What the official record says
This Act is the Game Animal Council Act . This Act , comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. comes into force on 1 July 2013 unless, before that date, the Governor-General appoints a different date by Order in Council. The purposes of this Act are— to establish the Game Animal Council and provide for its functions; and to create powers for the Minister to manage herds of special interest; and to allow the Minister to delegate his or her powers to the Council; and to provide for to fund the Council and its functions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— means a conservation board established under section 6L of the Conservation Act 1987 means land held, managed, or administered by the Department of Conservation under the Conservation