Section 115 — Immigration Act 2009: Arrest, detention, and turnaround of persons

115 Arrest, detention, and turnaround of persons (1) This section applies to any person arriving in New Zealand from another country who— (a) is a person to whom a visa waiver applies and who fails to apply for a visa and entry permission or is refused a visa; or (b) is not a person to whom a visa waiver applies and is not the holder of a visa granted under this Act; or (c) holds a visa but— (i) the visa is subsequently cancelled under section 64(1)(b), (c), (d), or (e) ; or (ii) the visa is cancelled under section 67 while the person is in an immigration control area (unless some other visa is granted to the person or the person is a New Zealand citizen); or (d) is a stowaway; or (e) after arriving in New Zealand, is a person whose transit visa is cancelled by an immigration officer under section 90 ; or (f) is the holder of a transit visa and the transit period concerned has expired. (2) The person— (a) is, for the purposes of this Act, unlawfully in New Zealand; and (b) does not have any rights of appeal on humanitarian grounds so long as this section applies to the person; and (c) is liable to be arrested and detained under Part 9 ; and (d) is liable for turnaround.