D8.5 Revocation of temporary permit on grounds of administrative error

Immigration Act 1987 s 32

1. An administrative error in granting a temporary permit occurs if:
   1. it is granted to a New Zealand citizen or a person who is exampt under the Act from the requirement to hold a permit; or
   2. it is granted to a person to whom section 7(1) of the Act applies; or
   3. the person granting it intended to grant a permit of some type other than the one that was actually granted; or
   4. it is granted in contravention of any special direction, or any instruction of a kind referred to in section 130(5) of the Act; or
   5. it is granted contrary to Government policy applying at the time; or
   6. it is granted for a period longer than that prescribed for permits of that type by regulations made under the Act; or
   7. it is granted on the basis of an administrative error in determining an earlier application for a visa or permit.
2. An immigration officer may revoke a temporary permit if an error as described in (a) above in granting the permit is detected within the issuing office or in the arrival hall at the Customs place*, unless the holder has taken the permit out of the issuing office or Customs place*.
3. If an error as described in (a) above is detected after the holder has left the issuing office or Customs place* then action to revoke the permit must follow the steps set out at D8.10.

Effective 01/10/1999