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Tokelau - Laws of Tokelau 2016

TULAFONO A TOKELAU

2016

A CONSOLIDATED COLLECTION OF THE LEGISLATION OF TOKELAU

as at 1 May 2016

 

Compiled and edited in the Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington, 

by Professor A.H. Angelo and Lise Suveinakama


This publication is part of the "Tulafono a Tokelau: Laws of Tokelau" series. For further information, please contact Law Publications, PO Box 9451, Wellington, New Zealand 6141 or email tony.angelo@vuw.ac.nz or lise.suveinkama@vuw.ac.nz.


This book is intended to assist the General Fono in its lawmaking as Tokelau continues to develop self-government. The last consolidation of was of 2009. The laws contained in this consolidation are the nucleus of the legal system of a self-governing Tokelau. The Rules of the General Fono and the Standing Orders of the General Fono are made in Tokelauan and in English. This edition reproduces only the English language texts. This book contains legislation tables which are intended to provide a complete list of the laws of Tokelau. This consolidation is in four main parts.

Part 1 contains the tables and a finding list of the General Fono Rules.

In Part 2 are the Constitution of Tokelau in Tokelauan and English, the Standing Orders of the General Fono, and the two International Human Rights Instruments referred to in the Constitution.

Part 3 contains the Rules of the General Fono as at 1 May 2016, fully consolidated and edited. It provides a collection of the laws of Tokelau that are within the control of the General Fono. The laws that are within the control of the General Fono fall into two main categories: Rules made by the General Fono itself in the exercise of its rule-making power under section 3A of the Tokelau Act 1948, and Regulations made before 1 August 1996 by the Governor-General in Council under section 4 of the Tokelau Act 1948. The General Fono has the power under section 3A(2) of the Tokelau Act 1948 to declare that regulations made under section 4 are not in force in Tokelau, and in certain cases has used that power to amend them.

Part 4 contains the main New Zealand enactments of constitutional significance for Tokelau and the Letters Patent.

The consolidation has been prepared under rule 11 of the Interpretation Rules 2003 in accordance with the Council for the Ongoing Government direction. The consolidation is certified as a statement of the law of Tokelau as at 1 May 2016. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the legislation tables and consolidated texts. It is nevertheless likely that some errors remain. Please inform the editors of any errors identified so that they may be corrected in future editions.

PART 1
TABLES

Table of Rules and Regulations in force
Chronological Table of General Fono Rules
Table of Acts in force

PART 2
CONSTITUTIONAL DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL FONO

Tulafono Fakavae 2006
Constitution of Tokelau 2006
Standing Orders of the General Fono
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

PART 3
RULES OF THE GENERAL FONO

Administration Rules 1993
Adoption Rules 1966
Affidavits and Declarations Rules 1986
Application of New Zealand Laws Rules 2004
Badge of the General Fono of Tokelau 2013
Banking Rules 2004
Biosecurity Rules 2003
Births and Deaths Registration Rules 1969
Building Rules 2007
Business Restriction Rules 1989
Carriage of Goods by Sea rules 2004
Civil Arbitration Rules 2004
Commissions of Inquiry Rules 1991
Contract Rules 2004
Crimes, Procedure and Evidence Rules 2003
Custom as a Source of Law Rules 2004
Customs Rules 1991
Divorce Rules 1987
Electricity, Gas and Dangerous Goods Rules 2003
Emergency Rules 2003
Extradition Rules 2005
Finance Rules 1998
Health Rules 2003
Immigration Rules 1991
Income Tax Rules 1997
Incorporation Rules 2003
Interpretation Rules 2003
Inter-Atoll Shipping Rules 2015
Marine Pollution Rules 1998
Marriage Rules 1986
National Election Rules 2013
Police Rules 1989
Post Office Rules 1991
Public Service Rules 2004
Referendum Rules 2006
Rhinoceros Beetle Rules 1964
Shipping (Salvage) Rules 1992
Statistics Rules 2013
Succession Rules 2004
Telecommunication Tokelau Corporation Rules 1996
Tokelau Commemorative Coins Rules 2011
Tokelau Government Property Corporation Rules 2011
Tokelau Trust Fund Rules 2003
Transport Tokelau Corporation Rules 1997
Village Incorporation Rules 1986
Visiting Forces Rules 2004



PART 4
NEW ZEALAND LEGISLATION OF SIGNIFICANCE

Tokelau Act 1948
    Tokelau Amendment Act 1986
    Tokelau Amendment Act 1996
    Tokelau Amendment Act 2007
Tokelau (Exclusive Economic Zone) Fishing Regulations 2012
Letters Patent Constituting the Officer of the Governor-General

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