We administer over 150 Acts and hundreds of pieces of secondary legislation under 52 regulatory systems.

On this page:

• Primary legislation (Acts)
• Secondary legislation

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Acts

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A

• Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 1989(external link)
• Administration Act 1969(external link)
• Administration of Justice Act 1928(external link)
• Admiralty Act 1973(external link)
• Adoption (Intercountry) Act 1997(external link)
• Adoption Act 1955(external link)
• Adult Adoption Information Act 1985(external link)
• Age of Majority Act 1970(external link)
• Ahuriri Hapū Claims Settlement Act 2021(external link)
• Anglican Church Trusts Act 1981(external link)
• Animals Law Reform Act 1989(external link)
• Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Act 2009(external link)
• Arbitration (International Investment Disputes) Act 1979(external link)
• Arbitration Act 1996(external link)
• Arms Act 1983(external link)
• Automobile Association (Central) Act 1980(external link)
• Aviation Crimes Act 1972(external link)

B

• Bail Act 2000(external link)
• Broadcasting Act 1989(external link)

C

• Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal Act 2019(external link)
• Care of Children Act 2004(external link)
• Charitable Trusts Act 1957(external link)
• Citizens Initiated Referenda Act 1993(external link)
• Civil Union Act 2004(external link)
• Constitution Act 1986(external link)
• Contempt of Court Act 2019(external link)
• Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977(external link)
• Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017(external link)
• Contributory Negligence Act 1947(external link)
• Conversion Practices Prohibition Legislation Act 2022(external link)
• Coroners Act 2006(external link)
• Costs in Criminal Cases Act 1967(external link)
• Courts (Remote Participation) Act 2010(external link)
• Courts Matters Act 2018(external link)
• Courts Security Act 1999(external link)
• Crimes (Internationally Protected Persons, United Nations and Associated Personnel, and Hostages) Act 1980(external link)
• Crimes Act 1961(external link)
• Crimes of Torture Act 1989(external link)
• Criminal Cases Review Commission Act 2019(external link)
• Criminal Disclosure Act 2008(external link)
• Criminal Investigations (Bodily Samples) Act 1995(external link)
• Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003(external link)
• Criminal Procedure Act 2011(external link)
• Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009(external link)
• Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004(external link)
• Criminal Records (Expungement of Convictions for Historical Homosexual Offences) Act 2018(external link)
• Crown Organisations (Criminal Liability) Act 2002(external link)
• Crown Proceedings Act 1950(external link)

D

• Deaths by Accident Compensation Act 1952(external link)
• Declaratory Judgments Act 1908(external link)
• Deeds Registration Act 1908(external link)
• Defamation Act 1992(external link)
• Disputes Tribunal Act 1988(external link)
• District Court Act 2016(external link)
• Domestic Actions Act 1975(external link)
• Domicile Act 1976(external link)
• Drug and Substance Checking Legislation Act 2020(external link)

E

• Election Access Fund Act 2020(external link)
• Electoral Act 1993(external link)
• Electronic Courts and Tribunals Act 2016(external link)
• Epidemic Preparedness Act 2006(external link)
• Evidence Act 2006(external link)
• Extradition Act 1999(external link)

F

• Family Court Act 1980(external link)
• Family Dispute Resolution Act 2013(external link)
• Family Proceedings Act 1980(external link)
• Family Protection Act 1955(external link)
• Family Violence Act 2018(external link)
• Fencing Act 1978(external link)
• Flags, Emblems and Names Protection Act 1981(external link)

G

• Gangs Act 2024(external link)

H

• Habeas Corpus Act 2001(external link)
• Harassment Act 1997(external link)
• Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015(external link)
• Hawke's Bay Regional Planning Committee Act 2015(external link)
• Hotel Association of New Zealand Act 1969(external link)
• Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004(external link)
• Human Rights Act 1993(external link)

I

• Imperial Laws Application Act 1988(external link)
• Imprisonment for Debt Limitations Act 1908(external link)
• Independent Police Conduct Authority Act 1988(external link)
• Inferior Courts Procedure Act 1909(external link)
• Innkeepers Act 1962(external link)
• Intelligence and Security Act 2017(external link)
• Interest on Money Claims Act 2016(external link)
• International Crimes and International Criminal Court Act 2000(external link)
• International War Crimes Tribunal Act 1995(external link)
• Interpretation Act 1999(external link)

J

• Joint Family Homes Act 1964(external link)
• Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel Act 2004(external link)
• Judicial Review Procedure Act 2016(external link)
• Juries Act 1981(external link)
• Justices of the Peace Act 1957(external link)

K

• Kermadec Islands Act 1887(external link)

L

• Land Transfer (Hawkes Bay) Act 1931(external link)
• Land Valuation Proceedings Act 1948(external link)
• Law Commission Act 1985(external link)
• Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949(external link)
• Law Reform Act 1936(external link)
• Law Reform Act 1944(external link)
• Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006(external link)
• Legal Services Act 1991(external link)
• Legal Services Act 2011(external link)
• Legislation Act 2019(external link)
• Limitation Act 2010(external link)
• Local Restoration Polls Act 1990(external link)

