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178:. It is the role of the Inspector-General to determine whether the certificate was properly issued. This is not, properly speaking, an appeal or rehearing. The Inspector-General has privileged access to classified security information, significant powers, and wide discretion as to how to use them (they are acting, however, in a quasi-judicial capacity). The position of the Inspector-General was created in conjunction with the 1996 amendment to the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service Act. 24: 153:
have "been provided to the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service by the government of any other country or by an agency of such a government, and is information that cannot be disclosed by the Service because the government or agency by which that information has been provided will not consent to
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with respect to the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 is slightly more open than that which governs security risk certificates under the Immigration Act 1987, in that there is a presumption that a summary of information will be made available to the applicant. The counsel are ordinary defence counsel,
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On 20 March 2003 a security risk certificate was issued by the Director of Security under Part 4A of the Immigration Act that allows for "persons .... who pose a security risk … where necessary be effectively and quickly detained and removed or deported from New Zealand" on the basis of classified
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While the specific offences of terrorist bombing and financing of terrorism offences do not rely on the designation of entities, the other prohibition offences do, unless the prosecution can rely upon knowledge/recklessness of the group carrying out a terrorist act. The other offence (relating to
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Although the Immigration Act allows both the Inspector-General and the minister to consider information other than the classified information signified by the security risk certificate, it does not explicitly provide for the fair and transparent procedures required by international human rights
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representing that entity, and all members of the public. A summary of the information, excluding any summary of information that will itself likely to prejudice the interests set out in s 32(3), is then approved by the court. A copy of that would then be given to the entity concerned.
147:"lead to the identification of, or provide details of, the source of the information, the nature, content, or scope of the information, or the nature or type of the assistance or operational methods available to the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service" 160:"prejudice the entrusting of information to the Government of New Zealand on a basis of confidence by the government of another country or any agency of such a government, or by any international organisation". 225:
A comparable procedure to the current system for review of a security risk certificate is that provided for the designation of an entity as a terrorist entity or an associated entity of a terrorist by the
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be "about particular operations that have been undertaken, or are being or are proposed to be undertaken, in pursuance of any of the functions of the Service or of another intelligence and security agency"
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Under s 38 a marked departure occurs from New Zealand's open justice and adversarial process in procedures relating to such applications to challenge or to appeal such designation.
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The security risk certificate is based on unchallengeable "classified security information". This is information that, in the opinion of the Director of the
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against a decision of the Inspector-General which confirms the certificate, on the ground that the decision is "erroneous in point of law".
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To prejudice the entrusting of information to the government … by the government of another country or international organisation; or
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The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, a retired High Court judge, is required to review the security risk certificate.
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To prejudice making of law including the prevention, investigation and detection of offences and the right to a fair trial; or
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legal process whereby a person suspected of being a security risk can be incarcerated prior to expulsion from the country.
74: 227: 135:"cannot be divulged to the individual in question or to other persons" for various reasons, including those listed below. 260:
To prejudice the security or defence of New Zealand, or the international relations of the Government of New Zealand; or
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was incarcerated in a maximum-security prison in solitary confinement on the strength of a report produced by the
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dealings with terrorists) is also affected by extraterritorial jurisdiction either as to the
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security information provided by the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service.
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Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security Act 1996, s 5(3)
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or to some aspect of connection with the offence or offenders.
