Legislation administered by the Ministry as at 30 June 2006

The management of fisheries in New Zealand is administered through a series of Public Acts and Regulations.

Public Acts

Fisheries Act 1996
Fisheries (Quota Operations Validation) Act 1997
Māori Fisheries Act 1989
Treaty of Waitangi (Fisheries Claims) Settlement Act 1992
Māori Commercial Aquaculture Claims Settlement Act 2004
Māori Fisheries Act 2004
Aquaculture Reform (Repeals and Transitional Provisions) Act 2004

Regulations

In addition to the above Public Acts, the Ministry of Fisheries administers a significant number of Regulations related to the management of fisheries within New Zealand.

Offices and contact details

The Ministry's national office is the main contact point. From here calls are able to be transferred to all other Ministry offices. The national office contact points are:

Phone (04) 470 2600

Fax (04) 819 4601

All other offices are listed on page 73.

In addition to the main number, calls can also be made using the 0800 4 RULES (0800 4 78537) and 0800 4 POACHER (0800 4 76224) free calling numbers.

Internet homepage: www.fish.govt.nz; www.starfish.govt.nz
E-mail: comms@fish.govt.nz