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Y2.30 Carrier responsibilities on departure from New Zealand (29/11/2010)
See also Immigration Act 2009, s 118
See also Immigration (Carriers’ Information Obligations) Regulations 2010, reg 7(2)
- Carriers (see Y2.25.10) are responsible on departure for:
- reporting to an immigration officer immediately before the craft (see Y2.25.5) leaves, details of any crew member or person described in regulation 7(2) of the Immigration (Carriers’ Information Obligations) Regulations 2010 who:
- was on board when the craft arrived in New Zealand; and
- is not on board the departing craft; and
- allowing on board the craft for carriage from New Zealand any person being deported or who is liable for turnaround, as long as an offer to pay the fare has been received in relation to the person being deported and the safety of the craft or other persons on board is not endangered; and
- if a constable or an immigration officer delivers such a person to the craft, taking all reasonable steps (including the use of reasonable force) necessary to detain that person on board the craft until it has left New Zealand; and
- providing, at the carrier's cost, carriage from New Zealand of any person who:
- was on board the craft, or any other craft operated by the carrier, when it arrived in New Zealand but did not hold a visa permitting travel to New Zealand and was, on arrival in New Zealand, refused a visa and entry permission (see Y3); or
- arrived as crew of the craft, or any other craft operated by the carrier and remained unlawfully in New Zealand after that craft left; and
- meeting the costs (if any) incurred by the Crown in detaining and maintaining any person described in Y2.30(a)(iv) above until the person has left New Zealand on the first available craft.
- A carrier who fails to meet the responsibilities set out above commits an offence and appropriate action will be taken against them utilising any appropriate enforcement tools in order to encourage compliance, including prosecution.
Effective 29/11/2010
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