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Legislation
Police Act 1958
New Zealand Parliament
Long title
  • An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to the establishment and regulation of the Police of New Zealand
Enacted1958
Repealed1 October 2008
Repealed by
Policing Act 2008
Summary
New Zealand Police
Status: Repealed

The Police Act 1958 state the functions and provide for the governance and administration of the New Zealand Police. It repealed it Police Force Act 1947. In later years the Act was criticized for being out of date with modern policing standards and human resource practice.

References

  1. "Police Act 1958 (1958 No 109)". www.nzlii.org. Retrieved 2025-01-03.
  2. "Police Support Rewrite Of The Police Act 1958". Scoop News. 7 March 2006.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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