L3.20 Who may not apply for a limited purpose permit

Immigration Act 1987 ss 14E(5), 34B(3)

1. A person may not apply for a limited purpose permit if they are:
   1. in New Zealand unlawfully; or
   2. lawfully in New Zealand but not on a limited purpose permit.
2. If such a person attempts to apply for a limited purpose permit:
   1. the Minister of Immigration or appropriate immigration officer is not obliged to consider their application; and
   2. whether the application is considered or not, the Minister or immigration officer is not obliged to give reasons for any decision on it, other than that section 34B(3) applies; and
   3. section 36 of the Immigration Act 1987 (concerning the reasons for a refusal to grant a permit to be given in writing if requested) and section 23 of the Official Information Act 1982 (concerning the right of access to reasons for decisions) do not apply to the application.
3. A holder of a transit visa is not entitled to apply for any type of permit, and if such a person attempts to apply for a permit, their application may be refused.

Effective 01/10/1999