inserted
After section 30 Electronic monitoring condition
30A: Purpose of EM condition
The purpose of an EM condition is to restrict and monitor a defendant's movements to ensure that the defendant—
a: appears in court on the date to which the defendant has been remanded; and
b: does not interfere with any witnesses or any evidence against the defendant; and
c: does not commit any offence while on bail.
30B: When court may grant bail with EM condition
1: A court may grant bail with an EM condition if the defendant—
a: is eligible for bail with an EM condition; and
b: the court has satisfied itself as to the matters set out in section 30I
2: A defendant is eligible for bail with an EM condition if the defendant—
a: is in custody on remand, including if he or she has consented to being remanded in custody; and
b: is not liable to be detained in custody under any other sentence or order; and
c: if bail with an EM condition is granted, is likely to be on bail with an EM condition for not less than 14 days.
3: Nothing in this section limits the discretion of a court to remand the defendant in custody if there is just cause for continued detention.
4: For the purposes of the grant of bail with an EM condition, court
30C: Court must not grant bail with EM condition if less restrictive bail conditions suffice
A court must not grant bail with an EM condition if the court considers that a less restrictive condition or combination of conditions would be sufficient to ensure the outcomes set out in section 30A(a) to (c)
30D: Application for bail with EM condition
1: An application for bail with an EM condition must be in a form approved and issued under subsection (4)
2: On receiving the application, the Registrar must set the matter down for a hearing and notify the defendant, the Police, and the prosecuting agency (if not the Police) of the date, time, and place of the hearing.
3: The defendant must, as soon as practicable after receiving a notice of the hearing, serve a copy of the application on—
a: the Police; and
b: the prosecuting agency (if not the Police).
4: The chief executive of the Ministry of Justice must approve and publish a form for an application for bail with an EM condition.
30E: Responsibility for management of EM bail
1: The Minister of Justice, in consultation with the Minister of Police and the Minister of Corrections, may, by notice in writing, nominate 1 or both of the following as the person or persons responsible for the management of EM bail:
a: the Commissioner of Police:
b: the chief executive of the Department of Corrections.
2: The person or persons nominated under subsection (1)
3: The Minister of Justice may make a nomination under subsection (1)
30F: EM reports
1: If a defendant applies under section 30D
2: The purpose of an EM report is to assist the court hearing the application in determining whether an EM condition is practicable and appropriate.
3: An EM report must address all of the following matters:
a: whether an EM condition is appropriate:
b: whether an EM condition is practicable at the proposed EM address, including whether the monitoring equipment will function adequately at that address:
c: whether the proposed EM address is appropriate for electronic monitoring of the defendant, including whether there is any evidence of violence between—
i: the defendant and any occupant of the premises at that address; and
ii: the defendant and any person who may reasonably be expected to visit those premises:
d: whether every relevant occupant of the premises at the proposed EM address has consented, in accordance with section 30G(2)
e: if the defendant has been charged with an offence of a kind referred to in section 29 of the Victims' Rights Act 2002, the views of the following persons as to the appropriateness of bail with an EM condition:
i: any victim of the alleged offence; and
ii: a parent or legal guardian of a victim of the alleged offence.
4: An EM report may address any of the following matters:
a: the defendant's personal circumstances, including employment, training, and childcare commitments:
b: recommendations for other bail conditions:
c: the response of the prosecuting agency to the application, including any reasons for opposing it:
d: any other matter that the EM assessor considers to be relevant to the decision whether or not to grant a defendant bail with an EM condition.
30G: EM assessor must ascertain whether relevant occupants consent to defendant remaining at EM address
1: In preparing an EM report in relation to an application under section 30D subsection (2)
2: Before ascertaining whether or not a relevant occupant consents, the EM assessor must—
a: ensure that the occupant—
i: is aware of the nature of the charges faced by the defendant; and
ii: is aware of the nature of any past offending by the defendant; and
iii: is aware of and understands the effects of an EM condition; and
b: inform the occupant that the information in paragraph (a)
c: inform the occupant that the information in paragraph (a) paragraph (b)
d: inform the occupant that consent to the defendant remaining at the EM address while on bail with an EM condition can be withdrawn at any time and inform the occupant how he or she may withdraw his or her consent.
30H: Use of information obtained for EM report
1: The uses to which information obtained for the purpose of preparing an EM report under section 30F
a: use in the determination of the application to which the report relates:
b: use in the preparation of a pre-sentence report under section 26 of the Sentencing Act 2002 in relation to the defendant:
c: any other use to which the defendant has consented.