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Section 32(3) is denied if the disclosure would be likely:
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The sole avenue for appeal against a certificate is the
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To the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security
471:, unreported, McGrath, Hammond and O’Regan JJ, 176:Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security 8: 293:and lack access to the classified material. 475:, 17 September 2004, CA166/04, paragraph 5 230:under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002. 321: 319: 133:New Zealand Security Intelligence Service 108:Learn how and when to remove this message 496:Terrorism Suppression Act 2002 ss 20, 22 315: 44:Please improve this article by adding 269:To endanger the safety of any person. 7: 193:There is a right of appeal to the 14: 22: 559:Immigration Act 1987 s 32(3)(d) 550:Immigration Act 1987 s 32(3)(c) 541:Immigration Act 1987 s 32(3)(b) 532:Immigration Act 1987 s 32(3)(a) 523:Immigration Act 1987 s 38(4)(b) 514:Immigration Act 1987 s 38(4)(a) 505:Immigration Act 1987 s 38(3)(b) 305:– a similar mechanism in Canada 288:The procedure for dealing with 205:Most famously Algerian refugee 406:Immigration Act 1987 s 114I(3) 240:or nominee, on request by the 143:Disclosure may, for example: 1: 46:secondary or tertiary sources 57:"Security risk certificate" 597: 581:Immigration to New Zealand 139:Reasons for non-disclosure 385:Immigration Act 1987 s 72 122:security risk certificate 469:Zaoui v Attorney-General 416:Zaoui v Attorney-General 221:Designation of an entity 325:Immigration Act 1987 290:classified information 284:Classified information 189:To the Court of Appeal 33:relies excessively on 484:Immigration Act 1987 456:Immigration Act 1987 444:Immigration Act 1987 394:Immigration Act 1987 373:Immigration Act 1987 361:Immigration Act 1987 349:Immigration Act 1987 337:Immigration Act 1987 303:Security certificate 213:unit of the police. 576:Law of New Zealand 363:s 114B(1)(a)(iii) 211:threat assessment 118: 117: 110: 92: 588: 560: 557: 551: 548: 542: 539: 533: 530: 524: 521: 515: 512: 506: 503: 497: 494: 488: 482: 476: 466: 460: 454: 448: 442: 436: 433: 427: 413: 407: 404: 398: 396:s 114B(1)(b)(ii) 392: 386: 383: 377: 371: 365: 359: 353: 351:s 114B(1)(a)(ii) 347: 341: 335: 329: 323: 242:Attorney-General 113: 106: 102: 99: 93: 91: 50: 26: 18: 596: 595: 591: 590: 589: 587: 586: 585: 566: 565: 564: 563: 558: 554: 549: 545: 540: 536: 531: 527: 522: 518: 513: 509: 504: 500: 495: 491: 483: 479: 473:Court of Appeal 467: 463: 455: 451: 443: 439: 434: 430: 414: 410: 405: 401: 393: 389: 384: 380: 375:s 114B(1)(b)(i) 372: 368: 360: 356: 348: 344: 339:s 114B(1)(a)(i) 336: 332: 324: 317: 312: 299: 286: 223: 203: 195:Court of Appeal 191: 172: 167: 154:the disclosure" 141: 114: 103: 97: 94: 51: 49: 43: 39:primary sources 27: 12: 11: 5: 594: 592: 584: 583: 578: 568: 567: 562: 561: 552: 543: 534: 525: 516: 507: 498: 489: 477: 461: 449: 437: 428: 418:, unreported, 408: 399: 387: 378: 366: 354: 342: 330: 314: 313: 311: 308: 307: 306: 298: 295: 285: 282: 271: 270: 267: 264: 261: 228:Prime Minister 222: 219: 202: 199: 190: 187: 171: 168: 166: 163: 162: 161: 158: 155: 151: 148: 140: 137: 116: 115: 30: 28: 21: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 593: 582: 579: 577: 574: 573: 571: 556: 553: 547: 544: 538: 535: 529: 526: 520: 517: 511: 508: 502: 499: 493: 490: 487: 481: 478: 474: 470: 465: 462: 459: 453: 450: 447: 441: 438: 432: 429: 425: 421: 417: 412: 409: 403: 400: 397: 391: 388: 382: 379: 376: 370: 367: 364: 358: 355: 352: 346: 343: 340: 334: 331: 328: 322: 320: 316: 309: 304: 301: 300: 296: 294: 291: 283: 281: 279: 278: 268: 265: 262: 259: 258: 257: 254: 251: 247: 243: 239: 238:Chief Justice 234: 231: 229: 220: 218: 214: 212: 208: 200: 198: 196: 188: 186: 182: 179: 177: 169: 164: 159: 156: 152: 149: 146: 145: 144: 138: 136: 134: 129: 127: 124:is part of a 123: 112: 109: 101: 90: 87: 83: 80: 76: 73: 69: 66: 62: 59: –  58: 54: 53:Find sources: 47: 41: 40: 36: 31:This article 29: 25: 20: 19: 16: 555: 546: 537: 528: 519: 510: 501: 492: 480: 468: 464: 452: 440: 431: 415: 411: 402: 390: 381: 369: 357: 345: 333: 287: 275: 272: 255: 235: 232: 224: 215: 204: 192: 183: 180: 173: 142: 130: 121: 119: 104: 95: 85: 78: 71: 64: 52: 32: 15: 207:Ahmed Zaoui 185:standards. 126:New Zealand 570:Categories 420:High Court 310:References 277:actus reus 250:solicitors 246:barristers 68:newspapers 35:references 486:s 114A(f) 458:s 114P(1) 327:s 114B(1) 424:Auckland 297:See also 98:May 2022 201:Example 165:Appeals 82:scholar 446:s 114D 84:  77:  70:  63:  55:  89:JSTOR 75:books 248:and 236:The 61:news 37:to 572:: 422:, 318:^ 120:A 48:. 111:) 105:( 100:) 96:( 86:· 79:· 72:· 65:· 42:.

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