Section 335 — Immigration Act 2009: Delivery of person into custody of immigration officer or police for purposes of deportation

335 Delivery of person into custody of immigration officer or police for purposes of deportation (1) Where a person is being held in custody pursuant to a warrant of commitment issued under this Part, an immigration officer or a constable may request the manager or other person in charge of the prison or other premises in which that person is held in custody to deliver the person into the custody of a constable for arrest and detention under section 313 or an immigration officer for detention under section 312 for the purpose of executing the person’s deportation or effecting the person’s departure from New Zealand, and the manager or other person must deliver the person accordingly. (2) Where a person is in prison undergoing imprisonment, an immigration officer or a constable may, on the date that the person is due to be released from imprisonment, request that, instead of releasing the person from custody, the manager or other officer in charge deliver the person into the custody of a constable for arrest and detention under section 313 or an immigration officer for detention under section 312 for the purpose of executing the person’s deportation or effecting the person’s departure from New Zealand, and the manager or other person must deliver the person accordingly.