Regulatory Systems (Tribunals) Amendment Bill
This bill makes a range of small fixes and improvements to the laws that govern several tribunals and official bodies in New Zealand. It affects the Disputes Tribunal (which handles everyday money disputes), the Motor Vehicle Disputes Tribunal, the Parole Board, the body that licences security guards and private investigators, and the Tenancy Tribunal when it handles unit title (apartment-style property) disputes. The changes are mostly technical — tidying up gaps and inconsistencies — but some make it easier to make complaints and access these bodies.
What this affects
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People will find it easier to complain about unlicensed security guards or private investigators, and the body that investigates them gets clearer powers to demand documents.
This section applies to a written complaint relating to… a person who is or may be in breach of section 23 (persons who must hold licence)
A person commits an offence if the person, without reasonable excuse, refuses or fails to comply with a requirement to provide information or documents in accordance with a notice under this section.
in the case of an individual, to a fine not exceeding $10,000; or… in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $20,000
Progress through Parliament
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