Section 382 — Immigration Act 2009: Chief executive to designate immigration control areas

382 Chief executive to designate immigration control areas (1) The chief executive may designate the following places in New Zealand as immigration control areas: (a) all or any part of the area of an airport: (b) all or any part of the area of a port: (c) any other place that the chief executive considers appropriate for processing people arriving in and departing from New Zealand. (2) The chief executive must give written notice of a designation under this section to— (a) the operator of the airport or port concerned; or (b) the person otherwise in control of the place (being an owner, occupier, lessee, or sublessee). (3) The chief executive must also publicly notify any designation under this section by making available a description of the designated area or place, free of charge, at— (a) offices of the Department; and (b) New Zealand Government offices overseas that deal with immigration matters.