Y5.20 Effect of international conventions on refusing entry permission or revoking entry permission on the basis of administrative error

1. As the Government recognises New Zealand's obligations under international law, it is essential that such obligations be taken into account when refusing entry permission or revoking entry permission on the basis of administrative error.
2. International obligations which may apply in such circumstances, and therefore may need to be considered in a decision to refuse or revoke entry permission, include but are not limited to:
   1. the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees;
   2. the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
   3. the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the optional Protocol relating to that Covenant;
   4. the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child and New Zealand's reservations to that Convention; and
   5. the 1984 Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

Effective 02/02/2015