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First Home Owner Grant Amendment Regulations 2010

S.R. No. 138/2010

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

Regulation  Page

1Objective

2Authorising provision

3Principal Regulations

4New regulation 1 substituted

1Objective

5Definitions

6New regulation 6 inserted

6Authorised disclosure of protected information

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STATUTORY RULES 2010

S.R. No. 138/2010

First Home Owner Grant Act 2000

First Home Owner Grant Amendment Regulations 2010

The Governor in Council makes the following Regulations:

Dated: 26 October 2010

Responsible Minister:

JOHN LENDERS
Treasurer

MATTHEW McBEATH

Clerk of the Executive Council

1Objective

The objective of these Regulations is to amend the First Home Owner Grant Regulations 2001 to authorise the disclosure of protected information to a member of the New Zealand police force for the purposes of section 50 of the First Home Owner Grant Act 2000.

2Authorising provision

These Regulations are made under section 54 of the First Home Owner Grant Act 2000.

3Principal Regulations

In these regulations, the First Home Owner Grant Regulations 2001[1] are called the Principal Regulations.

4New regulation 1 substituted

For regulation 1 of the Principal Regulations substitute—

"1   Objective

The objectives of these Regulations are—

(a)to provide that a certain interest is recognised as a relevant interest in land for the purposes of section 5(4) of the First Home Owner Grant Act 2000; and

(b)to authorise the disclosure of protected information to a member of the New Zealand police force for the purposes of section 50 of the First Home Owner Grant Act 2000.".

5Definitions

(1)In regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations, for "2000." substitute "2000;"

(2)In regulation 3 of the Principal Regulations insert the following definition—

"member of the New Zealand police force means a person who is a Police employee within the meaning of the Policing Act 2008 of New Zealand.".

6New regulation 6 inserted

After regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations insert—

"6   Authorised disclosure of protected information

For the purposes of section 50(4)(d) of the First Home Owner Grant Act 2000, protected information is authorised to be disclosed to a member of the New Zealand police force who is also employed at the New Zealand Police National Intelligence Centre, in connection with an investigation or prosecution carried out in the course of the member's duty.".

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[1] Reg. 3: S.R. No. 37/2001.