Appendix B: Legislation LINZ Administers
In this section...
- Statement of Intent Homepage 2007/08
- Minister's foreword
- Chief Executive's overview
- Statement of responsibility
- Strategic direction
- Forecast financial statements
- Appendices
- LINZ's responsibilities
- Legislation LINZ administers
- Policy advice/ministerial servicing standards
- Our structure
- Contact details
Legislation administered by Land Information New Zealand as at 31 March 2007:
- Cadastral Survey Act 2002
- Crown Grants Act 1908
- Crown Pastoral Land Act 1998
- Deeds Registration Act 1908 *
- Hunter Gift for the Settlement of Discharged Soldiers Act 1921
- Land Act 1948
- Land Transfer Act 1952 *
- Land Transfer (Computer Registers and Electronic Lodgement) Amendment Act 2002
- New Zealand Geographic Board Act 1946
- Public Works Act 1981, Parts II-VI, and Part VIII
- Rating Valuations Act 1998
- Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Acts
- Unit Titles Act 1972 *
- Valuation Department (Restructuring) Act 1998
- Valuers Act 1948.
(*Administered jointly with Ministry of Justice.)
Source: www.dpmc.govt.nz/cabinet
The Chief Executive has statutory functions under the Public Works Act relating to the disposal of surplus land.
Land Information New Zealand also has functions under a number of other Acts including:
- Airport Authorities Act 1966 (relating to disposal of land)
- Crown Research Institutes Act 1992 (relating to disposal of land)
- Electoral Act 1993 (relating to electoral boundaries)
- Health Reforms (Transitional Provisions) Act 1993 (relating to disposal of land)
- New Zealand Railways Corporation Act 1981 (relating to disposal of land)
- Overseas Investment Act 2005
- Resource Management Act 1991 (relating to network utility operators and acquisition of land)
- State Owned Enterprises Act 1986 (relating to disposal of land)
- Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (relating to Māori land)
- Treaty of Waitangi (State Enterprises) Act 1988 (relating to disposal of land)
- Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975 (relating to disposal of land)
- Treaty of Waitangi Claims Settlement Acts (various).
Land Information New Zealand has a number of statutory officers with functions under the Acts administered by the Department:
- Commissioner of Crown Lands
- Registrar-General of Land
- Surveyor-General
- Valuer-General.
In addition, LINZ, particularly the Registrar-General of Land and the Surveyor-General, has special responsibilities relating to land transactions under more than 50 other statutes.
The Department acts in a secretarial and administrative support capacity for the New Zealand Geographic Board and the Valuers Registration Board. The Surveyor-General is the Chairperson of the Geographic Board and the Valuer-General is the Chairperson of the Valuers Registration Board.
