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StatuteImmigration Act 2009

Section 119 — Immigration Act 2009: Obligations of persons leaving New Zealand

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119 Obligations of persons leaving New Zealand (1) Except as provided in regulations made under this Act, or in any special direction, every person leaving New Zealand has the following responsibilities: (a) to present himself or herself to an immigration officer at an immigration control area or any other prescribed place: (b) to comply with any direction of an immigration officer while at such an area or place: (c) to provide such information and complete such documentation as may be prescribed. (2) Where a person leaving New Zealand is, by reason of age or disability, incapable of complying with any of the requirements of subsection (1), it is the responsibility of the parent or guardian or other person for the time being having the care of that person to comply with those requirements on that person’s behalf. Compare: 1987 No 74 s 126(2), (3)

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