Section 170 — Immigration Act 2009: Deportation liability notice

170 Deportation liability notice (1) A deportation liability notice must be served on a person liable for deportation if it is intended to execute the deportation of the person. (2) Subsection (1) applies unless— (a) the person is liable for deportation on the grounds of being unlawfully in New Zealand; or (b) the person is named in a deportation order under section 163 . (3) A deportation liability notice may be served on a person by— (a) personal service by an immigration officer (or by another person on behalf of an immigration officer); or (b) registered post addressed to the person's New Zealand address or an address supplied under section 57(2) .