Immigration Act 2009
E802730
The Immigration Act 2009 is New Zealand’s principal immigration legislation, overhauling previous laws to modernize visa, deportation, and refugee/asylum processes and establish a unified legal framework for managing entry and stay in the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Immigration Act 2009 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9478692 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Immigration Act 2009 Context triple: [Immigration and Protection Tribunal of New Zealand, establishedBy, Immigration Act 2009]
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A.
Immigration Act 2014
The Immigration Act 2014 is a UK law that tightened immigration controls by restricting access to services like housing, banking, and healthcare for people without lawful status and expanding powers to remove and deport migrants.
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B.
Immigration Act 2016
The Immigration Act 2016 is a UK law that overhauled immigration enforcement and labour market regulation, including expanding powers to tackle illegal working and labour exploitation.
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C.
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009
The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 is a UK law that overhauled immigration, border control, and citizenship provisions, strengthening the powers and duties of the UK Border Agency and reforming the path to British citizenship.
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D.
Immigration Act 1971
The Immigration Act 1971 is a key UK law that established the modern framework for immigration control and the rights of entry and residence for people coming to or living in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 is a key UK statute that overhauled immigration and asylum procedures, including the regulation of immigration advice and services and the restructuring of support for asylum seekers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Immigration Act 2009 Target entity description: The Immigration Act 2009 is New Zealand’s principal immigration legislation, overhauling previous laws to modernize visa, deportation, and refugee/asylum processes and establish a unified legal framework for managing entry and stay in the country.
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A.
Immigration Act 2014
The Immigration Act 2014 is a UK law that tightened immigration controls by restricting access to services like housing, banking, and healthcare for people without lawful status and expanding powers to remove and deport migrants.
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B.
Immigration Act 2016
The Immigration Act 2016 is a UK law that overhauled immigration enforcement and labour market regulation, including expanding powers to tackle illegal working and labour exploitation.
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C.
Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009
The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 is a UK law that overhauled immigration, border control, and citizenship provisions, strengthening the powers and duties of the UK Border Agency and reforming the path to British citizenship.
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D.
Immigration Act 1971
The Immigration Act 1971 is a key UK law that established the modern framework for immigration control and the rights of entry and residence for people coming to or living in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 is a key UK statute that overhauled immigration and asylum procedures, including the regulation of immigration advice and services and the restructuring of support for asylum seekers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of New Zealand
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immigration law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Immigration New Zealand
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Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve efficiency of deportation processes
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modernise New Zealand’s immigration system ⓘ provide a unified legal framework for immigration decision-making ⓘ streamline visa and entry processes ⓘ |
| containsProvisionOn |
appeals and review rights
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biometric information collection ⓘ carrier obligations ⓘ deportation liability ⓘ deportation orders ⓘ detention and custody for immigration purposes ⓘ entry permission requirements ⓘ information sharing for immigration purposes ⓘ protection status determination ⓘ refugee status determination ⓘ resident class visas ⓘ temporary entry class visas ⓘ transit visas ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| establishes | Immigration and Protection Tribunal ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
deportation
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entry permission ⓘ immigration compliance and enforcement ⓘ refugee and protection status ⓘ visas ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand ⓘ |
| legalArea |
administrative law
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immigration ⓘ refugee law ⓘ |
| longTitle | An Act to manage immigration in a way that balances the national interest, as determined by the Crown, and the rights of individuals ⓘ |
| parliament | New Zealand Parliament ⓘ |
| providesFor |
appeals against decisions on residence class visas
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appeals against deportation liability ⓘ appeals on refugee and protection status ⓘ humanitarian appeals in some deportation cases ⓘ |
| purpose |
to protect the security and public order of New Zealand in the context of immigration
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to provide a modern legal framework for the management of immigration in New Zealand ⓘ to regulate entry to and stay in New Zealand ⓘ |
| recognises |
New Zealand’s international obligations relating to non-refoulement
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New Zealand’s international obligations relating to refugees ⓘ |
| replaces | Immigration Act 1987 ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Immigration Act 2009 ⓘ |
| tribunalReplaced |
Deportation Review Tribunal
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Refugee Status Appeals Authority ⓘ Removal Review Authority ⓘ Residence Review Board ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Immigration Act 2009 Description of subject: The Immigration Act 2009 is New Zealand’s principal immigration legislation, overhauling previous laws to modernize visa, deportation, and refugee/asylum processes and establish a unified legal framework for managing entry and stay in the country.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.