What the official record says
This Act is the Border Processing (Arrivals and Departures) Levy Act . This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent. This amends the Biosecurity Act 1993 (the ). In section 9(1)(d), replace with . After section 140, insert: In this section, means any person who arrives in New Zealand from any place outside New Zealand. Every traveller who arrives in New Zealand on or after 1 January 2016 is liable, while there is a levy order in force under , to pay a levy to the Director-General in relation to the costs incurred by the Ministry in, or for the purpose of, exercising its powers or performing its functions under this Act in relation to travellers and the goods in their possession or under their control (including as part of their personal effects