Section 445 — Immigration Act 2009: Persons eligible for reconsideration before former Act repealed

445 Persons eligible for reconsideration before former Act repealed (1) Subsection (2) applies to a person if— (a) the person was, immediately before the commencement of section 404 of this Act, eligible to apply for reconsideration of a decision to decline his or her application for a further temporary permit under section 31 of the former Act; and (b) the person is lawfully in New Zealand. (2) The person may apply for reconsideration of the decision as if the application were an application for reconsideration of a decision to decline a temporary visa under section 185 of this Act, and this Act applies accordingly with any necessary modifications.