2: EM information may not be used except in accordance with subsection (1)
30I: Court must be satisfied as to certain matters before granting bail with EM condition
1: The court hearing an application made under section 30D
a: the defendant has been made aware of and understands his or her obligations under the EM condition; and
b: the defendant agrees to comply with the requirements of the EM condition; and
c: it is practicable for the defendant to remain at the proposed EM address on bail with an EM condition; and
d: the proposed EM address is appropriate for the purpose of bail with an EM condition; and
e: every relevant occupant of the proposed EM address has consented to the defendant remaining at the proposed EM address while on bail with an EM condition; and
f: in each case the consent of the relevant occupant has been obtained after the steps set out in section 30G(2)
2: In considering whether to grant bail with an EM condition, the court—
a: must consider the EM report or previous EM report referred to in section 30F(1)
b: in particular, must have regard to any evidence of violence between the defendant and any occupant of the proposed EM address; and
c: may have regard to any other relevant information.
30J: Court must specify EM address
In granting bail with an EM condition, a court must specify the EM address.
30K: EM assessor must define area of EM address to which defendant is confined
1: An EM assessor must define the area of an EM address to which a defendant on bail with an EM condition is confined.
2: An EM assessor who defines the area of an EM address under subsection (1)
a: show the area to the defendant; and
b: advise the relevant occupants of the area.
30L: Defendant's obligations under EM condition
1: A defendant who is on bail with an EM condition must—
a: submit to the electronic monitoring of his or her compliance with the restrictions placed on his or her movements under paragraphs (b) and (c)
b: not leave the EM address at any time except—
i: as authorised under section 30M
ii: to attend his or her scheduled court appearances; or
iii: to seek urgent medical or dental treatment; or
iv: to avoid or minimise a serious risk of death or injury to the defendant or any other person; or
v: to surrender himself or herself to Police custody; and
c: remain in the area of the EM address that has been defined by an EM assessor under section 30K paragraph (b)(i) to (v)
d: co-operate with, and comply with any lawful direction given by, an EM assessor; and
e: present himself or herself at the door of the EM address when required to do so by any member of the Police or an EM assessor; and
f: keep the notice of bail in his or her possession at the EM address and present it when required to do so by any member of the Police; and
g: allow an EM assessor access to the EM address for the purpose of speaking to another occupant of the EM address at the request of that occupant; and
h: not tamper with or damage the electronic monitoring equipment or do anything with the intention of interfering with the functioning of that equipment.
2: A breach by a defendant of an obligation under subsection (1)
30M: Authorised absence from EM address
1: A court may, when granting bail with an EM condition, authorise the defendant to be absent from the EM address.
2: However, a Registrar may authorise a defendant to be absent from the EM address only if the prosecution agrees to that authorisation.
3: In authorising a defendant to be absent from the EM address, the court must specify—
a: the time or times during which the defendant may be absent; and
b: the purpose or purposes for which the defendant may be absent.
30N: EM assessor may approve temporary EM address
1: If the EM address becomes unsuitable or unavailable through a change of circumstances (including the withdrawal of consent of a relevant occupant),—
a: an EM assessor may approve a temporary EM address; and
b: within 5 working days after approving a temporary EM address, the EM assessor must make an application under section 33(1)(b) or 34(1)(b)
2: Subsection (1)(b) section 33(1)(a) or 34(1)(a)
3: The defendant must remain at the temporary EM address pending the determination of the application for variation, and section 30L(1)(b) to (g), and (2)
4: If, in the opinion of the EM assessor, there is no suitable temporary EM address available, the EM assessor must notify the Police and the defendant without delay, and the defendant must surrender himself or herself to Police custody.
30O: Use of information obtained from electronic monitoring
Information that is obtained from the electronic monitoring of a defendant on bail with an EM condition may be used for the purpose set out in section 30A
a: verifying compliance by the defendant with bail conditions:
b: detecting non-compliance by the defendant with bail conditions and providing evidence of that non-compliance:
c: detecting the commission by the defendant of an offence and providing evidence of that offence:
d: verifying that the defendant has not tampered with or otherwise interfered with the electronic monitoring equipment.
30P: Court may remand defendant in custody pending installation of electronic monitoring equipment, etc
A court that grants bail with an EM condition may postpone the commencement of the bail and remand the defendant in custody for a period reasonably necessary for—
a: the installation of electronic monitoring equipment at the EM address:
b: the making of any other arrangement to enable the defendant to comply with the EM condition.