M

• Maritime Crimes Act 1999(external link)
• Marriage Act 1955(external link)
• Methodist Church of Australasia in New Zealand Act 1902(external link)
• Misuse of Drugs Act 1975(external link)
• Misuse of Drugs Amendment Act 2019(external link)
• Moriori Claims Settlement Act 2021(external link)
• Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act 1992(external link)

N

• New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990(external link)
• New Zealand Council of Law Reporting Act 1938(external link)
• New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Act 1982(external link)
• Ngā Mana Whenua o Tāmaki Makaurau Collective Redress Act 2014(external link)
• Ngai Tāmanuhiri Claims Settlement Act 2012(external link)
• NgāiTakoto Claims Settlement Act 2015(external link)
• Ngāti Apa (North Island) Claims Settlement Act 2010(external link)
• Ngāti Hinerangi Claims Settlement Act 2021(external link)
• Ngāti Kahu Accumulated Rentals Trust Act 2015(external link)
• Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairarapa Tāmaki nui-a-Rua Claims Settlement Act 2022(external link)
• Ngāti Koroki Kahukura Claims Settlement Act 2014(external link)
• Ngāti Kuri Claims Settlement Act 2015(external link)
• Ngāti Mutunga Claims Settlement Act 2006(external link)
• Ngāti Rangiteaorere Claims Settlement Act 2014(external link)
• Ngati Tama Claims Settlement Act 2003(external link)
• Ngāti Tamaoho Claims Settlement Act 2018(external link)
• Ngāti Whātua o Kaipara Claims Settlement Act 2013(external link)

O

• Oaths and Declarations Act 1957(external link)
• Occupiers Liability Act 1962(external link)
• Official Information Act 1982(external link)
• Ombudsmen Act 1975(external link)

P

• Parole Act 2002(external link)
• Political Disabilities Removal Act 1960(external link)
• Presbyterian Church Property Act 1885(external link)
• Prisoners' and Victims' Claims Act 2005(external link)
• Privacy Act 2020(external link)
• Private International Law (Choice of Law in Tort) Act 2017(external link)
• Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010(external link)
• Prohibition of Gang Insignia in Government Premises Act 2013(external link)
• Property (Relationships) Act 1976(external link)
• Property Law Act 2007(external link)
• Prostitution Reform Act 2003(external link)
• Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988(external link)
• Provincial Ordinances Act 1892(external link)
• Public Trust Act 2001(external link)

R

• Real Estate Agents Act 2008(external link)
• Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act 1934(external link)
• Referenda (Postal Voting) Act 2000(external link)
• Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Act 2015(external link)
• Rongowhakaata Claims Settlement Act 2012(external link)
• Royal Succession Act 2013(external link)

S

• Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012(external link)
• Search and Surveillance Act 2012(external link)
• Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers Act 2004(external link)
• Secret Commissions Act 1910(external link)
• Security Information in Proceedings Act 2022(external link)
• Senior Courts Act 2016(external link)
• Sentencing Act 2002(external link)
• Serious Fraud Office Act 1990(external link)
• Simultaneous Deaths Act 1958(external link)
• Status of Children Act 1969(external link)
• Succession (Homicide) Act 2007(external link)
• Summary Offences Act 1981(external link)
• Summary Proceedings Act 1957(external link)

T

• Taranaki Iwi Claims Settlement Act 2016(external link)
• Te Aupouri Claims Settlement Act 2015(external link)
• Te Rarawa Claims Settlement Act 2015(external link)
• Te Rohe o Rongokako Joint Redress Act 2022(external link)
• Te Ture Whakatupua mō Te Kāhui Tupua 2025/Taranaki Maunga Collective Redress Act 2025(external link)
• Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993(external link)
• Terrorism Suppression (Control Orders) Act 2019(external link)
• Terrorism Suppression Act 2002(external link)
• Trans-Tasman Proceedings Act 2010(external link)
• Trespass Act 1980(external link)
• Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018(external link)
• Trustee Companies Act 1967(external link)
• Trusts Act 2019(external link)
• Tūhoe Claims Settlement Act 2014(external link)

U

• Unit Titles Act 2010(external link)

V

• Victims' Orders Against Violent Offenders Act 2014(external link)
• Victims' Rights Act 2002(external link)

W

• Whanganui Iwi (Whanganui (Kaitoke) Prison and Northern Part of Whanganui Forest) On-account Settlement Act 2011(external link)
• Wills Act 1837 (UK)(external link)
• Wills Act 2007(external link)

Z

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Secondary legislation

Secondary legislation is law made is law made by someone other than Parliament, using powers that Parliament has delegated through an Act.

It is defined in section 5 of the Legislation Act 2019.

Section 5 of the Legislation Act 2019(external link)

Secondary legislation published by the Ministry of Justice

Secondary legislation made under powers delegated to the Ministry and are published on this website.

Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Exemptions

Secondary legislation published on the New Zealand Legislation website

You can find the secondary legislation administered by the Ministry of Justice on the New Zealand Legislation website, including:

• regulations
• rules
• orders
• corrections
• amendments

New Zealand Legislation(external link)

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