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 exempt 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