30Q: Defendant on bail with EM condition not in custody
A defendant on bail with an EM condition is not in custody.
30R: Bail with EM condition does not affect entitlements under Social Security Act 1964
The fact that a defendant is on bail with an EM condition does not, of itself, affect any entitlement the defendant may have under the Social Security Act 1964.
30S: Subsequent application for bail with EM condition
Nothing in this Act prevents a defendant, who has previously applied for bail without an EM condition and been refused, from subsequently applying for bail with an EM condition on the same charges.
20: Section 31 amended (Release of defendant granted bail)
1: After section 31(1)
1A: If electronic monitoring is a condition of bail, the notice of bail must—
a: state the EM address; and
b: list the defendant's obligations, set out in section 30L
2: In section 31(2)(c) sign authenticate
3: In section 31(3)(a) signed authenticated
4: In section 31(3)(b) sign authenticate
5: In section 31(4) signed authenticated
21: Section 32 repealed (Warrant of deliverance)
Repeal section 32
22: Section 33 amended (Variation of conditions of bail imposed by District Court)
1: In the heading to section 33 imposed by the in
2: Replace section 33(1)
1: If the proceeding for the offence with which the defendant has been charged is in a District Court, the court may,—
a: on the application of the defendant or the prosecutor, make an order varying or revoking any condition of bail or substituting any other condition of bail; and
b: on the application of an EM assessor, make an order varying the EM address.
3: After section 33(1)
1A: However, in the case of the variation of an EM condition, the court may only make the following orders under subsection (1)(a)
a: an order authorising absence from the EM address:
b: an order varying or revoking any existing authorisation of absence from the EM address:
c: an order varying the EM address.
1B: If the court makes an order under subsection (1) in relation to an EM condition, sections 30A to 30S
4: In section 33(2 another District Court or
5: In section 33(4) District Court court
6: In section 33(5)(a)(iii) sign authenticate
7: In section 33(6) sign authenticate
23: Section 34 amended (Variation of conditions of bail imposed by High Court)
1: Replace the heading to section 34 Variation of conditions of bail in High Court, Court of Appeal, or Supreme Court
2: Replace section 34(1)
1: Subject to subsection (3), if a defendant is granted bail in any proceeding to which section 33(1) does not apply, a High Court Judge may,—
a: on the application of the prosecutor or the defendant, make an order varying or revoking any condition of bail or substituting or imposing any other condition of bail; and
b: on the application of an EM assessor, make an order varying the EM address.
3: After section 34(1)
1A: However, in the case of the variation of an EM condition, a High Court Judge may only make the following orders under subsection (1)(a)
a: an order authorising absence from the EM address:
b: an order varying or revoking any existing authorisation of absence from the EM address:
c: an order varying the EM address.
1B: If a High Court Judge makes an order under subsection (1), in relation to an EM condition, sections 30A to 30S
4: Replace section 34(2)
2: Subject to subsection (3), if a court or Registrar has, in granting bail to a defendant, imposed the condition that the defendant report to the Police at such times and at such place or places as the court or Registrar orders, any Registrar may, on the application of the defendant, make an order varying the time or times or the place or places at which the defendant is required to report.
5: In section 34(4) High Court court
6: In section 34(4)(a)(iii) sign authenticate
24: New section 34A inserted (Surrender of defendant on bail with EM condition)
After section 34
34A: Surrender of defendant on bail with EM condition
1: A defendant on bail with an EM condition—
a: must surrender himself or herself to Police custody if, for any reason (including the withdrawal of the consent of a relevant occupant), he or she is unable to remain at the EM address and no suitable temporary EM address is available; and
b: may surrender himself or herself to Police custody pending determination of an application under section 33 or 34 to vary the EM address or revoke the EM condition.
2: The Police must bring a defendant on bail with an EM condition who surrenders himself or herself to Police custody before a judicial officer at the earliest opportunity.
3: If a defendant on bail with an EM condition who is under the age of 17 years surrenders himself or herself to Police custody, sections 234(c), 235, and 236 of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989 apply with any necessary modifications.
