Section 178 — Immigration Act 2009: Executing deportation order

178 Executing deportation order (1) A deportation order may be executed once it has been served on the person subject to the order. (2) A deportation order may be executed by— (a) taking the person into custody; and (b) escorting the person (or arranging for the person to be escorted) to an airport or port; and (c) ensuring that the person is placed on board a craft and detained there until the person leaves New Zealand. (3) A deportation order may be executed in respect of a person who is serving a sentence of imprisonment in a prison only if the Minister has ordered the release of the person in accordance with section 55 of the Parole Act 2002.