What the official record says
This Act is the Policing Act . This Act comes into force on 1 July 2008. comes into force on the commencement of the Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Relationships Registration Amendment Act 2008. The rest of this Act comes into force on 1 October 2008. The purpose of this Act is to provide for policing services in New Zealand, and to state the functions and provide for the governance and administration of the New Zealand Police. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— means a Police employee authorised under means the Commissioner of Police holding office under means any Police report, notice, circular, or other document in any form that— contains information the disclosure of which would be likely to prejudice the maintenance of law, including the prevention, detection, and in