25: Section 35 amended (Defendant on bail may be arrested without warrant in certain circumstances)
1: In section 35(1) the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeal or the High Court or a District Court a court
2: Replace section 35(2)
2: A defendant who is arrested under subsection (1) must,—
a: if released on bail by a District Court, Registrar, or Police employee in relation to a category 1, 2, or 3 offence, be brought before a District Court as soon as possible, unless the Solicitor-General has assumed responsibility for the proceedings in accordance with section 187 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011; or
b: if released on bail in any circumstances to which paragraph (a)
26: Section 36 amended (Arrest of defendant charged with drug dealing offence)
1: In section 36(2) High Court Judge or a District Court Judge
2: In section 36(3) High Court
3: In section 36(4) High Court
4: In section 36(5) bond
27: New section 36A inserted (Offence to refuse authorised person entry to EM address)
After section 36
36A: Offence to refuse authorised person entry to EM address
1: A person ( A
2: A person who commits an offence under subsection (1)
3: In subsection (1) authorised person
a: an EM assessor who has identified himself or herself to A; or
b: a person accompanying a person described in paragraph (a)
c: a person who—
i: has identified himself or herself to A; and
ii: is authorised in writing by an EM assessor to enter the EM address for the purpose of servicing or inspecting any electronic monitoring equipment at that address; and
iii: has produced that written authority to A.
28: Section 37 amended (Issue of warrant to arrest defendant absconding or breaching bail condition or who fails to answer bail)
1: In section 37(1) of the relevant court may issue a warrant in the prescribed form may issue a warrant
2: Replace section 37(7)
7: In this section, judicial officer or Registrar
a: for proceedings in a District Court, a judicial officer or Registrar of a District Court:
b: for proceedings in the High Court, a Judge or Registrar of the High Court:
c: for proceedings in the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court, a Judge or Registrar of the High Court.
29: Section 39 amended (Non-performance of condition of bail may be certified and recorded)
1: In section 39(1) of the relevant court may certify on the back of may certify on
2: In section 39(3) of the relevant court must direct the Registrar of that court must direct the Registrar
3: Replace section 39(6)
6: In this section, judicial officer
a: any judicial officer, if the defendant was released on bail by a District Court, Registrar, or Police employee in relation to a category 1, 2, or 3 offence and the Solicitor-General has not assumed responsibility for the proceedings in accordance with section 187 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011:
b: a Judge, if any of the matters set out in paragraph (a)
30: Section 43 amended (Execution of decision of District Court on appeal relating to bail)
1: In section 43(1) and signed by a District Court Judge
2: In section 43(3)(a)(iii) sign authenticate
31: Section 46 amended (Execution of decision of High Court on appeal relating to bail)
1: In section 46(1) and signed by a Judge
2: In section 46(3)(a)(iii) sign authenticate
32: Section 48 amended (Procedure relating to appeal under section 47)
In section 48(1) 10 days 20 working days
33: Section 49 amended (Execution of decision of Court of Appeal on appeal relating to bail)
In section 49(4) and signed by a Judge of the court
34: Section 50 amended (Execution of decision of Supreme Court on appeal relating to bail)
In section 50(4) and signed by a Judge of the court
35: Section 51 amended (Appeal against entry by Justice or Community Magistrate of non-performance of condition of bail in court record)
In section 51(1 28 days 20 working days
36: Section 52 amended (Appeal against entry by District Court Judge or High Court Judge of non-performance of condition of bail in court record)
In section 52(1) 28 days 20 working days
37: New section 52A and cross-heading inserted
After section 52 Issue of warrant for detention in custody
52A: Period for which warrant for detention in custody may be issued
1: This section applies to a warrant issued under section 43(1), 46(1), 49(4), or 50(4).
2: A warrant to which this section applies must be issued for whichever of the following applies:
a: for the period of adjournment:
b: pending and during the defendant's trial:
c: pending the defendant being brought up for sentence and during his or her sentencing.
38: Section 54 amended (Granting of bail to appellant in custody pending appeal to High Court)
In section 54(4) 35 to 39
39: Section 59 amended (Surrender of appellant released on bail)
In section 59(2) in the prescribed form
40: New section 73A inserted (Authentication of documents)
After section 73
73A: Authentication of documents
1: Any warrant issued under this Act must be authenticated by the judicial officer or Registrar who issues the warrant.
2: The person who is required to authenticate a document (including a notice of bail or bail bond) under this Act does so—
a: by signing and dating the document; or
b: in the case of a document in electronic form, by any electronic means that adequately identifies that person and the date of authentication.
3: However, an affidavit or other document required to be sworn must be signed and dated.
4: In the absence of evidence to the contrary, any document is to be treated as having been authenticated in accordance with this section.
