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Unless indicated otherwise (either below or within specific items or collections), Crown copyright material on the Ministry’s website is licensed for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. In essence, this means you’re free to copy, distribute and adapt the material, as long as you attribute it to the Ministry for Regulation and abide by the other licence terms.

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Please note that this licence does not apply to:

• any logos, emblems and trademarks on the website
• the website’s design elements
• any photography or imagery used on the website.

Those specific items may not be re-used without prior written consent from the Ministry.

Note that no departmental or governmental emblem, logo or Coat of Arms may be used in any way that infringes any provision of the Flags, Emblems, and Names Protection Act 1981. Attribution to the Crown should be in written form and not by reproduction of any such emblem, logo or Coat of Arms.

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Disclaimer

1. The information available on or through this website is intended to provide general information to the public and all reasonable measures have been taken to ensure the quality and accuracy of the information available on or through this website. However, the Ministry:

• may change, delete, add to, or otherwise amend information contained on this website without notice
• cannot accept any liability for the accuracy or content of material on this website, and
• is not responsible for the content of other websites linked to or referenced from this website. The Ministry neither endorses the information, content, presentation, or accuracy of such other websites, nor makes any warranty, express or implied, regarding these other websites.

2. The content of this website should not be construed as legal advice. It does not replace or alter the laws of New Zealand, or alter any other official guidelines or requirements.

3. Reference to any specific commercial product, process, or service whether by trade name, trademark, manufacture, or otherwise does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by the New Zealand government or the Ministry.

4. Each page on this website must be read in conjunction with this disclaimer and any other disclaimer that forms part of it.