2: Amendments to other Acts
41: Amendments to Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989
1: This section amends the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989
2: In section 214(1) Subject to section 214A
3: After section 214
214A: Arrest of child or young person in breach of bail condition
A constable may arrest a child or young person without a warrant if—
a: the child or young person has been released on bail; and
b: the constable believes, on reasonable grounds, that—
i: the child or young person has breached a condition of that bail; and
ii: the child or young person has on 2 or more previous occasions breached a condition of that bail (whether or not the same condition).
4: Replace section 235(1)
1: Notwithstanding section 234 but subject to section 244, a constable, in relation to any child or young person who has been arrested and if subsection (1A)
a: must place the child or young person in the custody of the chief executive in accordance with subsection (2); and
b: must do so as soon as practicable and not later than 24 hours after the arrest.
1A: This subsection applies if—
a: the constable believes, on reasonable grounds, that—
i: the child or young person is not likely to appear before the court; or
ii: the child or young person may commit further offences; or
iii: it is necessary to prevent—
A: the loss or destruction of evidence relating to an offence committed by the child or young person or an offence that the constable has reasonable cause to suspect the child or young person of having committed; or
B: interference with any witness in respect of any such offence; or
b: the child or young person has been arrested under section 214A 2013-09-04 Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989
42: Amendments to Sentencing Act 2002
1: This section amends the Sentencing Act 2002
2: In section 9(2)(g) character. character:
3: After section 9(2)(g)
h: that the offender spent time on bail with an EM condition as defined in section 3 of the Bail Act 2000.
4: After section 9(3)
3A: In taking into account that the offender spent time on bail with an EM condition under subsection (2)(h)
a: the period of time that the offender spent on bail with an EM condition; and
b: the relative restrictiveness of the EM condition, particularly the frequency and duration of the offender's authorised absences from the electronic monitoring address; and
c: the offender's compliance with the bail conditions during the period of bail with an EM condition; and
d: any other relevant matter. 2013-09-04 Sentencing Act 2002
43: Amendments to District Courts Act 1947
1: This section amends the District Courts Act 1947
2: Replace section 84C(2)(d)
d: if the judgment debtor cannot practically be brought immediately before a Judge or a Registrar, then a Police employee or bailiff may grant bail to the judgment debtor, and Parts 1 to 3 of the Bail Act 2000 apply, with any necessary modifications, as if the bail were granted by a Police employee under section 21(1) of that Act.
3: Replace section 84O(6)(c)
c: if the judgment debtor cannot practically be brought immediately before a Judge or a Registrar, then a Police employee or bailiff may grant bail to the judgment debtor, and Parts 1 to 3 of the Bail Act 2000 apply, with any necessary modifications, as if the bail were granted by a Police employee under section 21(1) of that Act. 2013-09-04 District Courts Act 1947
44: Amendments to District Courts Amendment Act 2011
1: This section amends the District Courts Amendment Act 2011
2: In section 14
d: if the judgment debtor or relevant officer cannot practicably be brought immediately before a Judge or Registrar, then a Police employee or bailiff may grant bail to the judgment debtor or relevant officer, and Parts 1 to 3 of the Bail Act 2000 apply, with any necessary modifications, as if the bail were granted by a Police employee under section 21(1) of that Act.
3: In section 23
e: if the judgment debtor cannot practicably be brought immediately before a Judge or Registrar, then a Police employee or bailiff may grant bail to the judgment debtor, and Parts 1 to 3 of the Bail Act 2000 apply, with any necessary modifications, as if the bail were granted by a Police employee under section 21(1) of that Act. 2013-09-04 District Courts Amendment Act 2011
45: Amendments to Summary Proceedings Act 1957
1: This section amends the Summary Proceedings Act 1957
2: Replace section 88AB(d)
d: for the purpose of any bail application by the defendant, if the defendant cannot practicably be brought immediately before the Registrar, a District Court Judge, or a Community Magistrate, then a Police employee or a bailiff may grant bail to the defendant, and Parts 1 to 3 of the Bail Act 2000 apply, with any necessary modifications, as if the bail were granted by a Police employee under section 21(1) of that Act.
3: Replace section 88AC(e)
e: if the defendant cannot practicably be brought immediately before the Registrar, a District Court Judge, or a Community Magistrate, then a Police employee or a bailiff may grant bail to the defendant, and Parts 1 to 3 of the Bail Act 2000 apply, with any necessary modifications, as if the bail were granted by a Police employee under section 21(1) of that Act. 2013-09-04 Summary Proceedings Act 1957
46: Bail Rules 2000
The Bail Rules 2000 2013-09-04 Bail Rules 2000